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Ruggeri Parks Weinberg LLP

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Ruggeri Parks Weinberg LLP

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Loyal, enduring client relationships are the cornerstone of Ruggeri Parks Weinberg's insurance coverage practice. As a Chambers USA-ranked practice group for more than a decade, the lawyers in this group bring decades of experience representing some of the country's largest and most sophisticated insurance and reinsurance companies, successfully navigating their high-stakes coverage matters under all types of coverage, including:

  • Comprehensive general liability
  • Pollution liability
  • Professional liability
  • Errors and omissions liability (E&O)
  • Directors and officers liability (D&O)
  • Private equity liability

By strategically limiting the number of insurance clients the group represents, its lawyers are able to counsel clients through all aspects of their most sensitive coverage-related disputes, allowing the flexibility to handle matters and pursue claims against other insurance companies. Clients rely on this team for its lean, agile and aggressive advocates who have for at least 30 years litigated at the intersection of first and third-party insurance, bankruptcy and mass torts.

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Insurance: Insurer - District of Columbia

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

Ruggeri Parks Weinberg offers a high-caliber insurer-side practice group that advises clients on a broad array of complex mandates, including asbestos claims, product liability and environmental matters. The firm houses an experienced and highly regarded group of sector experts who offer significant expertise in advising on insurance issues arising in major bankruptcy and mass tort actions.

Work Highlights

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  • Ruggeri Parks Weinberg represented Twin City Fire Insurance Company in a dispute with 3M and certain of its subsidiaries regarding defense cost payments for the Combat Arms Earplug product liability MDL.

Strengths

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  • RPW provides excellent service that is tailored to a client's specific requirements.

    Insurance: Insurer respondentUSA
  • The group has a knack for distilling complex issues to their basic parts. The team is excellent at navigating difficult procedural and substantive issues and knowing the ins and outs of insurance law.

    Insurance: Insurer respondentUSA
  • The Ruggeri Parks Weinberg team offers experience, expertise and effectiveness.

    Insurance: Insurer respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1James P Ruggeri
    Band 1James P Ruggeri

    James P Ruggeri

    James Ruggeri maintains an esteemed insurance practice and is regularly called upon by major carriers for representation in an array of coverage disputes.

    • Jim is a trusted adviser with a unparalleled depth of knowledge about the insurance industry and his clients' companies. He has developed precedent, taken the law to new places and protected his clients' interests with unflagging loyalty.

      Insurance: Insurer respondentUSA
    • Jim is a world-class litigator and insurance coverage lawyer.

      Insurance: Insurer respondentUSA
    • Jim has a ton of experience and is able to see around corners.

      Insurance: Insurer respondentUSA
    • Jim Ruggeri leads teams with expertise and drive.

      Insurance: Insurer respondentUSA
    • Jim develops and executes legal strategies and is very good at legal writing, oral arguments and negotiating.

      Insurance: Insurer respondentUSA
  • Band 4Edward B Parks II
    Band 4Edward B Parks II

    Edward B Parks II

    Edward Parks is recognized for his work on behalf of global insurer clients. He demonstrates expertise across a range of coverage disputes.

    • Edwards is a very effective lawyer.

      Insurance: Insurer respondentUSA
    • Ed is approachable and easy to work with, while simultaneously being a staunch litigator with inimitable expertise in coverage issues for insurers.

      Insurance: Insurer respondentUSA
    • Ed has great analytic ability and depth of expertise.

      Insurance: Insurer respondentUSA
  • Band 4Joshua D Weinberg
    Band 4Joshua D Weinberg

    Joshua D Weinberg

    As a founding partner of the firm, Joshua Weinberg has a well-regarded practice that encompasses advising insurers in the context of major mass tort bankruptcies and other cases.

    • I have been impressed with Josh's knowledge of very sophisticated issues.

      Insurance: Insurer respondentUSA
    • Joshua is a strategic thinker who brings in regulatory insights.

      Insurance: Insurer respondentUSA
    • We look to Josh for his combination of experience and depth of knowledge at the intersection of bankruptcy and insurance law. He is academic while also being practical.

      Insurance: Insurer respondentUSA
  • Up and ComingAnnette Rolain
    Up and ComingAnnette Rolain

    Annette Rolain

    Annette Rolain draws praise for her strong practice in insurance coverage disputes. Her work spans sexual abuse, environmental liability and property damage-related cases.

    • Annette stands out for her service orientation. She knows her cases at an exacting level of detail.

      Insurance: Insurer respondentUSA
    • Annette is smart, responsive and hard-working.

      Insurance: Insurer respondentUSA

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