About

Provided by Werner Ahari Mangel

Werner Ahari Mangel takes great pride in its deeply rooted relationships with the most prominent insurance companies in the professional liability industry. The firm represents clients across the country in their most complex and high-exposure insurance coverage matters as coverage litigation counsel and claims monitoring counsel. Its attorneys serve as litigation counsel in state and federal courts at the trial court level and have extensive appellate experience. WAM has expertise in litigating and monitoring claims that arise under the full spectrum of policies issued by our clients, including policies providing coverage for D&O liability, E&O liability, financial institution liability, private equity and portfolio company liability, employment practice liability, fiduciary liability, cyber liability, and liability under fidelity bonds. The firms also defends insurers in bad faith litigation and under policies providing coverage for reps and warranties liability and cost of corrections liability.


Practice Areas:

  • Directors & Officers Liability
  • Insurance Coverage Litigation
  • Financial Institution Liability
  • Professional E&O Liability
  • Employment Practices Liability
  • Bad Faith & Extra-Contractual Claims
  • Representations & Warranties Insurance
  • Media, Technology, & Cybersecurity Liability
  • Fiduciary Liability

Chambers Review

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Insurance: Insurer - District of Columbia

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Werner Ahari Mangel is a newly established firm specialising in the insurance industry. It advises on coverage disputes and claims litigation relating to a wide variety of insurance policies, including D&O, general liability and professional liability.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Leslie Ahari
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Leslie Ahari
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Band 1

Leslie Ahari is a leading expert in D&O liability, frequently representing Fortune 500 companies in high-value disputes.

Leslie is a pillar in the industry. There are no situations she has not already encountered. We have absolute trust in her and her suggestions on courses of action to take.

She is a technical expert, a consummate professional and a wonderful person. She is well-regarded in this industry and for good reason.

Leslie is the best insurance company lawyer in the business. She is smart, tough and engaged. She is outstanding to work with, gets things done and is commercially practical and pragmatic.

She is one of the best in her field. I turn to her for her expertise for our most complicated matters. She always delivers.

Leslie is as experienced and knowledgeable as any attorney in our business. She is a forceful advocate but also blends a savvy and thoughtful approach to her representations.

Meredith Werner
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Meredith Werner
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Band 2
Meredith Werner is particularly noted for her expertise in professional liability coverage disputes. She regularly handles claims stemming from D&O policies.

Meredith's gravitas, negotiation skills and her creative approach to solving extremely complicated problems make her an invaluable asset to any claim she is involved in.

She is an excellent negotiator who has the respect of every mediator, which is very beneficial for a client's credibility when seeking a settlement.

Meredith is smart, aggressive when necessary, responsive and excellent in a mediation context. She is an exceptional lawyer.

Meredith's talent and industry knowledge is indisputable. On top of her considerable legal talent, knowledge and experience, she is also exceptionally responsive and efficient.

She is an exceptional attorney. She blends knowledge, patience, thoroughness, assertiveness and responsiveness in equal parts to provide her clients with a total package advocate.

Gabriela Richeimer
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Gabriela Richeimer
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Band 3

Gabriela Richeimer is sought after for her expertise in nationwide coverage disputes. Her particular specialties include D&O, professional liability and healthcare.

Gaby is an excellent general practitioner. She is very good at negotiating, firm with adversaries and very responsive.

She is our go-to for litigation. She is responsive, smart and has a knack for outlining legal strategies that put us in the best position possible.

Gaby is one of the most talented coverage lawyers I have worked with. She is always insightful in her analysis, efficient in her work product and is an excellent legal writer.

Joseph Bailey
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Joseph Bailey
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Band 4

Joseph Bailey represents insurers on an array of litigation and advisory matters, covering representations and warranties, directors and officers and other areas of insurance law.

Joseph is a great advocate. He is assertive and very aware of what the value is to our firm. He understands the business aspect of the world of insurance and is very responsive.

He has exceptional knowledge of the industry and efficiently frames the issues for his client. He proposes courses of action that lead to optimal resolutions.

Joe is a highly skilled advocate who provides superlative service to his clients and utilises impressive strategic instincts to position cases for favourable outcomes.

Joe is incredibly smart and detail-oriented. He also writes extremely well.

He has been excellent on some very complicated work. He is an excellent negotiator and writer who knows complex coverage issues. He knows our big picture business concerns and client needs.

Ranked Lawyers at
Werner Ahari Mangel

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Leslie Ahari
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Leslie Ahari
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Band 1
Meredith Werner
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Meredith Werner
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Band 2
Gabriela Richeimer
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Gabriela Richeimer
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Band 3
Joseph Bailey
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Joseph Bailey
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Band 4

Members

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Alan Joaquin

Alexandra Kajari

Alison Miller

Andrew Gerow

Cary Economou

Chiara Resta

Douglas Mangel

Elderidge Nichols

Emily Golding

Ericka Lenz

George Gelinas

Gerardo Lapetina

Haarika Reddy

Ingrid Smith

Janet McFadden

John Hockenbury

Joseph Bailey, III

Justin Levy

Michelle Beecy

Nena Mashaw

Raymond Pinkham

Roxana Sadeghi

Stacey Rufe