Insurance Recovery

March 2021

As the legal, regulatory, and commercial implications of coronavirus COVID-19 continue to evolve, our lawyers and advisors are helping clients navigate the complex considerations that companies around the world are facing and develop plans and strategies in response. Reach out to our COVID-19 task force at COVID19@cov.com. Below is a compendium of resources ...

March 2021

In this series of audio updates, our London disputes team of lawyers and invited guests will be exploring key developments and hot topics in English dispute resolution. Email Catherine Karia, at ckaria@cov.com, for further details or contact any member of our London team using the links below. Episode 1: Witness Memory and Evidence (March 2021) In this episode, ...

March 11, 2021

WASHINGTON—The National Law Journal has named John Buchanan to its inaugural list of Insurance Law Trailblazers, a recognition of legal professionals who have made significant marks on the practice, policy and advancements of insurance law. Mr. Buchanan is senior counsel in Covington’s Washington, D.C. office and was the firm’s first Insurance Practice Group ...

January 21, 2021, Covington Alert

On 15 January 2021, the UK Supreme Court handed down its judgment in the test case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), which is intended to clarify how commonly-used business interruption insurance wordings will respond to losses arising from the Covid-19 outbreak in the United Kingdom. The Supreme Court’s decision followed a ‘leapfrog’ appeal ...

December 16, 2020, Covington Alert

On November 10, 2020, a New York federal court dismissed an insurer’s counterclaims that sought to estop a policyholder from recovering sums in excess of a policy sublimit that the insurer had allegedly procured through inequitable conduct. Pilkington North Am., Inc. v. Mitsui Sumitomo Ins. Co. of Am., 18 Civ. 8152 (JFK), No. 175 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 10, 2020). The ...

November 10, 2020, Law360

Law360 mentioned Covington’s representation of Pilkington North America Inc. in its insurance suit claim for tornado damage to its Illinois facility. Jad Khazem was a member of the Covington team and argued a successful motion to dismiss insurer counterclaims.

October 5, 2020, Reuters

Dustin Cho and Neema Sahni spoke with Reuters about the role lawyers have played in guiding professional sports leagues through COVID-19. Mr. Cho says on the insurance front, event cancellation coverage has been a hot issue. He notes that both Wimbledon and the British Open tennis tournaments succeeded in getting coverage from their insurers under their event ...

September 4, 2020, Law360

August 27, 2020, ABA’s Coverage Journal

August 13, 2020, Covington Alert

While the world continues to battle the coronavirus, another battle wages on in the courts, as insurers continue to issue blanket denials for COVID-19 business interruption losses. Many are closely watching how the judicial and legislative branches will answer what have emerged as two key questions: Do the causes of COVID-19 business interruption losses ...

August 12, 2020, Covington Alert

In recent weeks, the English High Court has conducted a trial in an unprecedented test case that the UK Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) commenced to resolve legal issues concerning the interpretation of common business interruption (“BI”) policy wordings (the “FCA Action”). The judgment in the FCA Action is likely to address issues that will be among the ...

July 13, 2020, Law360

Dustin Cho has been named a Law360 Rising Star in Insurance.

July 6, 2020

WASHINGTON— Law360 has named Covington partners Sean Akins, Dustin Cho, Adrian Perry, Jennifer Saperstein, Kayleigh Scalzo, Ashley Simonsen, and William Woolston among its “Rising Stars.” Covington’s seven “Rising Stars” were the most of any firm this year. This annual recognition honors top lawyers under 40 “whose legal accomplishments transcend their age.” ...

June 29, 2020, Law360

May 20, 2020, Covington Alert

In the context of the coronavirus pandemic, there have been significant recent developments in Germany with respect to business interruption insurance and short-time working compensation.

May 8, 2020

As businesses prepare for a return to the workplace (RTW) following COVID-19 closures, our team has created this high-level summary list of current and anticipated issues related to reopening. For additional guidance, please visit our COVID-19 Legal and Business Toolkit or reach out to us at COVID19@cov.com. Links to sections with more information about these ...

May 7, 2020, Covington Alert

On 1 May 2020, one of the UK’s insurance regulators, the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”), issued a statement that it intended to seek legal clarity on business interruption (“BI”) insurance in order to resolve doubt for policyholders facing uncertainty on their claims (the “Statement”). The FCA says that it will achieve this clarity by seeking court ...

