Douglas E. Cameron
Partner
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- +1 412 288 4104 (Pittsburgh)
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- +1 412 288 3063 (Pittsburgh)
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- dcameron@reedsmith.com
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Doug is head of Reed Smith's Insurance Recovery Group. He is involved in all areas of civil litigation, including complex insurance coverage disputes, asbestos property damage and other products liability cases, intellectual property litigation, trade secret/ restrictive covenant disputes and general commercial disputes.
Since 1985, Doug has devoted a significant amount of his practice to representing policyholders in insurance coverage matters under virtually every type of commercial insurance policy. In particular, Doug has counseled on, negotiated, mediated and litigated complex insurance coverage disputes for commercial policyholders involving coverage for toxic torts and product liability claims (including asbestos exposures), environmental contamination, intellectual property and general business torts, as well as claims involving Directors & Officers, Errors and Omissions and employment liability insurance coverage. Doug has advised and represented clients in substantial insurance coverage disputes in state and federal trial and appellate courts throughout the country, including Pennsylvania, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, and Ohio, and in various alternative dispute resolutions. On behalf of his clients, Doug has negotiated, mediated and litigated coverage disputes resulting in the recovery of more than $1 billion in insurance policy proceeds.
Doug also has had significant experience litigating complex commercial cases, including products liability (including several substantial trials involving asbestos-containing building products), trade secrets/restrictive covenant and intellectual property cases. He has advised and represented clients in complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts in Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Vermont, California, Massachusetts, Florida, Kentucky, Washington and West Virginia.
Experience
| 1984 | Reed Smith Head of the firm's Insurance Recovery Group |
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Legal Education
| 1984 | J.D., magna cum laude, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Staff Writer and Notes Editor of the Law Review University Scholar |
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Undergraduate Education
| 1981 | B.A., summa cum laude, Bethany College, West Virginia, Economics/Accounting Senior Fellow in the Economics Department |
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Professional Admissions / Qualifications
- West Virginia
- Pennsylvania
Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals - Second Circuit
- U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- State Supreme Court - Pennsylvania
- State Court of Appeals - West Virginia
- U.S. District Court - Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court - Western District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals - Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals - Seventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals - Federal Circuit
Interests
Doug was born and reared in West Virginia.
Awards, Honors and Recognitions
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the area of Insurance Law (since 2006)
- Selected for inclusion in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers (2009, 2010)
- Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition, in the area of Insurance Coverage (2010)