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Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder | USA

USA - Nationwide

Insurance includes both contentious and non-contentious insurance and reinsurance matters. On the contentious side, we feature coverage claims litigation, broker`s negligence and both 'facultative' and 'treaty' reinsurance disputes. There is also an element of professional negligence issues arising from insurance disputes. On the non-contentious side, we include all forms of M&A, capital raisings, demutualisations and other regulatory issues.

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Band 1

  1. Blank Rome LLP
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    Blank Rome LLP
    Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
    2026 | Band 1 | 17 Years Ranked

    Blank Rome possesses wide experience in coverage work, handling diverse matters from major product liability cases and asbestos disputes to bodily injury claims in the professional sports world. It is particularly well regarded in areas including sexual abuse liability, False Claims Act cases and food recall coverage. Notably, the team is also skilled in a range of insurance issues across the energy and healthcare sectors and has significant expertise in cybersecurity coverage.

  2. Covington & Burling LLP
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    Covington & Burling LLP
    Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
    2026 | Band 1 | 17 Years Ranked

    Covington & Burling has superlative bench strength and a level of expertise that set its superb practice apart as the pinnacle of policyholder representation across the USA. It houses some of the industry's most sought-after practitioners as well as an enviable list of blue-chip clients across a vast range of sectors. The team is consistently involved in the most cutting-edge, high-stakes litigation taking place around the globe, the team offers extensive expertise in acting for clients' interests in arbitration negotiations. The firm is experienced across a spectrum of coverage claims, including property damage, catastrophic loss and mass tort liability, among others.

  3. Reed Smith LLP
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    Reed Smith LLP
    Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
    2026 | Band 1 | 17 Years Ranked

    Reed Smith fields a versatile group offering an impressive geographical spread and a deep pool of talent to facilitate robust representation of policyholders across the full gamut of disputes work. It brings deep expertise in significant commercial general liability cases, including asbestos claims and environmental incidents. The team also demonstrates experience in a host of other matters such as business interruption, D&O and employee discrimination and exhibits considerable skill in coverage disputes within the financial sector, including securities issues and professional conduct matters. Notably, the firm has additional expertise in advising on catastrophic loss claims, including hurricane and wildfire concerns.

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Band 2

  1. Anderson Kill PC
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    Anderson Kill PC
    Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
    2026 | Band 2 | 17 Years Ranked

    Anderson Kill fields a high-quality team capable of handling multiparty disputes and taking on coverage matters in diverse areas such as asbestos liability, bodily injury and financial lines. It acts for a broad array of clients, ranging from state and municipal bodies through to major companies, in sectors such as technology and consumer products. Exclusively representing policyholder interests in insurance as well as wider commercial matters, the firm exhibits additional expertise advising clients on environmental liability disputes.

  2. Jones Day
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    Jones Day
    Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
    2026 | Band 2 | 15 Years Ranked
    Jones Day has a thriving policyholder outfit that handles a broad range of traditional coverage areas as well as cutting-edge issues such as data breach and cyber risk. It also offers strength in managing cases of catastrophic loss, including associated business interruption and property damage claims. The team demonstrates skill in domestic and international disputes for clients from an array of industry sectors, including construction, energy and financial services.
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Band 3

  1. Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLP
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    Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLP
    Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
    2026 | Band 3 | 4 Years Ranked

    Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna is a highly respected policyholder boutique that regularly handles substantive insurance claims across the country. It has specific expertise in myriad coverage areas such as D&O, property damage, business interruption and construction defects. Its broad client list includes major players in the entertainment, energy and pharmaceutical industries.

  2. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
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    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
    Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
    2026 | Band 3 | 17 Years Ranked

    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has a prominent nationwide insurance practice that provides strong trial representation and coverage expertise. It draws on deep knowledge of corporate restructuring as well as experience in product liability and mass torts. The team also advises clients on diverse matters such as captives and SPVs and offers considerable strength in long-tail liability matters including environmental contamination and asbestos-related issues. The firm also possesses notable experience advising clients on arbitration proceedings, particularly in London and Bermuda.

  3. Perkins Coie LLP
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    Perkins Coie LLP
    Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
    2026 | Band 3 | 13 Years Ranked

    Perkins Coie has deep experience in resolving tough disputes on behalf of policyholders and is particularly knowledgeable in disputes involving the Bermuda Form. Its distinguished client roster includes major players in the utilities and natural resources sectors, as well as a significant number of technology companies. In addition, the team advises clients on novel areas such as cyber risk, as well as on more traditional areas of coverage, and has notable skill in toxic tort, professional liability and bankruptcy matters.

  4. Pillsbury
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    Pillsbury
    Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
    2026 | Band 3 | 9 Years Ranked
    Pillsbury exhibits significant experience advising policyholder clients across a range of sophisticated insurance coverage disputes. It offers expertise handling environmental, D&O and product liability claims and is knowledgeable regarding insurance matters in the energy, construction and utilities markets.
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Band 4

  1. Barnes & Thornburg LLP
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    Barnes & Thornburg LLP
    Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
    2026 | Band 4 | 1 Years Ranked

    Barnes & Thornburg houses a highly rated insurance recovery group, which has a strong track record in bringing claims against insurers across a broad range of coverage matters and bad faith claims. The firm offers a strong pool of litigators with a wealth of expertise in trial settings, as well as in arbitration and wider risk counseling.

  2. Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
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    Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
    Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
    2026 | Band 4 | 2 Years Ranked

    Hunton Andrews Kurth has a strong policyholder practice, representing clients in various complex matters such as business interruption claims and D&O coverage disputes. The firm represents clients across multiple industries, including technology, life sciences, energy and food and beverage.

  3. K&L Gates
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    K&L Gates
    Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
    2026 | Band 4 | 15 Years Ranked
    K&L Gates offers significant trial and arbitration experience, including London market expertise, in matters pertaining to environmental coverage, asbestos and product liability. It is also well-versed in bodily injury and business interruption and offers strong support in insurance bankruptcy issues and the development of cyber risk policies. In addition, the team demonstrates considerable capability in complex construction defect and D&O liability matters and offers notable expertise in catastrophic loss disputes.
  4. McCarter & English, LLP
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    McCarter & English, LLP
    Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
    2026 | Band 4 | 1 Years Ranked

    McCarter & English's insurance recovery team offers well-honed strengths in policyholder-side litigation. Clients benefit from a strong group of insurance litigation specialists, with experience acting for major corporates across a wide range of industries.

  5. McGuireWoods LLP
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    McGuireWoods LLP
    Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
    2026 | Band 4 | 2 Years Ranked

    McGuireWoods has a wide breadth of expertise in insurance recovery, representing policyholders in complex coverage disputes from business interruption claims to D&O matters. The law firm represents clients across various industries, including technology, life sciences and hospitality.

  6. Proskauer Rose LLP
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    Proskauer Rose LLP
    Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
    2026 | Band 4 | 16 Years Ranked

    Proskauer Rose fields a notable team of experienced trial lawyers as well as possessing strong arbitration capabilities. It maintains a strong following of corporate policyholder clients, including a significant number of hedge funds and private equity groups, and offers a broad spectrum of coverage expertise including noncontentious matters such as policy review. In addition, the firm demonstrates an impressive international capability with considerable knowledge across London market and Bermuda Form matters and possesses considerable knowledge of cyber insurance issues.