May 4, 2020, Covington Alert

In recent weeks, plaintiffs’ law firms that do not specialize in insurance coverage have filed requests to consolidate coronavirus-related insurance lawsuits into a single, federal multi-district litigation (MDL) proceeding, or into state or federal court class actions. The premise of these efforts is that coronavirus-related property and business interruption ...

April 29, 2020, The Wall Street Journal

Benedict Lenhart spoke with The Wall Street Journal about the lawsuits filed by policyholders suing their property insurers to pay coronavirus-related claims. Mr. Lenhart says with the mounting litigation, “it could be the battle of epidemiologists” over the presence of COVID-19, including contamination on surfaces and the duration of the contamination.

April 27, 2020, Covington Alert

COVID-19's march across the globe arrived in Latin America on February 25 in Brazil, coming roughly a month after Europe and the United States. High inequality and variable medical capacity across the region are driving governments to rely heavily on social distancing and business restrictions to slow and prevent the spread of the virus. As a result of this ...

April 7, 2020, Covington Alert

On April 6, 2020, the California Supreme Court handed down a major victory for corporate policyholders facing liability for “long-tail” claims involving continuous or progressive injuries that span multiple insurance policy years, such as environmental, asbestos, construction defect, product liability, toxic tort, and sexual abuse cases. Montrose Chemical Corp. ...

April 6, 2020, Financial Times

Ben Lenhart is quoted in the Financial Times regarding the conflict between insurance companies and policyholders over losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Lenhart says of the possible exceptions, “We do believe that there is coverage. We disagree strongly with the view that it is generally excluded."

April 1, 2020, Risk Management

March 26, 2020, Covington Alert

When consumers use their credit cards to purchase goods or services that they never receive, the Fair Credit Billing Act gives consumers the right to dispute the charge directly with their credit card issuer. As merchants cancel orders and reservations in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, creditors should prepare themselves for a dramatic increase in consumers ...

March 26, 2020, Law360

March 15, 2020, Covington Alert

As the implications of the Coronavirus/COVID-19 continue to evolve, our policyholder-side insurance lawyers have compiled the following best practices. For more guidance, see our COVID-19 toolkit. 1. Gather and review potentially relevant insurance policies. All of the policies below potentially cover Coronavirus-related losses: Property/Business ...

March 13, 2020, The American Lawyer

Mitchell Dolin is quoted in The American Lawyer regarding the increased demand for  legal advice pertaining to the insurance industry caused by coronavirus. Mr. Dolin says, “There’s been a combination of actual claim work as well as forward-looking advisory work into the nature of the insurance asset and how it might respond to various scenarios. But obviously, ...

March 12, 2020, Bloomberg

René Siemens spoke with Bloomberg about the increase in concert cancellations due to the coronavirus outbreak. He  says artists, promoters and ticket sellers are still assessing the economic costs, including events that have only been postponed, and that cancellations have never happened on this scale before.

February 10, 2020, Covington Alert

The coronavirus has now infected more than 30,000 people. Cases have been reported in every province of China as well as in Thailand, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Vietnam, Australia, Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States. More than a dozen cities have been quarantined. China, the United States, Europe, Australia, and others have imposed significant ...

2020, Best Law Firms

December 9, 2019, Covington Alert

From December 9, 2019, the Senior Managers & Certification Regime (“SM&CR”) will apply to all FSMA-authorised firms in the UK. This extension of the SM&CR to an additional 47,000 firms is predicted to increase regulatory, investigative and enforcement focus on individuals, including by expanding the number of individuals targeted.

November 22, 2019

WASHINGTON—Law360 has named seven Covington lawyers as MVPs, third most among all firms, in their respective practice areas. The awards single out lawyers from across numerous practice areas based on their success in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters, and record-breaking deals. The Covington lawyers recognized as Law360 MVPs are: Thomas ...

September 27, 2019, Law360

September 19, 2019, Covington Alert

Can an insurance company covering a risk in California use a New York choice of law clause to circumvent California’s pro-policyholder “notice of claim” rules?

