Kim Melvin
USA Guide 2023
Band 2 : Insurance: Insurer
Band 2
About
Provided by Kim Melvin
Practice Areas
Kim represents insurers in connection with coverage issues related to a variety of professional liability lines of coverage, including liability policies covering directors and officers, financial institutions, mutual funds, investment advisors, ERISA plans, rating agencies, insurance companies, insurance brokers, and lawyers. She has particular expertise regarding bankruptcy and insolvency issues arising in the insurance context as well as fiduciary liability matters. Rated among the nation’s leading insurance lawyers by Chambers USA, Kim is recognized as “a fierce advocate for her clients” and “an excellent attorney with strong analytical skills and a deep knowledge of insurance-related law, as well as being a seasoned and creative negotiator” (2022).The Legal 500 US regularly recognizes Kim as a recommended lawyer in Insurance Law, noting clients find her “intelligent, responsive, and excellent with adversaries and mediators” (2017), and an “extremely responsive” (2015) “top attorney” (2016).
Professional Memberships
Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS), American Bar Association (ABA), District of Columbia Bar, Virginia Bar, U.S. District Courts for the District of Columbia and Southern District of Indiana
Experience
Represents professional liability insurers in connection with major corporate scandals, significant financial disruptions, and corporate bankruptcies, including civil litigation, arbitration proceedings, and governmental investigations.
Regularly represents professional liability insurers in coverage litigation before federal appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts, as well as state courts nationwide.
Serves as monitoring counsel in connection with securities, derivative, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), bankruptcy, and employment claims, including large, complex multi-district litigation matters.
Frequently represents insurers in the mediation of large, complex claims and the negotiation of sophisticated settlements, including coverage workouts.
Advises clients regarding insurance underwriting for directors and officers and other professional liability policies.
Education
George Mason University School of Law
J.D., magna cum laude
Mary Washington College
B.A., magna cum laude
Discover other Lawyers at
Wiley
District of Columbia
USA - Nationwide
Key Sectors
Provided by Wiley
Insurance