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What the Team is Known For

The versatile team at McDermott Will & Schulte is adept at handling major coverage litigation, bad faith claims and reinsurance disputes. The firm has particular expertise in life and health insurance and demonstrates specialist knowledge in relation to captive insurance companies and tax-related matters. The firm's expertise also extends to disputes arising from long-tail environmental and toxic tort claims.

Work Highlights

  • McDermott Will & Schulte represented Allianz with respect to its handling, evaluation and coverage litigation considerations relating to 3M’s nine-figure PFAS property damage and bodily injury claim to Allianz.

Strengths

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McDermott Will & Schulte has a superior grasp of details that can really impact outcomes. It has excellent bench strength, is very responsive and has an excellent understanding of the industry.

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McDermott Will & Schulte has deep client relationships nationwide and deep insurance industry knowledge. Its attorneys are tenacious and provide brilliant legal analysis.

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McDermott's responsiveness, client-first attitude and breadth of experience are key strengths. It has experienced and careful counsellors, who are very good at what they do.

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I trust McDermott to provide solid, well thought out and researched legal advice. Its attorneys are articulate, thorough and represent our interests to the best of their ability.

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McDermott Will & Schulte has a deep bench. We really trust the firm with high-profile matters.

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Notable Practitioners

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Margaret H Warner
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Margaret H Warner
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Margaret Warner is a celebrated litigator with extensive experience in coverage defence and high-stakes disputes. Her expertise includes leading her clients through cybersecurity, sexual misconduct, asbestos and professional liability claims.

Margaret is an excellent writer. She is very experienced at handling high exposure and highly complex matters and we see her as a go-to for this. She is one of the best trial lawyers I've worked with.

Margaret has deep insurance industry knowledge as well as tenacity and brilliant legal analysis. She really understands the business of insurance and incorporates this into her legal work.

She has a substantial practice and is a thought leader in this space.

Margaret knows what she's doing and is very experienced. She is professional, even-keeled and easy to work with. I have nothing but good things to say about her.

She has been working on insurance issues for a long time and has become a go-to litigator across industries.

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Ryan Smethurst
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Ryan Smethurst
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Ryan Smethurst co-heads the firm's insurance litigation and counselling team. He has key experience in a wide range of complex coverage disputes and in major cases concerning sexual abuse, bodily injury and asbestos claims.

He is an excellent attorney.

I only have good things to say about Ryan. He is an excellent writer and researcher. He is very experienced and handles highly complex and high-value cases.

Ryan is an excellent attorney who I trust completely. He is intelligent, articulate and responsive. He is also creative and thoughtful in coming up with ways to address various issues.

He is very knowledgeable and is a talented litigator. He really knows coverage inside out. He's done a great job of rising to the occasion on a highly complex matter.

Ryan is great and has an impressive practice.

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Margaret H Warner
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Margaret H Warner
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Ryan Smethurst
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Ryan Smethurst
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