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Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
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Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLP is built on the reputations and experience of nationally recognized lawyers who have represented policyholders as a unified team for 20+ years, recovering billions of dollars for clients and securing landmark judicial rulings. The group has a national reputation as fierce advocates for policyholders in high-profile, high-dollar disputes against insurance companies, representing a client base of Fortune 500 companies, hedge funds, and private equity firms.
Cohen Ziffer has secured landmark wins in closely watched cases, including a first-of-its-kind appellate ruling that unlocked $400 million for New Jersey Transit after Superstorm Sandy, a precedent-setting $500 million asbestos coverage ruling, and significant decisions on email spoofing, SPAC coverage, and D&O and E&O insurance — consistently shifting the landscape in favor of policyholders.
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Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLP represented Madison Square Garden in a D&O insurance coverage claim arising from shareholder litigation relating to a merger transaction.
Strengths
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The team are great strategic thinkers who can navigate their way around a courtroom. They knife through complexity and are always very responsive.
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder respondentUSACohen Ziffer is equipped to handle the most sophisticated insurance coverage matters, and very sensitive to business needs.
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder respondentUSAThe firm has incredible expertise.
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Notable Practitioners
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Band 1 Robin L Cohen
Robin Cohen enjoys a stellar reputation for her market-leading insurance coverage practice. She is a go-to attorney for D&O, catastrophic loss, fraud and construction-related claims on behalf of policyholder clients. Robin is the most brilliant and visionary policyholder attorney in New York City. There is no case that is too big or too complex for her.
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Band 2 
Band 2 Adam S Ziffer
Adam Ziffer is active across a number of areas of insurance, including D&O, long-tail toxic tort claims and other class action lawsuits. His clients include pharmaceutical and electronics companies. Adam is a very good strategic thinker, very responsive and proactive.
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Band 2 
Band 2 Kenneth H Frenchman
Kenneth Frenchman is an experienced coverage attorney with expertise in handling a broad range of claims. He regularly works on disputes following catastrophic losses and business interruption arising from man-made and natural disasters. Ken is an extraordinary, effective lawyer. He delivers extremely good results efficiently and knows the area inside-out.
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Band 3 
Band 3 Joshua Blosveren
Joshua Blosveren is sought out for his skills in a wide range of complex insurance matters. Personal injury, D&O and property loss are among his areas of expertise. Band 3 
Band 3 Keith McKenna
Keith McKenna garners recognition for his representation of clients from the healthcare, telecommunications and manufacturing industries. He frequently handles complex and high-stakes coverage disputes. Keith is very responsive and good at distilling complex concepts into easy-to-understand advice.
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Up and Coming 
Up and Coming Meredith Elkins
Meredith Elkins assists policyholder clients with a range of coverage and indemnification matters.
Meredith is very knowledgeable.
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Ranked Individuals at Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLP (6)
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Robin L Cohen
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