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Andrew Nadolna is a nationally-recognized mediator and arbitrator with experience in a wide range of matters including those in the complex business and commercial, construction, class action/ mass tort, cryptocurrency, cybersecurity/privacy, employment, environmental (including PFAS/Forever Chemicals), insurance and reinsurance, international/cross-border, personal injury/ torts, and professional liability realms. He is highly respected for his breadth of knowledge across multiple practice areas and his ability to grasp with ease sophisticated and highly technical aspects of disputes. His open-minded approach to the parties’ objectives allows him to listen to all sides of a dispute, to diffuse roadblocks, and to navigate the parties toward the just and efficient resolution of disputes even in the most intractable of situations.

He is ranked among the top mediators nationwide by Chambers and Partners in its 2023 – 2026 USA Guides. Chambers’s reviewers praise Mr. Nadolna for “bring[ing] a unique and unmatched level of experience” to his work and for being “a tireless and devoted mediator.” They note that “[h]e's very good at keeping his thoughts to himself when necessary and probing different people based on their personalities," that he’s a “strong, organized mediator who gets on top of a matter … [and] works hard for solutions” and that he’s especially adept at “slowly coax[ing] parties in the direction of a resolution.” He “exemplifies excellent work, relentlessness and fairness,“ stated one reviewer. For me,” stated another, “he's got intelligence, he's got patience, he's got integrity [and] [h]e has gravitas."

Mr. Nadolna handles matters across a broad spectrum of civil litigation disputes and has a particular interest in and especially deep-seated experience in presiding over all types of complex business and commercial matters. The hundreds of nationwide two- and multi-party matters he has handled include high-stakes business disputes across a wide swath of industries. They involve, among others, multifaceted claims for breach of contract and fiduciary duty, tortious interference, conversion, fraud, unjust enrichment, unfair and deceptive trade practices, and negligence, as well as matters dealing with corporate dissolution and corporate governance. The remedies sought by parties in these matters have included claims for damages, as well as for specific performance, rescission and reformation.

As the former Global Head of Casualty Claims at American International Group (AIG) he also enjoys a reputation as an ADR professional highly skilled in resolving insurance matters. He has mediated and arbitrated cases involving nearly every form of first- and third-party insurance matter including cyber, primary and excess policies (all layers), Commercial General Liability (CGL), professional liability, directors and officers (D&O), errors and omissions (E&O), employment practices liability, kidnap, ransom and corporate protection, trade credit, rectification, event cancellation, Bermuda form, London form, occurrence, claims made, integrated occurrence, fronted and captive insurance, supply chain, ocean marine, satellite, commercial property (including business interruption), subrogation, reinsurance, and transactional insurance (representations and warranties – R&W).

Mr. Nadolna also has substantial experience handling underlying claims and coverage disputes involving high profile personal injury, invasion of privacy, sexual abuse, and sexual assault (including those involving religious and educational institutions) matters. He has also worked on cases involving cyber, bitcoin, technology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and energy.

He is a sought-after speaker on many facets of arbitration and mediation and has presented to numerous organizations including the New York State Bar Association Commercial and Federal Litigation Section (COMFED), the American Bar Association Litigation and Tort Trial and Insurance Practice (TIPS) Sections, the New York City Bar Association, RIMS, Advisen, ARIAS-U.S., the Practising Law Institute, the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, DRI, and the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), among others. He has also been invited by the New York State Supreme Court Commercial Division of Judges and COMFED to co-teach a master class on insurance. A thought leader in ADR, he has written numerous articles on the subjects of dispute resolution, as well as insurance.

Representative Matters

Business & Commercial

  • Arbitrated matter between global investment platform and digital asset broker involving alleged breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, fraudulent inducement, and violation of state deceptive trade practices act in connection with the parties’ dealings pursuant to master borrowing agreement  
  • Mediated dispute between securities firm and data hosting company involving allegations of breach of contract, economic duress and violations of the Donnelly Act in connection with overcharges for the backup production of data 
  • Mediated alleged breach of contract dispute between cargo company and airline relating to the maintenance and repair of aircraft and aircraft engines pursuant to the terms of the parties’ agreement
  • Arbitrated dispute involving breach of contract allegations between parties to master services agreement governing the supply of electrical power to bitcoin miners
  • Mediated company’s breach of contract claim against insurance company relating to denial of event cancellation coverage for several large, high-profile industry conferences
  • Mediated breach of fiduciary duty claim of bankruptcy trustee against defendant in his capacity as the former head of sales who received tender offer proceeds from debtor  
  • Arbitrated dispute involving whether a fifty-year lease of solar panels to homeowner was valid 
  • Emergency Arbitrator in dispute regarding contractual billing arrangements for medical services between healthcare insurer and large hospital chain
  • Mediated aviation dispute between air cargo company and aircraft servicer involving allegations that failure to provide proper engine service led to bankruptcy
  • Mediated claim by corporation that CEO breached fiduciary duties and interfered with corporate opportunities
  • Mediated numerous disputes between insurers and third-party administrators over claims handling, program administration and billings
  • Arbitrated Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) claim involving issue whether debtor consented to receiving collection calls on a mobile line
  • Mediated significant property damage dispute between truck engine company and parts manufacturer
  • Mediated alleged breach of contract and negligence claims between metals producer and environmental products and services company stemming from fire at claimant’s facility 
  • Mediated dispute involving claimant’s participation in and alleged losses relating to private placement of shares of company
  • Mediated claims by digital media company against platform designer for damages allegedly incurred in re-platforming of claimant’s website
  • Mediated breach of contract and negligence claims stemming from defendant’s alleged failure to properly designate and dispose of hazardous materials
  • Mediated dispute arising out of alleged breach of an architectural services agreement resulting in over $25 million in claimed damages

