Alejandro Hidalgo Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

New York, Ny, Us

Represented global leading insurers in insurance coverage litigation across the country in state and federal courts involving large-scale multi-million dollar environmental and asbestos coverage claims. • Drafted pleadings, motions, settlement agreements, jury instructions, and verdict forms.• Helped design litigation and settlement strategies to achieve client goals.• Worked with experts from various disciplines, including environmental, aerial photography, and drafting history of policy forms and exclusions, in litigation regarding environmental claims.

Represented policyholders for several carriers in litigation involving premises liability, construction site accidents, and auto liability.• Managed a caseload of 40 actions in litigation throughout New York State and periodically updated carriers as to their status.• Prepared and filed pleadings, dispositive motions, and motions to compel in New York State courts.• Conducted and delegated investigations to develop facts supporting client’s claims and defenses.• Appeared for depositions, settlement conferences, judicial mediations, and motions in the Supreme Courts of New York, Kings, Queens, Richmond, and Bronx County.

New York, Ny, Us

Worked closely with founding partner at boutique law firm representing clients in commercial litigation disputes.• Represented insurance companies in insurance coverage declaratory judgment actions to determine primary and excess coverage, priority of coverage among insurers, and claims by purported “additional insureds.”• Drafted pleadings, motions, discovery requests, and memoranda on pertinent legal issues.• Conducted review on e-discovery platform to support insurance company’s $70 million accountant malpractice claim for auditor’s failure to identify deficiencies in its loss reserves.

New York, New York , Us

• Supported the Storm Response Unit in its representation of Superstorm Sandy victims in consumer-related civil court proceedings.• Researched and drafted legal memoranda on requirements for public adjusters and the prejudicial effect of not including a licensing number on a complaint filed by an oil delivery company.• Assisted in discovery and reviewed case files.

• Drafted and filed the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of a start-up nonprofit.• Prepared and presented a complex set of legal and practical issues to several interconnected nonprofit organizations to help them decide whether to pursue a major collaborative project.• Conducted client intake, assessed clients’ needs, and identified potential issues regarding the managing of a nonprofit organization and the shared duties of a leasehold condominium.

London, Gb

Assisted attorneys monitoring domestic regulatory and compliance landscape on behalf of Lloyd’s, London.• Monitored legislation and regulations proposed in all 50 U.S. states and territories to analyze potential impact on the Lloyd’s market.• Contributed to Lloyd’s being listed as a surplus line insurer in Puerto Rico for the first time in three years.• Redrafted bylaws and organized corporate records for Lloyd’s entities incorporated in the United States.

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• Researched and drafted 24 memoranda regarding the employment status of long-haul truck drivers in 24 states in order to correctly calculate workers’ compensation premiums for the potential employers.• Conducted legal research on the application of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act to insurance brokers.• Maintained a database of relevant deadlines and laws to help ensure compliance by underwriters.• Shadowed lawyers in different legal practices in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and New York.• Sat in on a deposition during an arbitration concerning one of the company’s insurance policies.

Medford, Massachusetts, Us

• Prepared food and ran the register at two on-campus eateries and a convenience store.• Trained new employees and provided on-going managerial support to student-workers.• Managed the receipts from multiple registers and prepared daily financial reports.• Oversaw product inventory and restocked food and beverages as needed.

• Prepared insurance policy documents to send to clients.• Developed and implemented a more efficient office-wide document retrieval protocol.• Supported daily administrative functions.

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Bachelor'S Degree, International Relations

High School