LAWYER PROFILE
Meredith Werner

Meredith Werner

USA 2026

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About

Provided by Werner Ahari Mangel

USA

Practice Areas

Directors & Officers Liability

Insurance Coverage Litigation

Financial Institution Liability

Professional E&O Liability

Employment Practices Liability

Bad Faith & Extra-Contractual Claims

Representations & Warranties Insurance

Media, Technology, & Cybersecurity Liability

Fiduciary Liability

Career

Meredith Werner has represented insurers in connection with thousands of securities class actions, derivative actions, merger lawsuits, and ERISA stock drop suits. She has deep experience assessing and resolving shareholder litigation on behalf of D&O insurers. Meredith frequently represents insurers in the mediation of their highest profile and most significant matters.

Meredith has been noted as “a lawyer with outstanding legal skills, great client skills, and market knowledge.”

Meredith was lucky enough to spend the first half of her career learning from the dean of the D&O insurance bar and could not be prouder to be following in his footsteps as a founding partner of Werner Ahari Mangel.

Professional Memberships

American College of Coverage Counsel

Professional Liability Underwriting Society

North Carolina Bar Association

Education

Vanderbilt University

J.D.

University of North Carolina

B.A.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

District of Columbia

North Carolina

U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the USA

Insurance: Insurer - District of Columbia

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial
Meredith Werner is particularly noted for her expertise in professional liability coverage disputes. She regularly handles claims stemming from D&O policies.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Meredith has gravitas and the ability to bring together a group of stakeholders in an insurance coverage capacity that is really exceptional. She can command a room. When she talks, people throughout the industry really listen and follow her advice.

    Insurance: InsurerChambers Guide to the USA
  • Meredith plays a central role in guiding complex matters, and her insight and credibility with everyone involved carries tremendous weight.

    Insurance: InsurerChambers Guide to the USA
  • Meredith always gives insightful and practical guidance to her clients.

    Insurance: InsurerChambers Guide to the USA

Ranked Individuals at Werner Ahari Mangel (5)

District of Columbia

USA - Nationwide

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