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Chicago, IL

Represented insurers in ERISA and non-ERISA lawsuits over disability benefits. Researched and drafted briefs on various dispositive, discovery, and jurisdictional issues in federal and state court. Argued discovery disputes to courts, and deposed witnesses.

Chicago, IL

• Represented insurers and reinsurers in coverage, commercial, and collection disputes. Counseled clients on the likelihoods of litigation outcomes, and aided them in evaluating possible compromises. Managed larger.
• Served as second chair at an arbitration over the number of 9/11 World Trade Center events, which led to the total defeat of a $15 million claim against the client.
• Served as second chair at a bench trial in the Southern District of New York, which led to a $5 million judgment in favor of the client reinsurer for the ceding insurer’s overbillings following its commutations with.
• Represented an insurer in a lawsuit seeking collection of a $1 million deductible. Negotiated settlement with the policyholder, so that it would sue its former subsidiary and not the insurer.Represented clients in.
• Won dismissal of a lawsuit accusing an administrator of breaching fiduciary duty in handling a claim for health benefits.
• Counseled an employer in negotiating with a union to settle the employer’s withdrawal and deficiency liabilities after the employer withdrew from the union’s multiemployer plan.Handled all aspects of certain disputes.

Chicago, IL

• Represented insurers and reinsurers in disputes:
• Represented a retrocessionaire sued by the underlying insurance company for the reinsurer’s liability.
• Represented a reinsurer against a captive insurer that re-domesticated itself to another jurisdiction to the benefit of its insured owner.
• Represented insurers in disputes over coverage of first-party property, professional liability, business auto, and excess insurance policies. Regularly appeared in court proceedings, including trials:
• Served as the lead – and only – counsel in an Illinois state-court jury trial.
• Represented a reinsurer in a three-week evidentiary hearing in federal court.

Chicago

Defended insurers in coverage disputes, and counseled them on coverage issues, arising under general liability policies and professional liability policies. Researched and drafted motions; drafted pleadings and discovery papers; interviewed, and drafted affidavits of, expert and fact witnesses; and deposed witnesses.Won asylum for an Eritrean refugee.

Charlotte, NC

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Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa