J. Andrew Moss

he/him/his

Partner

Chicago

Andy is a member of Reed Smith’s Insurance Recovery Group in the Litigation Department. He joined Reed Smith when the firm combined with Sachnoff & Weaver, Ltd. in March 2007. Andy concentrates his practice on the representation of companies and management as policyholders in insurance disputes involving directors’ and officers’ liability (D&O), professional/errors and omissions liability (E&O), data and network security and privacy liability (cyberliability), fiduciary liability (FLI), employment practices liability (EPL), fidelity bond and commercial crime insurance, and commercial general liability (CGL). In addition, Andy counsels companies and management on the procurement, negotiation, evaluation, placement, and renewal of D&O, E&O, cyberliability, FLI, EPL, fidelity bond, and commercial crime insurance policies, risk management, and corporate governance.

Experience

Representative matters

Represents policyholders in insurance coverage disputes, including negotiation, litigation and other forms of dispute resolution, and in the negotiation, analysis and placement of D&O, E&O, cyberliability, FLI, EPL and commercial crime and fidelity insurance coverage.
Successfully negotiated and assisted with negotiating multimillion-dollar contributions from D&O, E&O, cyberliability, FLI, EPL and commercial crime to settlement on behalf of policyholders.
Represents individuals applying for asylum in the United States in partnership with the National Immigrant Justice Center.

Credentials

Education

  • DePaul University College of Law, 1999, J.D., with honors; Order of the Coif
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1994, B.F.A.
  • Tufts University, 1989, B.A., cum laude

Professional admissions & qualifications

  • Illinois
  • California

Court admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals
  • U.S. Court of Appeals - District of Columbia Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals - Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court
  • U.S. District Court - Northern District of Illinois

Professional affiliations

  • Illinois Bar
  • State Bar of California

Clerkships

  • U.S. Court of Appeals - Seventh Circuit, Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner

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