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Ann has more than two decades of experience in the insurance recovery field. She counsels clients on insurance policy terms and renewals, claim presentation, management and negotiation, and advises corporations concerning insurance issues that arise in connection with mergers and acquisitions. Ann's areas of expertise include Directors & Officers, product liability, product recall and contamination claims and policies, as well as toxic tort and environmental claims.

Ann is an expert in the settlement of complex insurance disputes, with a special focus on the pharmaceutical industry. Ann has represented clients in negotiations, mediations, arbitrations and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. She also counsels clients in connection with the operation of coverage in place agreements. She also was one of the first developers of computerized insurance allocation models for long-tail claims. These models have been used in product liability, environmental remediation and toxic tort claims.

In addition, Ann has acted as insurance coverage counsel to debtors, asbestos claimants committees and future claimant representatives in §524(g) bankruptcy proceedings. In the April 2007 issue of The Deal’s Bankruptcy Insider, Ann was ranked second as active legal advisor to asbestos claimants of bankrupt companies.

Publications

• “Dividing The Spoils—Allocation Of Coverage Among Covered And Uncovered Claims,” CGL Reporter (July 2007)
• "Settling Large Insurance Claims," co-authored with Mark Garbowski for riskVue (April 2004) and Corporate Counsel
• “Overreaching Application Of Pollution Exclusions, The Sars Example and Recent Court Developments,” Environmental Claims Journal (Summer/Fall 2003)

Speeches / Presentations

• Co-Chair Claims Made Insurance Litigation Conference (October 7, 2009)
• "Product Contamination Claims-Coverage Issues from both Carriers and Policyholders' Perspectives" ABA Section of Litigation ICLC CLE Seminar Tucson (March 7, 2009)
• “Insurance and Reinsurance Allocation 2008: A Comprehensive Workshop” New York (June 12, 2008)
• “Examining The Tripartite Relationship,” Mealey’s Teleseminar (May 14, 2008)
• “Pharmaceutical/Healthcare – Responding To Change,” 10th Annual Policyholder Advisor Conference, New York (Sept. 18, 2007)
• Panelist re Issues Arising in §524(g) Bankruptcies, Meeting of the Insurance Subcommittee of the Business Bankruptcy Committee, ABA Section of Business Law Spring Meeting, Washington, D.C. (March 15, 2007)
• “Dividing the Spoils—Allocation of Coverage Among Covered and Non-Covered Claims,” ABA’s Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section’s 15th Annual Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee Mid-year Program, Tucson (Feb. 15, 2007)

Experience

Legal Education

Undergraduate Education

Professional Admissions / Qualifications

• New York

Court Admissions

• U.S. District Court - Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court - Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court - Northern District of New York
• U.S. Court of Appeals - Second Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Affiliations

• The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
• Co-Chair, Programming Subcommittee of the Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee of the ABA’s Section of Litigation (2009-2011)