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Insurance: Policyholder - California

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What the Team is Known For

Jones Day regularly represents blue-chip policyholder clients in high-exposure litigation, including cases related to natural disasters and other catastrophic events. Its varied coverage expertise ranges from product liability cases to D&O and E&O claims, with significant niche expertise in railroad insurance and cyber insurance. The team also offers experience in working with clients from numerous industry sectors, including aerospace, energy, pharmaceutical and retail.

Work Highlights

  • Jones Day represented the University of Southern California in pursuing defence and indemnity coverage for over $1 billion in losses stemming from the alleged decades of sexual misconduct of former USC campus physician, Dr George Tyndall.

Strengths

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The Jones Day attorneys are well prepared, with strong strategic planning and dogged persistence. The firm has lots of attorneys with great minds, dedication, and a methodical approach.

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The team have a really good understanding of what positions we can and can't take. They are responsive and have very good expertise.

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They are experts in their field; we look to them to handle significant matters.

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Jones Day 'gets' our business, and is extremely detail-oriented and very responsive.

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Jones Day has a lot of experienced attorneys who've seen our type of problems before. They'll tell us things before we've heard of them, having ideas that are creative and fresh.

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Notable Practitioners

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Tyrone R Childress
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Tyrone R Childress
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Tyrone Childress is the chair of the firm's insurance recovery group. He has a wealth of experience in policyholder-side insurance work and is strong on mass tort and product liability claims, among others. His varied client base includes educational institutions and major players in the tech industry.

Ty is at the very top of the profession. I have complete trust in him.

Tyrone has the experience - he has been in the industry a long time.

Tyrone is a very successful litigator. We are very happy with his service.

Ty is a great fixer. Opponents fear him because he is so competent and qualified in his specialty. He totally understands the business and our competitors, and minimizes our risk exposure.

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Brian D. McDonald
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Brian D. McDonald
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Brian McDonald deals with a wide range of insurance coverage claims on behalf of policyholders. He is well regarded for his handling of cybersecurity and D&O claims, among other matters.

Brian is extremely detail-oriented, business-savvy, and results-driven.

Brian is a pleasure to work with. He goes above board to drive great outcomes for us.

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Tara Kowalski
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Tara Kowalski is a go-to practitioner for policyholders seeking representation in complex insurance recoveries. She has handled commercial general liability, errors and omissions and product liability-related cases, among others.

Tara is extremely responsive and very sophisticated on insurance litigation She also provides excellent client service.

Tara has a very strong understanding of insurance law, and is a pleasure to work with.

She is very thorough and extremely responsive.

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Tyrone R Childress
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Tyrone R Childress
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Brian D. McDonald
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Brian D. McDonald
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Tara Kowalski
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