About

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Morgan Lewis is a recognized leader in placement, claims handling, and dispute resolution involving insurance and similar risk-transfer devices and instruments. In addition to our recognized trial, appellate and alternative dispute resolution capabilities, we counsel clients on insurance issues arising from complex corporate restructurings, mergers, and other transactional matters. We have an active captive practice, with both domestic and international know-how and capabilities. We also draw on our firm’s experience in a variety of areas to preserve, protect, and maximize insurance assets.

 We have the broadest geographical reach of any national policyholder firm, with key partners and a vibrant insurance recovery practice in 20 of our 30 offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

We also have one of the nation’s most financially sophisticated insurance practices, with special expertise in captives, reinsurance, bankruptcy, restructuring, and risk-transfer-based special purpose vehicles. Our team is well known for its deal making, frequently involving complex instruments; its ability to resolve “bet-the-company” disputes; its innovative litigation strategies; and its multijurisdictional trial and appellate skills. We offer insurance-related expertise in a broad spectrum of legal settings and achieve creative, path-breaking results for leading global companies.

Our lawyers are both advisors and trial and appellate lawyers.

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Chambers Review

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Insurance: Policyholder - District of Columbia

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

The policyholder side insurance group at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP has considerable trial expertise and particular strengths in asbestos claims, mass torts and product liability. The firm offers additional specialisation in matters concerning captive insurance companies, issues of bankruptcy and corporate restructuring. Notably, it also has experience in environmental coverage claims, regulatory concerns and handling appellate litigation on behalf of policyholder clients.

Work Highlights

  • Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP continued to represent multiple aircraft lessors relating to insurance claims totalling an estimated USD5.7 billion made under their contingent and possessed insurance coverage arising out of aircraft detained in Russia after the commencement of the Ukraine war.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Daniel E Chefitz
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Daniel E Chefitz
2
Band 2
Daniel Chefitz is active across a broad range of coverage litigation, including cases involving catastrophic accidents, personal injury, property damage and toxic tort claims.

He is a pleasure to work with. He is committed to his clients and brings clear expertise to bear in every conversation. We always have top-level advice in each decision that needs to be made.

Daniel is very business-forward, which is fantastic. He is very good and knows his product inside and out.

Daniel is a trusted advisor in the most complicated scenarios.

Sergio F Oehninger
4
Sergio F Oehninger
4
Band 4

Sergio Oehninger is head of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP’s insurance recovery practice. He represents a broad base of corporate clients.

His strengths include his client service, depth of knowledge and his ability to find creative solutions. He is also commercially-minded and always available.

Sergio is a very experienced lawyer who has dealt with all sorts of complex and novel issues.

Sergio's insight and guidance allowed us to present our case clearly and with confidence.

He is very good and knows a massive amount on the topic. He maps out all the possible avenues.

Sergio makes sure everything goes smoothly. He ensures projects are resolved in a fast and efficient way. He's great and I really enjoy working with him.

Ranked Lawyers at
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

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District of Columbia

Insurance: Policyholder

Daniel E Chefitz
2
Daniel E Chefitz
2
Band 2
Sergio F Oehninger
4
Sergio F Oehninger
4
Band 4

Members

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Gerald P. ("Jay") Konkel