Cristina is a partner in our San Francisco office, whose practice is specifically focused on representing corporate policyholders in disputes against their insurance companies. Cristina’s practice includes all aspects of disputes with insurers – including evaluating, litigating and settling claims. Cristina has represented policyholders in disputes involving a variety of insurance policies, including property, products liability, general liability, cyberliability, directors & officers, errors & omissions, professional liability and employment practices liability, to name a few.
Cristina represents clients across a number of industries, including product manufacturers, tech companies, healthcare, public pension fund trustees, construction and engineering companies, telecommunications, financial institutions, and oil and chemical companies. Cristina is also a successful general commercial litigator and she successfully defended a financial advisor against a $200+ million claim.
In addition to litigation, Cristina also advises clients on all aspects of their insurance programs, including counseling during insurance renewals.Cristina also advises clients on the impact of corporate restructuring and the purchase and sale of businesses, including an assessment of potential gaps in coverage and an assessment of a client’s right and obligations under indemnification provisions with its business associates and partners. Cristina has also assisted clients with self-insurance programs and advising on alternative coverage options.
Cristina is the lead trial counsel in a cross-border, $500M+ business interruption and property damage claim arising out of a catastrophic fire in Mexico, resulting in business income losses in the U.S.
Cristina was the lead trial counsel in successfully defending a financial advising firm in a $200M+ claim brought by one of the firm’s former partners.
Cristina was part of the lead trial team representing a Fortune 500 financial institution in multiple cases throughout the country involving mortgage insurance, subprime mortgage claims and mortgage fraud claims. In that highly complex representation, Cristina was trial counsel for matters venued in federal court, state court and multiple arbitrations.
Cristina also successfully represented a major online peer-to-peer transportation company in a dispute against its insurance company for personal injury and wrongful death claims in San Francisco. In addition to litigating matters, Cristina has assisted clients who have been impacted by data and privacy breaches, ransomware attacks and other cyberattacks. Her representation of those clients span a variety of sectors, including healthcare, manufacturing, supply chain management, fintech startups and many others.
Cristina presently sits on the firm’s Executive Committee, the firm’s governing board. She is also a head of the firm’s Talent Committee and serves as the Global Chair of Reed Smith’s Women’s Initiative, which promotes and fosters the retention, advancement and recruitment of women lawyers at Reed Smith.
