Ranking tables
USA New York Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
- Clyde & Co LLP
- Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Band 3
Band 4
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLP 15 Years Ranked
- DLA Piper LLP (US) 5 Years Ranked
- Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC 3 Years Ranked
- Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass 15 Years Ranked
- Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP 11 Years Ranked
- Rivkin Radler LLP 8 Years Ranked
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP 3 Years Ranked
- Kennedys CMK
- Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch LLP
Senior Statespeople
Band 1
Band 2
- Charles Scibetta Chaffetz Lindsey LLP6 Years Ranked
- Maeve O'Connor Debevoise & Plimpton LLP9 Years Ranked
- Mitchell J Auslander Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP17 Years Ranked
- Sean Keely Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP10 Years Ranked
- Steven Schwartz Chaffetz Lindsey LLP21 Years Ranked
- Tancred Schiavoni O'Melveny & Myers LLP12 Years Ranked
- Michael Knoerzer
- Michele L Jacobson
- Paul Koepff
Band 3
- Aidan McCormack DLA Piper LLP (US)14 Years Ranked
- Cecilia Moss Chaffetz Lindsey LLP7 Years Ranked
- Christopher St. Jeanos Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP6 Years Ranked
- Harry P Cohen Crowell & Moring LLP18 Years Ranked
- Lynn K Neuner Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP6 Years Ranked
- Marc Abrams Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC15 Years Ranked
- Mina Matin Norton Rose Fulbright7 Years Ranked
- Suman Chakraborty Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC7 Years Ranked
- Owen Carragher
- Robert Lewin
- William Maher
Band 4
- Alexis Rogoski Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP1 Years Ranked
- Ellen M Dunn Sidley Austin LLP1 Years Ranked
- James Skarzynski Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP1 Years Ranked
- Lloyd Gura Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass6 Years Ranked
- Michael Carlinsky Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP17 Years Ranked
- Patrick Tomovic Harter Secrest & Emery LLP1 Years Ranked
- William M Savino Rivkin Radler LLP6 Years Ranked
- Eileen McCabe
- Maurice Pesso
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Chaffetz Lindsey LLPInsurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer2023 | Band 1 | 14 Years RankedChaffetz Lindsey is a strong boutique with extensive knowledge of the reinsurance industry. It is skilled at handling reinsurance arbitrations and other disputes and demonstrates wide-ranging expertise in cases involving underlying environmental, product liability, workers' compensation and antitrust issues. In addition, the firm offers expertise in direct insurance coverage disputes and boasts an impressive client roster of leading insurance market clients.1 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPInsurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer2023 | Band 1 | 15 Years RankedSimpson Thacher & Bartlett is a market leader for insurer representation, offering unmatched ability in bet-the-company litigation and arbitration proceedings. Its expertise ranges from direct insurance coverage of virtually all kinds, through to reinsurance matters and cases relating to insurance companies' business practices. The team's dominant domestic caseload is complemented by additional strength in London and Bermuda market disputes as well as providing quality transactional and corporate advice.
Band 2
Band 3
3 Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLPInsurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer2023 | Band 3 | 15 Years RankedCahill Gordon & Reindel offers expertise representing all corners of the insurance industry, including insurers, reinsurers, ceding companies and brokers. It has notable specialty in handling financial lines and political risk claims, in addition to traditional long-tail environmental liabilities. The team also has a strong track record of success in major litigation and arbitration proceedings, including Bermuda Form disputes and appellate representation.3 DentonsInsurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer2023 | Band 3 | 15 Years RankedDentons fields a highly skilled disputes practice with a strong track record in providing insurers with robust representation during coverage litigation and class action suits. It is regularly involved in cases arising from complex financial, property and casualty disputes and is particularly noted for its extensive long-term care industry expertise.3 O'Melveny & Myers LLPInsurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer2023 | Band 3 | 7 Years RankedO'Melveny & Myers is recognized for its handling of high-stakes coverage disputes at trial and appellate level. The team demonstrates strength across a range of issues, including environmental liability and asbestos claims, insolvency disputes and property damage suits. In addition, it offers particular prowess in complex mass tort claims.3 Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLPInsurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer2023 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedThe preeminent transactional practice at Willkie Farr & Gallagher specializes in complex M&A on behalf of the world's largest insurers and reinsurers. It also has standout experience in a vast array of regulatory and corporate insurance work and offers a robust disputes practice, primarily focused on broker representation but also including regular work defending insurers. The team is frequently retained on high-value securities offerings, acting for underwriters and issuers.
Band 4
4 Debevoise & Plimpton LLPInsurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer2023 | Band 4 | 15 Years RankedDebevoise & Plimpton is distinguished by its exceptional transactional capabilities coupled with a top-notch regulatory practice. The team handles significant coverage disputes and other insurance-related litigation and has a strong government investigations practice, as well as expertise in follow-on civil claims. Renowned for taking the lead on many of the most complex deals in the market, including those with significant cross-border or multijurisdictional aspects, it is also highlighted for its considerable expertise in handling litigation and transactional matters in the life insurance space.4 DLA Piper LLP (US)Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer2023 | Band 4 | 5 Years RankedDLA Piper frequently acts in complex insurance disputes for clients including national and international insurers, reinsurers and intermediaries. The group has experience advising on significant claims made against professional liability policies as well as those concerning property damage and business interruption.4 Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PCInsurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer2023 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedMintz is adept at advising and representing key insurance carriers in coverage disputes. Additionally, the team is skilled at handling toxic tort, D&O, asbestos and employment-related claims, and regularly acts for reinsurers in coverage disputes.4 Mound Cotton Wollan & GreengrassInsurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer2023 | Band 4 | 15 Years RankedMound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass is notable for its work on direct insurance and reinsurance matters. It displays a range of coverage experience relating to catastrophic loss including first-party property, business interruption and product contamination and handles litigation as well as arbitrations, with strong capabilities in handling mass and toxic tort claims. The team's expertise also extends to fraud and bad faith disputes.4 Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPInsurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer2023 | Band 4 | 11 Years RankedQuinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is renowned for providing high-caliber litigation services, representing an impressive raft of domestic insurers in suits such as high-value coverage disputes. Its broad experience includes RMBS and CDO cases, RICO claims and transactional disputes while the team also acts on asbestos, environmental and D&O liability claims.4 Rivkin Radler LLPInsurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer2023 | Band 4 | 8 Years RankedThe highly capable team at Rivkin Radler acts on major coverage litigation for insurers as well as providing comprehensive liability defense work. It is particularly active in the property and casualty sphere, while also advising on an array of significant environmental and health insurance matters. Notably, the firm has additional strengths in cyber liability and data privacy disputes and offers experience advising on complex bad faith matters.4 Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLPInsurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer2023 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedSmith, Gambrell & Russell assists leading and key insurers and reinsurers with high-value and complex insurance coverage disputes. The team's expertise includes asbestos and talc-related claims, breaches of fiduciary duties and allegations of unjust enrichment. The firm also guides clients through business interruption claims and demonstrates proficient experience in class actions and arbitrations.