Robert Hermes Email & Phone Number

I am the Partner-in-charge of the Chicago office of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP. I have more than 30 years of experience as a trial lawyer in all aspects of reinsurance arbitration/litigation and commercial litigation, including jury and bench trials in breach of contract and fraud actions, business torts, defense of officers and directors, shareholder derivative suits, real estate transactions, trade secret and restrictive covenants, insurance coverage disputes, antitrust and class actions. My appellate experience includes both state and federal courts.My reinsurance experience includes disputes involving the scope and applicability of arbitration clauses, placement disclosures, claim handling, adherence to underwriting guidelines, retrospectively rated business, obligations to follow settlements, allocation of settlements, obligations under surplus share reinsurance contracts, excess of loss contracts, application of ultimate net loss and net retained line clauses, clash covers and accounting for premiums and losses. I have also provided reinsurance advice to insurance company clients who are involved in the large asbestos bankruptcies including, Western MacArthur, Combustion Engineering, W.R. Grace, Bigelow-Liptak, Kentile Floors and Bendix.• Singled out for special recognition and individually ranked among Illinois reinsurance attorneys in Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.• Named a leader in insurance law in The Best Lawyers in America.• Named a leader in business litigation by Illinois Super Lawyers.• Designated as a "Leading Lawyer" in Illinois in Commercial Litigation as part of the Law Bulletin Publishing Group’s surveys of the top lawyers in the state.

Listed skills include Arbitration, Trials, Commercial Litigation, Class Actions, and 2 others.