August 7, 2019, Wall Street Journal

David Martin is quoted in The Wall Street Journal regarding gun violence’s effect on corporate disclosures. Mr. Martin says, “People are legitimately trying to think through whether it’s responsible to put a risk factor like this in the document.” Deciding what to disclose, and which risks count as material, is more art than science. Figuring out whether a ...

Febraury 28-March 2, 2019, 2019 Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar, Tucson, AZ

February 6, 2019, Covington Alert

On January 25, 2019, the Texas Supreme Court decided the latest insurance appeal arising from the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig and blowout of the Macondo Well on April 20, 2010.

January 14, 2019

WASHINGTON—Law360 has named Covington as one of its 2018 “Firms of the Year” for earning seven Practice Group of the Year awards. The Covington practices named 2018 Practice Groups of the Year are: Banking Government Contracts Insurance International Trade Product Liability Sports  White Collar "We have followed a ...

January 14, 2019, Covington Alert

In the wake of destructive cyber incidents over the past few years, the insurance industry and its regulators have focused more attention on so-called “silent cyber” exposures in traditional property/casualty insurance policy forms and started taking steps to reduce or specifically address those exposures. We explain here what “silent cyber” means, and what the ...

October 26, 2018, Law360

Mitchell Dolin is quoted in Law360 regarding a New York appeals court decision which applied the U.S. Supreme Court's Kokesh decision to rule that part of Bear Stearns' settlement with the SEC is a penalty, and therefore not covered by insurance.   Mr. Dolin said the appellate decision contravenes Bear Stearns’ reasonable expectations about what its policies ...

October 26, 2018, African Law & Business

Benjamin Haley's relocation from Washington to Johannesburg is featured in African Law & Business. Mr. Haley specializes in compliance and enforcement matters, and his work spans the African continent, representing clients in Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, and South Africa.

July 30, 2018, Law360

July 24, 2018, Covington Alert

Phishing, spoofing, and computer-based scams pose a significant threat to businesses. Yet in recent years many victims of these scams — also variously referred to as "business email compromise," "social engineering," "fake creditor," or "fake president" fraud — have found that their insurers refused to pay claims for their computer-related fraud losses.

June 15, 2018, Law360

Gretchen Hoff Varner and Michael Greenberg are quoted in a Law360 article regarding the biggest insurance decisions of 2018. Commenting on Liberty Surplus v. Ledesma & Meyer Construction, Hoff Varner says that the state high court injected more certainty into liability coverage litigation by making clear that the question of whether an accident has occurred must ...

June 5, 2018

WASHINGTON—Covington’s Insurance Recovery practice has received the 2018 Chambers USA "Award for Excellence" in Insurance, marking the seventh time the firm has received this honor in the 12 years it has been awarded. The "Award for Excellence" is given to one U.S. firm representing policyholders in the insurance coverage field. In addition to the award, ...

May 22, 2018, Law360

In an article regarding the approval of the final iteration of the Restatement of Law, Liability Insurance, Law360 highlights David Goodwin and John Buchanan's efforts that resulted in deleting a provision of the guidelines that would have allowed an insurer to deny coverage for its policyholder's costs to defend a claim that the policyholder became aware of ...

May 18, 2018, Law360

John Buchanan and David Goodwin are quoted in a Law360 article regarding the final version of the American Law Institute's Restatement of the Law on Liability Insurance. Commenting on Section 3, which addresses foundational principles of insurance law, Buchanan says that a strong presumption rule would already have been more favorable to insurers than the ...

May 16-May 18, 2018, American College of Coverage Counsel, 6th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

May 10, 2018, Covington Alert

The Court of Appeal in London has handed down a judgment of significance to both the insurance and international arbitration communities in Halliburton v Chubb. The judgment raises serious questions about the apparent reluctance of English courts to police arbitrators for “apparent bias” and to set aside arbitrator appointments and awards in London-seated ...

May 2, 2018

JOHANNESBURG AND WASHINGTON—Covington has promoted Benjamin Haley to its partnership. Mr. Haley, who has deep experience conducting investigations and compliance projects on the ground in Africa, will be relocating from Washington to the firm’s Johannesburg office this summer, where he will lead the firm’s Africa Investigations and Compliance practice. Mr. Haley ...

