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Property Damage, Business Interruption & Other First Party Insurance

Third Party, Commercial & Comprehensive General Liability Insurance

Heller Ehrman has one of the world's largest and most successful policyholder-side insurance recovery practices. We represent policyholders in litigation and non-litigation insurance disputes and have provided risk management counseling and insurance advice in some of the world's most challenging and important matters. We represent policyholders seeking insurance proceeds under virtually every type of insurance policy and serve policyholder clients throughout the world in all major industries, including oil and gas, energy, mining and smelting, technology, life sciences, financial services/banking, manufacturing, entertainment/gaming, publishing, consumer product, retail, transportation, food and beverage, law, accounting, construction/real estate, government and non-profits. Our attorneys have created important insurance precedents and have been involved in many large and high-profile insurance coverage cases. In the process, we have obtained billions of dollars in recoveries for our clients.

Facts About Our Practice

Recovered more than $5 billion from insurers for policyholders in just the last five years and billions more in prior years.
Includes nearly 60 attorneys and professionals nationwide. Thirteen attorneys and professionals comprising the insurance coverage practice of Swidler Berlin recently joined our Washington, D.C. office.
Ranked in the first tier, on a nationwide basis, by Chambers USA. We are also the only insurance recovery practice to be ranked by Chambers in one of the top two categories in more than one market. Nine of our lawyers were individually recognized as among the best in this field.
Work on some of the highest profile insurance coverage matters in the world, including claims arising out of Hurricane Katrina and Rita and the collapse of the World Trade Center.
Involved in the development of favorable law for policyholders, including over 50 published opinions on insurance matters and numerous successful trials.
Achieved the highest-value settlements ever reached in private coverage negotiations, including four of the five largest settlements in the history of the London Insurance Market.

Richard DeNatale
richard.denatale@hellerehrman.com
+1 (415) 772-6354

Mark J. Plumer
mark.plumer@hellerehrman.com
+1 (202) 912-2021