Our industry-leading, nationwide Financial Lines practice group concentrates on the insurance industry’s financial lines sector, which includes directors and officers (D+O) liability, employment practices liability, errors and omissions, fiduciary liability and representations and warranties insurance.
Our clients turn to us for a full range of complex coverage analysis and litigation services in response to claims against public and private companies, their directors and officers, business managers and professional advisors. We provide you and your team with unwavering support in coverage litigation disputes, bad faith actions and similar liability claims. We also help you skillfully handle large errors and omissions (E+O) claims involving litigation and governmental investigations.
Our Services
We work closely with insurer clients throughout the lifecycle of a claim, from retention through resolution, including:
- Claims assessment
- Report and position letter preparation
- Liability, damages and coverage investigation
- Insurance coverage and damage analysis
- Litigation monitoring
- Resolution strategy and settlement negotiations
- Coverage litigation and arbitration
Our lawyers have decades of experience in a broad range of state, federal and private forums across the United States, with respect to all financial lines coverage issues, including without limitation, coverage for:
- Advancement and indemnification
- Antitrust litigation
- Appraisal actions
- Books and records demands
- Class action securities litigation (Securities Act and 1934 Exchange Act)
- Derivative shareholder suits and investigations
- Expedited litigation, such as temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions
- Fiduciary duty claims
- Governmental investigations, including Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) investigations and enforcement actions
- Mergers and acquisitions litigation
Our Team
Our Financial Lines attorneys provide seamlessly integrated, multidisciplinary legal services. Our clients benefit from our collaboration with colleagues across our firm’s diverse practice groups, including Business Transactions, Litigation, and Insurance + Reinsurance. We also maintain strong relationships with professionals, practice groups, and organizations in the financial lines sector, including with mediators, arbitrators, defense counsel, insurance brokers and coverage counsel. Each member of our Financial Lines team is committed to understanding the nuances of your business. Our legal analysis and services will help you meet your strategic business objectives.