May 1, 2018

WASHINGTON—Covington advised Elbit Systems Ltd. in its $120 million acquisition of the assets and operations of the privately owned U.S. company, Universal Avionics Systems. Elbit Systems is an international high technology company engaged in a wide range of defense, homeland security, and commercial programs throughout the world. Universal Avionics is a ...

March 28, 2018, Commercial Dispute Resolution

Commercial Dispute Resolution highlights the arrival of David Luttinger and Gerald Hodgkins at Covington. Commenting on Luttinger's addition, Mitchell Dolin says that the firm was “drawn to his superb national reputation as a trial lawyer in the coverage field and to his strengths as an individual and colleague.” According to David Kornblau, Hodgkins’ “broad ...

March 19, 2018, Covington Advisory

Cyberattacks targeting defense contractors illustrate the need for cybersecurity, for thoughtful planning—and for insurance when security and planning prove insufficient. Understanding your insurance policies before things go wrong can help ensure financial protection when they do.

March 6, 2018, Covington Alert

The Commercial Court in London has recently held that breach of a specific policy provision described as a warranty in a buildings insurance policy allowed an insurer to avoid coverage for a fire claim, but was not grounds for making the policy completely void from inception, as the insurer had argued. The case is BlueBon Ltd v Ageas (UK) Ltd [2017] EWHC 3301 ...

February 27, 2018, Law360

February 22, 2018, Law360

February 21, 2018

NEW YORK—David Luttinger has joined Covington as a partner in the firm’s Insurance Recovery practice in New York. Mr. Luttinger has more than 20 years of experience representing clients in the insurance coverage field, including extensive trial work in judicial and arbitral forums across the country. His experience in the coverage area includes disputes over ...

January 22, 2018

WASHINGTON—Covington advised Bacardi Limited in its definitive agreement to acquire Patrón Spirits International AG and its PATRÓN® brand, the world’s top-selling ultra-premium tequila, from John Paul DeJoria, a founder of Patrón. The transaction reflects an enterprise value for Patrón of $5.1 billion. The transaction follows the successful relationship the ...

January 17, 2018, Covington Alert

Dozens of pharmaceutical manufacturers, wholesale distributors, and retailers have been named as defendants in opioid-related lawsuits, investigations, and congressional inquiries across the country. These actions and investigations include allegations that defendants misleadingly marketed opioids, failed to comply with regulatory requirements to report ...

January 1, 2018, Law360

Kurt Wimmer and John Buchanan are quoted in a Law360 article providing cybersecurity and privacy predictions for 2018. Wimmer says, once Europe's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is in force, non-EU countries around the world will begin looking at privacy regimes based on the 1995 Directive [which the GDPR will replace] and think about whether they ...

December 12, 2017, Covington Alert

Massive wildfires have devastated Ventura County, and they now threaten lives, homes and businesses in Los Angeles and San Diego. In the face of these catastrophic fires, businesses and their employees should focus on safety. In their aftermath, businesses must act promptly and assertively to protect their insurance rights and remedies. Early and deliberate ...

November 1, 2017, The Litigation Daily

The Litigation Daily recognizes Jennifer Saulino's move to Covington as one of the top "Game-Changing Litigator Moves in October." According to John Hall, “Jennifer’s skill and experience in litigating and trying fact-intensive cases combined with her track record of success in complex jury cases will benefit our clients and strengthen the firm’s general ...

October 25, 2017, Covington Alert

Last month, Hurricanes Irma and Maria battered Puerto Rico, which is a major center of pharmaceutical manufacturing. Damage there to property, roads, bridges, communications, power, and water systems may take months or more to repair. Some, including the FDA, have expressed concern that the damage could lead to shortages of important drugs, medical devices, and ...

October 13, 2017, Covington Alert

In a court filing this morning and an Executive Order issued yesterday, the Trump Administration announced major policy changes affecting health insurers and employers. The Administration intends to cease making cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments to insurers, while also expanding the availability of Association Health Plans, short-term health plans, and ...

October 6, 2017, The National Law Journal

The National Law Journal highlights Jennifer Saulino's return to Covington. “Covington offered me a really exciting opportunity to marry my focus on trial work with Covington’s diverse practice areas and client base on a very large scale," she says.

