Finley Harckham

Practice Areas

Insurance Recovery, Climate Change and Disaster Recovery

Career

Finley Harckham is a senior litigation shareholder in the New York office of Anderson Kill and serves on the firm's Executive Committee.

Finley regularly represents and advises corporate policyholders and other entities in insurance coverage matters. He has successfully litigated, arbitrated and settled hundreds of complex coverage claims. His areas of particular focus include property loss, environmental, business interruption, directors and officers liability, construction, professional liability, aviation liability, cyber and general liability claims.

Finley also has extensive experience in the field of international arbitration. His arbitration clients include government contractors, consumer products companies and manufacturers which Anderson Kill has represented in a wide range of disputes involving, among other things, service contracts, the purchase and sale of components, raw materials and products, and licensing agreements. He has successfully prosecuted and defended arbitrations in European countries and the United States under the London Arbitration Act, and the AAA, ICC and UNCITRAL arbitration rules.

Since 2009, Finley has been recognized by Super Lawyers for Insurance Coverage. In addition, since 2012, he has been recognized by Chambers USA for policyholder insurance dispute resolution in New York and has been described as "a tenacious litigator and a real gentleman" and "reasonable, confident and as adept at taking a hard line as he is at finding workable compromises." The Legal 500 United States also recognized Finley for insurance advice to policyholders and has described him as being a "leading practitioner in the field of insurance and reinsurance for natural disasters."

Professional Memberships

The Association of the Bar of the City of New York

International Bar Association

Associated General Contractors Association of Connecticut

Publications

HIDDEN RISKS IN BUILDERS RISK AND FIRST PARTY PROPERTY INSURANCE

Construction Executive | April 02, 2021

RAPID RESPONSE TO MAXIMIZE INSURANCE RECOVERY AFTER HURRICANES

Policyholder Advisor & Alert | August 27, 2020

KEY DECISIONS AND STRATEGIES IN PURSUIT OF INSURANCE FOR LOSSES FROM COVID-19

Corporate Counsel Business Journal (CCBJ) | August 24, 2020

CONSTRUCTION WRAP-UP INSURANCE PROGRAMS: ERECTING A SOLID FOUNDATION, PART II

Construction Executive | April 15, 2020

CONSTRUCTION WRAP-UP INSURANCE PROGRAMS: ERECTING A SOLID FOUNDATION, PART I

Construction Executive | April 08, 2020

BREAKING DOWN BUSINESS INTERRUPTION: HOW INSURANCE CAN AND CANNOT MITIGATE CORONAVIRUS LOSSES

Risk & Insurance | March 17, 2020

PARTICULAR PART' EXCLUSIONS CAN MEAN TROUBLE FOR CONTRACTORS

Law 360 | March 02, 2020

For publications prior to 2020 please see "Publications" tab at Finley's bio at Anderson Kill:

https://www.andersonkill.com/People/Finley-T-Harckham

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Bar Admission: New York

Court Admissions:

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

United States District Court for the Western District of New York

United States District Court for the Northern District of New York

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

United States District Court for the District of Connecticut

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

United States Cour of Appeals for the Second Circuit

United States Cour of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Education