Albert L Wells

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Over the course of a distinguished career spanning more than three decades, Bert Wells has become one of the pre-eminent advocates for corporate policyholders seeking to unlock the full value of their insurance assets. A partner in Reed Smith’s Insurance Recovery Group, Bert has guided clients through the most complex coverage disputes and risk-transfer transactions, securing nine-figure recoveries, structuring multi-layer, bespoke insurance programs, and delivering revenue-producing results across virtually every line of insurance coverage. His practice is defined by relentless advocacy and sophisticated transactional insight.

Bert’s track record includes a $700 million recovery for Superstorm Sandy property damage and business interruption losses, litigation over multi-billion dollar coverage programs for mass tort liabilities and significant aviation insurance settlements.

A Yale-trained lawyer with a mathematics doctorate from Oxford and dual Caltech degrees, Bert brings analytical rigor to every engagement. He is noted for deploying and cross-examining financial and scientific experts to powerful effect.

Clients in the defense, biotech, transportation, building and financial industries routinely call on Bert for mission-critical matters. He has prosecuted and resolved coverage claims arising from mass-tort and environmental liabilities, cyber and ransomware incidents, catastrophic property damage, shareholder suits, fiduciary and ERISA disputes, errors and omissions exposures, and a host of other first- and third-party risks. Transaction-related insurance matters, including representation and warranty insurance, round out his broad experience.