Bar Admissions

• New York

Court Admissions

• US District Court, District of Connecticut, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of New York
• US Court of Appeals, Second, Third, Ninth, and Federal Circuits
• US Supreme Court

• Georgetown University, J.D., 1988: Member, Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics
• Georgetown University, B.S., 1984

• Listed in The Legal 500 US as a Leading Lawyer (2013-2019) and Hall of Fame (2018, 2020-2026) for Insurance
• Ranked by Chambers USA in New York and Nationwide for Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer (2012, 2014-2026)
• Named a Local Litigation Star (2020-2023), National Practice Area Star (2020-2026), and Litigation Star (2024-2026) in Insurance by Benchmark Litigation
• Recommended by The Legal 500 US for Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Corporate (2023-2024)
• Named National Litigation Star in Benchmark Litigation: The Definitive Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys (2013)
• Named Client Choice 2013 in the New York Insurance & Reinsurance category by International Law Office and Lexology
• Preeminent AV Rating by Martindale-Hubbell (2013-2023)
• Recipient of Law360’s 2012 MVP award in Insurance honoring achievements in major litigation that have set a new standard for accomplishment

Member

• New York City Bar Association

Speaker

• “ABI Strategies and Perspectives: Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Chapter 11: The Intersection of Mass Torts and Bankruptcy,” American Bankruptcy Institute (May 2024)
• “Responding to Extreme Losses in the New Normal,” ARIAS US Spring Conference (May 2018)
• “Recent Trends and Developments in Allocation Issues – Which Policies Apply and in What Order,” Perrin Conferences: Insurance Coverage and Allocation Issues Conference (April 2018)
• “Changing Politics of Asbestos Bankruptcies,” HB Asbestos Bankruptcy Current Trends & Future Outlook (October 2010)
• “Ethics in Asbestos Litigation,” Perrin Asbestos Litigation Conference (September 2010)
• “The Intersection Between Bankruptcy and Insurance Coverage: What Every Coverage Practitioner Should Know,” ABA Section of Litigation-Insurance Coverage Annual Conference (March 2010)
• “Claim Trends & Update—What is the Forecast?,” Mealey’s Asbestos Insurance Conference (September 2006)
• “Investigations Into Fraudulent Asbestos & Silica Claims,” Mealey’s teleconference (August 2006)
• “Asbestos Bankruptcy,” Andrews Asbestos Litigation Conference (June 2006)
• “Changing Landscape in Asbestos Claims Filings and Emerging Trends,” Mealey’s Asbestos Insurance Litigation (December 2005)
• “Asbestos: The Times They Are Changing,” Tillinghast Asbestos Litigation Conference (September 2005)

Author

• “A Classic Case of Regulatory Overreach,” Crain's New York Business (October 16, 2018 co-authored with Janine Panchok-Berry and Gary Svirsky)
• “Supreme Court Annuls Agency Overreach In Title Insurance Regulations,” New York Law Journal (August 2018 co-authored with Gary Svirsky)
• “A Field Guide to Channeling Injunctions and Litigation Trusts,” New York Law Journal (July 13, 2018)
• “Victory for Insurers in Skinner Engine May Change Landscape for Asbestos Bankruptcies,” Bloomberg Law Reports: Bankruptcy Law (June 29, 2009 co-authored with Gary Svirsky and Allen Schwartz)
• “No Final Answer,” Best’s Review (May 2008)
• “The Fourth Circuit Re-Installs Limits on Coverage for Asbestos Personal Injuries,” Mealey’s Litigation Report (November 3, 2004)

Participant

• Emerging Insurance Coverage & Allocation Issues Conference (January 2011)