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Insurance
USA Guide 2026 : Massachusetts
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Provided by Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
Choate represents national and multinational insurers, reinsurers and intermediaries across the nation and abroad in the UK, Bermuda and other off-shore locales. The reinsurance group works with large cedents, reinsurers and intermediaries in arbitration, trial and appellate matters, counseling clients with respect to underwriting matters, bad faith claims and audits. The firm's coverage litigation experts have appeared in more than 200 cases and arbitrations concerning coverage litigation and bankruptcy proceedings involving catastrophe, life, annuity, property, opioid and asbestos claims.
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Choate Hall & Stewart represented Liberty Mutual as counsel on nationwide opioid exposures, providing insurance coverage advice across more than 3000 lawsuits.
Strengths
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Given Choate Hall & Stewart has strong commercial understanding.
Insurance respondentUSAChoate Hall & Stewart has extraordinary strategic thinking, unparalleled expertise and superior writing skills.
Insurance respondentUSAChoate Hall & Stewart's attention to detail, responsiveness and commitment levels are off the charts.
Insurance respondentUSAChoate Hall & Stewart is definitely a market leader in complex reinsurance matters, owing to its skills and experience.
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Star Individuals 
Star Individuals David Attisani
David Attisani is chair of Choate Hall & Stewart's insurance and reinsurance group. He enjoys a first-class reputation for his market-leading reinsurance practice, which incorporates cross-border litigation and arbitration.
No one possesses a more encyclopedia-type knowledge of reinsurance arbitrations than David.
Insurance respondentUSADavid Attisani is tenacious, always available and an expert in his field.
Insurance respondentUSADavid Attisani is an exceptionally smart litigator who is thoughtful, effective and gets results.
Insurance respondentUSADavid Attisani is probably the best reinsurance lawyer in the US. I absolutely trust his work, judgment and strategic thinking with respect to all aspects of litigation and arbitration.
Insurance respondentUSADavid is at the top of the market here based on his client roster, industry knowledge, respect and ability to take on any kind of dispute.
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Band 1 
Band 1 Robert Kole
Robert Kole is widely sought after for his expert representation of insurance companies. His recent work includes class action defense, product liability claims and reinsurance disputes. Robert Kole is an excellent lawyer. He's very responsive and a good strategist.
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Band 3 
Band 3 Jean-Paul Jaillet
Jean-Paul Jaillet has a strong reputation for his experience in insurance and reinsurance matters, including major disputes linked to mass shooting incidents, opioid litigation and the COVID-19 pandemic. Jean-Paul Jaillet is an excellent practitioner.
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