Ranking tables
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder | USA
USA - Nationwide
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 3
Senior Statespeople
Band 1
Anna Engh Covington & Burling LLP21 Years Ranked
James R Murray Blank Rome LLP17 Years Ranked
Kirk Pasich McGuireWoods LLP23 Years Ranked
Mary Craig Calkins Blank Rome LLP20 Years Ranked
Mitchell F Dolin Covington & Burling LLP23 Years Ranked
Robert M Horkovich Anderson Kill PC21 Years Ranked
Robin L Cohen Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLP20 Years Ranked
Tyrone R Childress Jones Day20 Years Ranked
Band 2
Andrew Reidy Nossaman LLP17 Years Ranked
Benedict M Lenhart Covington & Burling LLP19 Years Ranked
David M Halbreich Reed Smith LLP22 Years Ranked
Donald W Brown Covington & Burling LLP23 Years Ranked
Helen Michael Blank Rome LLP11 Years Ranked
James Cooper Reed Smith LLP21 Years Ranked
John N Ellison Reed Smith LLP19 Years Ranked
Kenneth H Frenchman Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLP11 Years Ranked
Linda D Kornfeld Blank Rome LLP19 Years Ranked
Lorelie S Masters Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP21 Years Ranked
Mark J Plumer Pillsbury22 Years Ranked
Martin H Myers Covington & Burling LLP13 Years Ranked
Peter Gillon Pillsbury10 Years Ranked
Selena Linde Perkins Coie LLP3 Years Ranked
William G Passannante Anderson Kill PC20 Years Ranked
Band 3
Adam K Hollander Taft15 Years Ranked
Adam S Ziffer Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLP7 Years Ranked
Anthony Tatum McGuireWoods LLP5 Years Ranked
Courtney Horrigan Reed Smith LLP6 Years Ranked
David Cox Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP5 Years Ranked
David Kroeger Jenner & Block LLP14 Years Ranked
James M Davis Perkins Coie LLP18 Years Ranked
James Sullivan Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP6 Years Ranked
Jared Zola Blank Rome LLP13 Years Ranked
John E. Failla Proskauer Rose LLP10 Years Ranked
Michael H Ginsberg Jones Day6 Years Ranked
Richard D. Milone Milone Law Firm PLLC14 Years Ranked
Sherilyn Pastor McCarter & English, LLP15 Years Ranked
Timothy W Burns Burns Bair LLP20 Years Ranked
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Blank Rome LLPInsurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder2025 | Band 1 | 16 Years RankedBlank Rome LLP possesses wide experience in coverage work, handling diverse matters from major product liability cases and asbestos disputes to bodily injury claims in the professional sports world. It is particularly well regarded in areas including sexual abuse liability, False Claims Act cases and food recall coverage. Notably, the team is also skilled in a range of insurance issues across the energy and healthcare sectors and has significant expertise in cybersecurity coverage.
1 Covington & Burling LLPInsurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder2025 | Band 1 | 16 Years RankedCovington & Burling LLP has superlative bench strength and a level of expertise that set its superb practice apart as the pinnacle of policyholder representation across the USA. It houses some of the industry's most sought-after practitioners as well as an enviable list of blue-chip clients across a vast range of sectors. Consistently involved in the most cutting-edge, high-stakes litigation taking place around the globe, the team offers extensive expertise in acting for clients' interests in arbitration negotiations. The firm is experienced across a spectrum of coverage claims, including property damage, catastrophic loss and mass tort liability, among others.
Band 2
2 Anderson Kill PCInsurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder2025 | Band 2 | 16 Years RankedAnderson Kill PC fields a high quality team capable of handling multiparty disputes and taking on coverage matters in diverse areas such as asbestos liability, bodily injury and financial lines. It acts for a broad array of clients, ranging from state and municipal bodies through to major companies, in sectors such as technology and consumer products. Exclusively representing policyholder interests in insurance as well as wider commercial matters, the firm exhibits additional expertise advising clients on environmental liability disputes.