October 4, 2017

WASHINGTON—Jennifer Saulino has joined Covington’s Litigation and White Collar Defense and Investigation practices as a partner in Washington. Ms. Saulino’s practice focuses on trials as well as defending individuals and corporations in investigations and prosecutions, with particular experience in the pharmaceutical, health care, banking and securities, oil and ...

October 3, 2017, Global Investigations Review

Global Investigations Review highlights Jennifer Saulino's return to Covington as a partner in its Litigation and Investigations practice. 

October 3, 2017, Law360

John Hall and Jennifer Saulino are quoted in a Law360 article regarding her return to Covington as a partner in the firm's Litigation and Investigations practice. According to Hall, Saulino has “earned the respect and admiration of her colleagues and adversaries” in the courtroom with both her skills and her willingness to take on the most difficult cases. ...

September 26, 2017, Law360

September 25, 2017, Knowledge Group, LLC Webinar

September 13, 2017, Covington Alert

Hurricane Irma has battered much of Florida, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, just days after tropical storm Harvey devastated Houston and its environs. This e-alert provides practical tips to help maximize insurance recoveries for those organizations whose property was damaged or whose business was interrupted by these catastrophic events.

September 1, 2017, The National Law Journal

Shankar Duraiswamy was named a "D.C. Rising Star" by The National Law Journal, recognizing him as one of the “region’s 40 most promising lawyers age 40 and under.” Commenting on his biggest accomplishment, Duraiswamy says, "I am proudest of the results I have secured for my pro bono clients. A highlight was a landmark settlement in 2013 that we secured for deaf ...

August 30, 2017

WASHINGTON—The National Law Journal has named Covington partner Shankar Duraiswamy a “D.C. Rising Star,” recognizing him as one of the “region’s 40 most promising lawyers age 40 and under.” In his profile, Mr. Duraiswamy highlights a number of experiences and lessons learned in his career. When asked about a key to his success, he credited one of his early ...

August 23, 2017, Strategic Risk

August 16, 2017, Covington Alert

Two recent federal district court decisions involving computer “spoofing” scams highlight the uncertainty about whether such incidents may be covered under standard “computer fraud” provisions in widely used crime insurance forms. The conflicting results in these cases provide a stark reminder to policyholders that seemingly minor differences in policy wordings ...

August 2, 2017, Law360

August 1, 2017, Law360

July 28, 2017, Medtech Insight

Marialuisa Gallozzi, John Buchanan, and Jeff Kiburtz are quoted in a Medtech Insight article regarding the growing interest in the healthcare sector in buying cyber insurance. According to Gallozzi, "We are in the midst of an evolution of the insurance market right now in this area." She says cyber insurance policies have been a growing trend but unlike other ...

July 24, 2017, Law360

June 14, 2017

WASHINGTON—Covington’s Insurance Recovery practice has received the 2017 Chambers USA "Award for Excellence" in Insurance, marking the sixth time the firm has received this honor in the 11 years it has been awarded. The "Award for Excellence" is given to one U.S. firm representing policyholders in the insurance coverage field. In addition to the award, Covington ...

May 17, 2017, Covington Alert

Last Friday may mark the start of a new era in cyber crime. The first worldwide ransomware attack, commonly dubbed “WannaCry,” emerged on May 12. The malware is believed to have infected more than 300,000 computers in 150 countries to date. A cyber criminal or ring of criminals, taking advantage of an exploit made available by the ShadowBrokers hacker group that ...

May 11-12, 2017, American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel

May 4, 2017, Covington Alert

With effect from today, policyholders may recover damages from insurers for late payment of some insurance claims. For insurance contracts agreed or renewed on or after May 4, 2017 and governed by English law, the UK Enterprise Act 2016 introduces an implied term, affording the policyholder the right to recover losses caused by the insurer’s failure to pay valid ...

April 26, 2017

SAN FRANCISCO—The Daily Journal has named Covington partner Gretchen Hoff Varner one of its “Top 40 Under 40” lawyers in California.  The Daily Journal praised Ms. Hoff Varner for her insurance coverage practice, which has successfully recovered millions of dollars from insurers on behalf of a diverse array of clients. The profile also highlighted Ms. Hoff ...

