Firm Profile

Kennedys

USA Guide 2025

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Ranked lawyers
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(020) 7667 9667

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Firm Overview

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services.

Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors including insurance and reinsurance, aviation, banking and finance, construction and engineering, healthcare, life sciences, marine, public sector, rail, real estate, retail, shipping and international trade, sport and leisure, transport and logistics and travel and tourism. But we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

Main Areas of Practice

Insurance claims and coverage expertise is deeply ingrained in every office globally. We provide advice across all lines including:

  • Aviation
  • Marine and energy
  • Property and casualty; including property damage, contractors all risk, employers’, public
  • and product liability
  • Medical malpractice
  • Motor liability
  • Financial lines; including directors' and officers' liability, financial institutions and professional indemnity
  • Speciality risks; including cyber, fine art and specie, political risks and life and health.

We also advise clients on commercial dispute resolution, company and commercial law, corporate recovery, employment, environment, health and safety, fraud and regulatory defence.

Client service

We’re here to deliver straightforward advice, even when the issues are complex.

But it’s often our insights and support beyond the law that really make a difference to your business. Our expert knowledge of our chosen industries means we’re the best people to help you navigate challenges, today and tomorrow.

Our clients are global, and so are we. We have the scope, scale and expertise to be there for you, whenever or wherever you need us to do business. We explore issues from different angles and offer you a global perspective, tailored to your local environment. We help you think ahead and we empower you with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make your lives easier.

Our culture and values

At Kennedys we’re here to make a difference for our clients, and each other, every day.

We empower our people to deliver the very best work and reach their full potential. We do this by putting our values centre stage. They define the way that we behave and interact with one another, and they run through every strand of our firm.

Our culture and values are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for, and we take them very seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive. We deeply value the relationships we build with our clients and we know that they value our warm, friendly human approach.

Kennedys is an international legal practice carried on by Kennedys Law LLP and its affiliated firms. References to Kennedys mean Kennedys Law LLP and other firms authorised to use the name 'Kennedys'. Each firm provides legal and other services in accordance with the applicable laws and professional regulations. We also have association and co-operation agreements with other law firms throughout the world.

Ranked Offices

Provided by Kennedys

UK - Head office
USA
  • Basking Ridge
    120 Mountain View Boulevard, Post Office Box 650, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, USA, 07920
    Chicago
    30 South Wacker Drive, Suite 365 , Chicago, Illinois, USA, IL 60606
    Miami
    1111 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1300 Suite 610 , Miami, Florida, USA, FL 33131
    New York
    22 Vanderbilt Avenue, Suite 2400 , New York, New York, USA, NY 10017
    Philadelphia
    1600 Market Street, Suite 1410, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 19103
    San Francisco
    455 Market Street, Suite 1900 , San Francisco, California, USA, CA 94105

Contributions

Latest contributions provided by Kennedys

Global Practice Guide
Rasmus Tommerup
Rasmus Estrup
Heidi Bloch
Authored by
Rasmus Tommerup, Rasmus Estrup, Heidi Bloch
Article • Jun 2025
Global Practice Guide
Michael Smale
Jamie Kellick
Amal Al Raisi
Nasser Al Shamli
Authored by
Michael Smale, Jamie Kellick, Amal Al Raisi, Nasser Al Shamli
Article • May 2025
Global Practice Guide
Matthew Poli
Authored by
Matthew Poli
Article • Oct 2024

All contributions provided by Kennedys

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Insurance Litigation 2024 | UK | Law and Practice
Authored by: Tim McCaw, Elizabeth Mason
Global Practice Guide Sep 2024 Article
Insurance Litigation 2024 | Introduction
Authored by: Ingrid Hobbs, Barney Winckler
Global Practice Guide Sep 2024 Article
Healthcare: Medical Devices 2024 | France | Trends and Developments
Authored by: Lucrezia Violet-Vianello, Aurélia Cadain
Global Practice Guide Jul 2024 Article
Healthcare: Medical Devices 2024 | France | Law and Practice
Authored by: Aurélia Cadain, Lucrezia Violet-Vianello
Global Practice Guide Jul 2024 Article
Healthcare: Medical Devices 2024 | Denmark | Trends and Developments
Authored by: Heidi Bloch
Global Practice Guide Jul 2024 Article

Kennedys rankings

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Florida
Insurance: Dispute Resolution
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Insurance: Dispute Resolution
4
Insurance: Dispute Resolution
4
Band 4
Lawyers
Eric Hiller
3
Eric Hiller
3
Band 3
Illinois
Insurance: Dispute Resolution
3 Ranked Lawyers
Lawyers
Eric Scheiner
3
Eric Scheiner
3
Band 3
James Hickey
3
James Hickey
3
Band 3
John LaBarbera
3
John LaBarbera
3
Band 3
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
1 Department
Department
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
3
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
3
Band 3
New Jersey
Insurance
1 Department
5 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Insurance
1
Insurance
1
Band 1
Lawyers
Christopher Carroll
1
Christopher Carroll
1
Band 1
Meg Catalano
1
Meg Catalano
1
Band 1
Kristin Gallagher
2
Kristin Gallagher
2
Band 2
Gary Kull
3
Gary Kull
3
Band 3
Heather E. Simpson
3
Heather E. Simpson
3
Band 3
New York
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
3
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
3
Band 3
Lawyers
Maurice Pesso
4
Maurice Pesso
4
Band 4
Pennsylvania
Insurance
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Insurance
2
Insurance
2
Band 2
Lawyers
Louis Kozloff
2
Louis Kozloff
2
Band 2
Sean Mahoney
3
Sean Mahoney
3
Band 3
USA - Nationwide
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
2
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
2
Band 2
Lawyers
Christopher Carroll
2
Christopher Carroll
2
Band 2
Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (outside New York)
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (outside New York)
2
Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (outside New York)
2
Band 2
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