O'Melveny

Insurance heavyweights turn to O'Melveny for guidance through some of their most complex legal battles. Led by New York-based Allen Burton, who has lead the charge on a broad array of high-stakes matters, the group takes on  coverage disputes, contested bankruptcies, arbitration proceedings, and more, centering around major liability areas, such as COVID-19 business interruption litigation, class actions, mass torts, product liability, and wide range of commercial insurance lines. The team notably represented Chubb in an aviation-related litigation arising from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. LA-based Richard Goetz is highly experienced in representing insurers in cases involving environmental liabilities, bankruptcy, asbestos-related injuries, and more, and also takes on reinsurance matters. Trial lawyer Leah Godesky pivots between Century City and New York, and in Los Angeles, Zoheb Noorani‘s experience includes handling coverage actions from pre-litigation to appeal stage, and product liability matters in the pharmaceuticals sector. Veteran litigators Gary Svirsky and Tancred Schiavoni are also key team members.