March 30, 2017, Law360

March 4, 2017, ABA Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar

February 1, 2017, Covington Alert

In response to the Insurance Act 2015, insurers may increasingly include conditions precedent in their policies in place of warranties, whose effect the Act has weakened. In the recent case of Zurich Insurance Plc v Maccaferri Limited [2016] EWHC Civ 1302, the Court of Appeal in London made clear that an ambiguous condition precedent must be interpreted strictly ...

January 19, 2017, Law360

January 3, 2017

WASHINGTON—Law360 has named six Covington lawyers as MVPs in their respective practice areas. The awards single out lawyers from across various practice areas based on their “success in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters, and record-breaking deals.” The Covington lawyers recognized as Law360 MVPs are: Shara Aranoff, International Trade. Ms. ...

December 14, 2016, Covington Alert

Recent reports from both government and private groups have highlighted the risk that cyber hacking may now cause serious physical injury or damage. This new risk stems from connected industrial controls or electronic devices comprising the Internet of Things (IoT)—the network of over 50 billion objects ranging from children’s toys to home appliances to medical ...

December 1, 2016, Law360

Law360 selected Marty Myers as a 2016 Insurance MVP and profiled his work over the past year, including his representation of World Fuel Services which scored the company a $24.5 million reward for insurance coverage related to a $17 million marine cargo loss off the coast of West Africa. “Each case suggests its own strategies,” Myers says. “In part, it’s being ...

August 12, 2016, Covington Alert

The Insurance Act, which received Royal Assent and became law in the United Kingdom in February 2015, has now come into force: it applies to all insurance policies entered into on or after August 12, 2016, including renewals, and to all variations to existing policies made on or after that date. As previously reported, the Act contains the most significant ...

Fall 2016, ABA Litigation Section, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, Coverage Journal

July 7, 2016, Law360

June 22, 2016, Mealey's Litigation Report: Insurance

June 14, 2016, Covington Alert

Two recent litigation developments involving cyber insurance serve as a useful reminder to policyholders: a cyber policy purchase can be full of traps for the unwary. This alert discusses the traps that resulted in one company losing coverage for a major portion of its losses from a payment card data breach, while another company faces a lawsuit by its cyber ...

June 10, 2016, Law360

June 3, 2016, Law360

May 23, 2016, The Law Society Gazette

Carlo Kostka participated in a roundtable with The Law Society Gazette regarding the UK Insurance Act 2015. According to Kostka, a question will be in the mind of any corporate client: “Is it sufficient for a public company to say that the material risks of the business are those which are publicly disclosed in the annual report?” 

May 9, 2016, Covington Alert

On May 4, 2016 the Enterprise Act received the Royal Assent and became law in the UK. Once its relevant provisions come into force on May 4, 2017, it will introduce for the first time into English law a right for policyholders to recover damages for late payment of insurance claims from insurers (Scottish law already recognizes an implied obligation for an ...

May 5, 2016, Covington Alert

In re Viking Pump, Inc. & Warren Pumps, LLC, Insurance Appeals, No. 59 (N.Y. May 3, 2016) (“Viking Pump”), heralds a major development in New York insurance law to the benefit of policyholders facing claims that trigger multiple years of liability coverage as a result of continuous and progressive damage. In addressing the proper allocation method to apply to ...

April 24, 2016, Business Insurance

David Goodwin’s remarks from the annual RIMS conference are quoted in this article discussing the increased use of catastrophe bonds by risk managers. According to Goodwin, “This really is an up-and-coming issue for risk management.”

April 21, 2016

New York — Law360 has named Covington international arbitration partner David Pinsky a “Rising Star.” This annual recognition honors top attorneys under the age of 40 “whose legal accomplishments belie their age.” Law360 recognized how Mr. Pinsky, who leads Covington’s arbitration group’s Russia and Eurasia initiative, helped develop the firm’s Russia-focused ...

February 17, 2016, Covington Alert

January 28, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC - Law360 has named six Covington practice groups among its “Practice Groups of the Year.” The practice groups recognized by Law360 are as follows: Government Contracts Insurance International Trade Life Sciences Product Liability Sports

January 5, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC, January 5, 2016 - Covington announced that Matthew Schlesinger has joined the firm as a partner in its insurance recovery practice. “Matt has a strong track record of success in the insurance recovery field, in particular on behalf of policyholders in the financial services sector,” said Mitchell Dolin, co-chair of the firm’s global coverage ...

