John Wilson

Practice Areas

John Wilson is a partner in Latham’s San Diego office in the Litigation & Trial Department. Bringing 17 years of experience in insurance disputes, Mr. Wilson’s practice spans a variety of coverage issues involving first- and third-party insurance, including commercial general liability, Directors’ & Officers’ liability, Cyber risk, IP infringement, errors and omissions, and political risk policies, as well as insurance bad faith claims. Mr. Wilson has prosecuted coverage claims arising from a number of underlying environmental and business risks, including mass tort claims alleging exposure to asbestos, lead and DDT-related products, state and federal environmental enforcement actions, and international commercial disputes. Mr. Wilson also has extensive trial experience, and has successfully argued critical legal disputes in bench trials and motions in numerous multi-million dollar insurance coverage and bad faith cases.

Career

The National Law Journal named Mr. Wilson a Winning Litigator for his representation of Fluor Corporation in a nationally-acclaimed insurance case against Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co.

Personal

JD, Stanford University Law School;

BA, University of Pennsylvania