As a policyholder-focused practice, we have assisted some of the world’s largest companies in resolving their complex insurance disputes. Our insurance coverage lawyers are international, collaborative and experienced, offering practical approaches to addressing your insurance recovery needs.
Our cases range from catastrophic property losses and “bet-the-company” products claims to securities litigation and cyber losses. Whether negotiating coverage for emerging liabilities or facing off at trial or arbitration in London, Los Angeles or other venues worldwide, we derive maximum value from your insurance assets. You can rely on Reed Smith’s market-leading insurance coverage lawyers to efficiently analyze your company’s issues and recommend a concrete plan of action.
We can assist you in all aspects of the insurance recovery process:
- Reviewing insurance policies
- Assisting with due diligence on corporate transactions
- Advising on claim presentation
- Securing forensic accounting and other expert assistance
- Assuring compliance with statutory and policy deadlines and obligations
- Negotiating partial or interim payments
- Advocating your legal position
- Negotiating, mediating, arbitrating or litigating the claim as necessary
Our goal in each matter is to achieve the right result and maximum recovery for you, with minimum expense. We do this within negotiated budgets, often pursuant to alternative fee arrangements.
We have obtained significant insurance recoveries for claims involving:
- Securities class actions and derivative lawsuits
- Cyberliability and hacker attacks
- Man-made environmental disasters
- Natural disasters
- Alleged financial fraud and theft
- Explosions at manufacturing plants
- Intellectual property violations
- Opioid lawsuits
- Asbestos-related claims and other toxic tort suits
- Advertising and social media
- Statutory liabilities under the FCA, TCPA, and FCRA
- Employment discrimination
- Construction liabilities
- The global subprime mortgage crisis
- And much more