March 23, 2015, Law360

William Skinner, Saul Goodman and James Goold are mentioned in this article regarding their representation of Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

January 16, 2015, Law360

Covington's Suzan Charlton authored this article on Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s recent 3-2 decision in Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co. v. St. John, No. 86 MAP 2012, 2014 Pa. Lexis 3313: "In the wake of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s recent 3-2 decision in Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co. v. St. John, No. 86 MAP 2012, ...

May 14, 2014, Law360

Covington partner Marty Myers is featured in this article about his recent move to the firm.

May 12, 2014, Bloomberg

Marty Myers is mentioned in Bloomberg regarding his recent move to Covington: "Covington & Burling LLP said Martin H. Myers joined its insurance recovery practice, representing corporate policyholders in complex coverage disputes with insurers. Myers, who joins the firm as a partner in San Francisco, was previously at Jones Day."

May 6, 2014, Law360

Lawrence Hobel is mentioned regarding the Second Circuit ruling that the 9/11 attacks were “acts of war” under a federal pollution cleanup law.

December 13, 2012

WASHINGTON, DC, December 13, 2012 — Business Insurance magazine recently recognized Anna Engh, a partner in Covington & Burling’s highly regarded policyholder recovery practice, as a 2012 “Woman to Watch.” The annual award honors 25 women who have performed outstanding work over the past five years in insurance, risk management, employee benefits, and related ...

February 15, 2012

WASHINGTON, DC, February 15, 2012 — BTI Consulting Group named Tim Hester, chair of Covington & Burling’s management committee, as one of its 2012 “Client Service All-Stars.” The BTI “Client Service All-Stars” are North American and European lawyers who have been identified based on the unprompted, unequivocal recommendations from corporate counsel for ...

September 29, 2008

WASHINGTON, DC, September 29, 2008 — Covington & Burling LLP received 124 individual mentions in 40 areas of law in the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This annual compilation of top US lawyers is based on peer-review surveys and is used as a referral guide in the legal profession. The Covington lawyers recognized are as follows: Administrative: ...

10/15/2007

WASHINGTON, DC, October 15, 2007 — Covington & Burling LLP has secured a major appellate victory in New York’s high court for Foster Wheeler LLC. On October 11, 2007, the New York Court of Appeals unanimously agreed that New Jersey law, rather than New York law, governs Foster Wheeler’s disputes with its insurers over coverage for asbestos bodily injury claims. ...

10/9/2007

WASHINGTON, DC, October 9, 2007 — On October 4, 2007, the California Court of Appeal unanimously affirmed a $26.6 million judgment for Sears, Roebuck and Co. against an AIG affiliate for losses covered under a CrimeGuard insurance policy. Covington & Burling LLP has represented Sears at both the trial and appellate levels since the lawsuit was filed in 2001 to ...

9/28/2007

WASHINGTON, DC, September 28, 2007 — In its inaugural year, The Legal 500 US has recognized Covington & Burling LLP’s practice excellence in 23 fields. Compiled in four volumes published in 2007, the Legal 500 US singles out the following practices:  Broadcasting and Digital Buyouts: sub-$1b Copyright - regional Copyright Litigation - regional Data ...

September 6, 2007

WASHINGTON, DC, September 6, 2007 — Covington & Burling LLP received 115 individual mentions in 38 areas of law in the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. This annual compilation of top US lawyers is based on peer-review surveys and is used as a referral guide in the legal profession. The recipients are as follows: Administrative: E. Edward Bruce and ...

June 4, 2007

LONDON, 4 June, 2007 — Roger Enock has been elected a partner of Covington & Burling LLP and will be resident in the firm’s London office, where he will be serving as Head of the European Policyholder Coverage Practice. Roger joins from the litigation and dispute resolution team at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, where he had been a partner since 1992. His ...

March 27, 2007, Covington E-Alert

October 3, 2002

October 3, 2002 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - Covington & Burling announced that eight attorneys have been elected to the partnership, effective October 1, 2002. New partners in Covington's Litigation Practice include Georgia Kazakis and Edward H. Rippey. Michael S. Labson is a new partner in the firm's Food and Drug and Life Sciences Practices. Erin M. Egan and Jennifer ...