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Insurance: Policyholder - California

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What the Team is Known For

Latham & Watkins is highly regarded for its ability to achieve substantial recovery amounts on behalf of policyholders. Capable of handling sophisticated cross-border disputes, the team has contributed to significant and precedent-setting decisions with regard to California state law. Areas of strength include environmental exposure, business interruption, D&O, asbestos claims and the maintenance of a global presence in the London and Bermuda markets.

Work Highlights

  • Latham & Watkins LLP successfully represented Fluor Corporation before the Eighth Circuit, overturning the district court’s adverse policy-limits determination and reviving bad-faith claims.

Strengths

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Latham's team is knowledgeable, creative, tenacious and deft at asserting cutting-edge, sophisticated and successful positions. They can handle large multiparty and high-stakes coverage litigation.

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Latham really throw themselves vigorously at a matter and leave no stone unturned.

Insurance: Policyholder respondent
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We use them for our highest-level work.

Insurance: Policyholder respondent
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They are extremely good with complex situations. If we aren't sure what to do, they always make it all make sense.

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Notable Practitioners

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Drew Gardiner
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Drew Gardiner
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Drew Gardiner enjoys a good reputation for his representation of sport, construction, technology and energy sector clients. He regularly acts for policyholders in bad-faith disputes and is frequently called upon to advise on D&O liability coverage.

Drew is really excellent; I don't have anything bad to say. He is behind huge decisions in the policy sphere.

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John Wilson
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John Wilson
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John Wilson attracts praise for his adroit handling of complex disputes following pollution, D&O, product liability and IP claims. He is noted for his expertise in bad-faith and cyber risk claims.

John is extremely capable; an excellent lawyer and very responsive.

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Drew Gardiner
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Drew Gardiner
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John Wilson
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John Wilson
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