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McCarter & English, LLP

Insurance

USA Guide 2026 : New Jersey


McCarter & English, LLP

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Provided by McCarter & English, LLP

Accidents, natural disasters, and lawsuits may not only adversely impact your profitability—they could significantly impair your business operations. Our Insurance Recovery, Litigation & Counseling team assists corporate policyholders in recovering assets under various business insurance policies as quickly and efficiently as possible so they can get back to business.

We are well versed in representing corporate policyholders, and have secured billions of dollars in insurance both by judgment and settlement. We also help assess potential risks, analyze new insurance products, and consider the adequacy of insurance programs. Our insurance practitioners are also skilled in drafting and implementing procedures to best position our clients for insurance recovery.

Because we have litigated coverage for clients in state, federal, and appellate courts across the country, we have built a network of local counsel who partner with us to quickly and efficiently resolve disputes. We also frequently handle international insurance arbitrations to help policyholders recover money owed by international insurers. When insurers try to avoid their obligations, our team possesses unparalleled experience in negotiation and, if necessary, litigation against delinquent insurers. We also have extensive experience counseling on broker malpractice, captive formation, and management.

Chambers Review

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Insurance - New Jersey

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

McCarter & English, LLP is an impressive firm with notable capabilities in the insurance litigation space, with an insurance coverage group that regularly excels on behalf of policyholder clients. The team acts in disputes concerning professional liability, business interruption, cyber risk insurance and general liability claims, and is also adept at handling cases relating to long-tail liabilities.

Work Highlights

Provided by Chambers

  • McCarter & English, LLP represented Becton, Dickinson and Company in a coverage dispute pending in the District of New Jersey arising from underlying competitor and follow-on class action lawsuits alleging antitrust and business disparagement claims.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • McCarter & English has highly skilled counsel, who are creative and responsive.

    Insurance respondentUSA
  • The group is excellent at drilling down on complex coverage issues.

    Insurance respondentUSA
  • McCarter & English has the talent and depth of experience to be able to handle complex matters in a variety of contexts - whether it be arbitration, litigation or pre-dispute resolutions.

    Insurance respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

Provided by Chambers

  • Band 1Sherilyn Pastor
    Band 1Sherilyn Pastor

    Sherilyn Pastor

    Sherilyn Pastor counsels policyholders on a broad range of sensitive coverage disputes, including those arising from business interruption, breach of contract losses and environmental contamination.

    • Sheri provides excellent insurance counsel.

      Insurance respondentUSA
  • Band 2Gregory H Horowitz
    Band 2Gregory H Horowitz

    Gregory H Horowitz

    Gregory Horowitz represents brokers and policyholders in a broad array of complex insurance disputes. He frequently handles coverage cases involving personal injury and wrongful death claims.
    • Greg is a very knowledgeable insurance coverage attorney.

      Insurance respondentUSA
    • Greg has a lot of experience to pull from and can be trusted to come up with creative solutions.

      Insurance respondentUSA
  • Band 3David Kane
    Band 3David Kane

    David Kane

    David Kane is an experienced lawyer in the insurance space, assisting corporate clients with insurance recovery. He frequently litigates insurance coverage disputes in state and federal courts across the US.

    • David is very detailed and provides excellent counsel to our needs.

      Insurance respondentUSA
    • David is an excellent attorney , he has a great depth of knowledge with respect to insurance recovery issues and is an excellent advocate.

      Insurance respondentUSA

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New Jersey

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