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Eileen King Bower represents insurers in high-exposure, complex coverage disputes arising under various lines of insurance. Eileen is often retained by her clients to develop and implement resolution strategies in difficult, multi-party actions and has consistently achieved highly favorable rulings and settlements.
Eileen has represented insurers in litigated coverage disputes involving claims under commercial property policies and long-tail environmental and asbestos claims under third-party liability policies. In that capacity, she has served as lead litigation and trial counsel as well as appellate counsel for more than 30 years. Eileen has also provided advice and counseling to insurers with respect to personal and advertising injury/privacy claims, healthcare liability, general liability, professional liability, errors and omission and commercial crime policies. She regularly counsels clients with respect to underlying claims involving complex insurance coverage issues, including the nature and extent of the duty to defend; targeted tender; trigger of coverage; allocation; bad faith; other insurance provisions; policyholder and other insurer insolvencies; late notice; and breach of cooperation. In addition, Eileen served as national coordinating counsel for a major insurer’s sexual abuse claims.
Eileen completed the Mediation Skills Certificate Program at Northwestern University School of Professional Studies, which allows her to serve as a mediator in connection with state and federal court panels as well as in a variety of insurance coverage disputes and complex litigation.
Eileen is Chair of the firm's North American Board