2 Jones DayInsurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder2025 | Band 2 | 14 Years RankedJones Day has a thriving policyholder outfit that handles a broad range of traditional coverage areas as well as cutting-edge issues such as data breach and cyber risk. It also offers strength in managing cases of catastrophic loss, including associated business interruption and property damage claims. The team demonstrates skill in domestic and international disputes for clients from an array of industry sectors, including construction, energy and financial services.
2 Reed Smith LLPInsurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder2025 | Band 2 | 16 Years RankedReed Smith LLP fields a versatile group offering an impressive geographical spread and a deep pool of talent to facilitate robust representation of policyholders across the full gamut of disputes work. It brings deep expertise in significant commercial general liability cases, including asbestos claims and environmental incidents. The team also demonstrates experience in a host of other matters such as business interruption, D&O and employee discrimination and exhibits considerable skill in coverage disputes within the financial sector, including securities issues and professional conduct matters. Notably, the firm has additional expertise in advising on catastrophic loss claims, including hurricane and wildfire concerns.
Band 3
3 Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLPInsurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder2025 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedCohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLP is a highly respected policyholder boutique that regularly handles substantive insurance claims across the country. It has specific expertise in myriad coverage areas such as D&O, property damage, business interruption and construction defects. Its broad client list includes major players in the entertainment, energy and pharmaceutical industries.
3 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPInsurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder2025 | Band 3 | 16 Years RankedMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP has a prominent nationwide insurance practice that provides strong trial representation and coverage expertise. It draws on deep knowledge of corporate restructuring as well as experience in product liability and mass torts. The team also advises clients on diverse matters such as captives and SPVs and offers considerable strength in long-tail liability matters including environmental contamination and asbestos-related issues. The firm also possesses notable experience advising clients on arbitration proceedings, particularly in London and Bermuda.
3 Perkins Coie LLPInsurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder2025 | Band 3 | 12 Years RankedPerkins Coie LLP has deep experience in resolving tough disputes on behalf of policyholders and is particularly knowledgeable in disputes involving the Bermuda Form. Its distinguished client roster includes major players in the utilities and natural resources sectors, as well as a significant number of technology companies. In addition, the team advises clients on novel areas such as cyber risk as well as on more traditional areas of coverage and has notable skill in toxic tort, professional liability and bankruptcy matters.
3 PillsburyInsurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder2025 | Band 3 | 8 Years RankedPillsbury exhibits significant experience advising policyholder clients across a range of sophisticated insurance coverage disputes. It offers expertise handling environmental, D&O and product liability claims and is knowledgeable regarding insurance matters in the energy, construction and utilities markets.
Band 4
4 Hunton Andrews Kurth LLPInsurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedHunton Andrews Kurth has a strong policyholder practice, representing clients in various complex matters such as business interruption claims and D&O coverage disputes. The firm represents clients across multiple industries, including technology, life sciences, energy and food and beverage.
4 K&L GatesInsurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder2025 | Band 4 | 14 Years RankedK&L Gates offers significant trial and arbitration experience, including London market expertise, in matters pertaining to environmental coverage, asbestos and product liability. It is also well-versed in bodily injury and business interruption and offers strong support in insurance bankruptcy issues and the development of cyber risk policies. In addition, the team demonstrates considerable capability in complex construction defect and D&O liability matters and offers notable expertise in catastrophic loss disputes.
4 McGuireWoods LLPInsurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedMcGuireWoods has a wide breadth of expertise in insurance recovery, representing policyholders in complex coverage disputes, from business interruption claims to D&O matters. The law firm represents clients across various industries, including technology, life sciences and hospitality.
4 Proskauer Rose LLPInsurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder2025 | Band 4 | 15 Years RankedProskauer Rose LLP fields a notable team of experienced trial lawyers as well as possessing strong arbitration capabilities. It maintains a strong following of corporate policyholder clients, including a significant number of hedge funds and private equity groups, and offers a broad spectrum of coverage expertise including noncontentious matters such as policy review. In addition, the firm demonstrates an impressive international capability with considerable knowledge across London market and Bermuda Form matters and possesses considerable knowledge of cyber insurance issues.