Class Action & Mass Tort

  • Mediated dispute arising out of cyberattack that allegedly compromised the personal and financial information of thousands of college’s students
  • Mediated dispute involving insurer’s claim for reimbursement of defense costs incurred in connection with underlying encryption class actions
  • Mediated action involving putative class seeking to represent thousands of individuals affected by data breach incident in alleged violation, inter alia, of California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA) and California Customer Records Act (CCRA) by provider of administrative support services to physician groups
  • Mediated putative class action arising out of data incident exposure of design school’s data
  • Mediated matter involving denial of coverage under cyber/media liability policy for class action MDL and related lawsuits initiated by various attorneys general concerning alleged mislabeling and negligent marketing of plaintiff’s product
  • Mediated putative class action involving data breach of home health care company’s highly confidential personal and medical data
  • Mediated class action involving damages allegedly incurred from data (personal information) breach of respondent hospital’s systems

Construction

  • Mediated complex construction dispute relating to claims by condominium association against developer
  • Mediated construction defect dispute involving allegations, among others, that specifications were deficient and project was not properly supervised
  • Mediated insurance dispute arising out of alleged damage incurred in connection with construction of educational institution’s building
  • Arbitrated dispute over whether certain architects and engineers’ liability insurance policies previously issued by insurer must indemnify condominium association for judgments it obtained against insurer’s insured in underlying construction defect litigation
  • Mediated construction company’s insurance coverage claim pursuant to terms of builder’s risk policy and arising out of damage to air-handling units

Cybersecurity & Privacy

  • Mediated multiple disputes between companies regarding responsibility for business email compromise losses
  • Arbitrated Bitcoin trading dispute between parties to umbrella cryptocurrency purchase agreement
  • Mediated dispute between companies sharing network after hacker gained access and stole several million dollars
  • Mediated dispute by individuals against payroll and accounting firm for damages allegedly sustained as a result of a data security breach
  • Mediated matter involving allegations that plaintiffs’ personal information was disclosed in violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) and the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) 
  • See also Class Action & Mass Tort section, above

Employment

  • Arbitrated dispute between C-suite executive and company concerning potential theft of confidential company information and technology and profit-sharing arrangements
  • Mediated multi-million-dollar dispute between financial advisor and former employer after employee filed suit alleging he was fraudulently induced to join the company and that the company illegally set-off millions of dollars in payments after he resigned
  • Arbitrated request for preliminary injunction regarding breaches of asset purchase agreement and respective employment agreements after former executive allegedly started business in direct competition with former employer and allegedly stole trade secrets
  • Mediated, inter alia, alleged breach of fiduciary duty, fraudulent concealment, and constructive fraud claims against former CEO and CFO of biotechnology company who counterclaimed for breach of contract and wrongful termination in violation of public policy
  • Mediated dispute between terminated public company executives and company involving allegations of wrongful termination concerning investments by the executives
  • Arbitrated dispute involving employee’s right to restricted stock units of multinational cybersecurity company
  • Mediated commission dispute between executive sales employee and former employer concerning sales of high-tech parts to defense industry
  • Mediated dispute involving alleged violation of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the New York Labor Law (NYLL)
  • Mediated state court insurance coverage dispute under a D&O policy for sexual harassment and retaliation filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
  • Mediated insurance contract dispute involving allegations that former medical resident stole health provider’s information to a competing company 
  • Mediated insurance coverage dispute involving claims for coverage alleging, among other things, sexual harassment claims against real estate developer

Insurance

Bad Faith Insurance Disputes

  • Mediated insurance coverage breach of contract and bad faith dispute arising out of various underlying actions involving alleged sex-trafficking operations in violation of Trafficking Victims Protections Act (TVPA)
  • Mediated breach of good faith insurance coverage dispute arising out of closure of well-known Broadway musical whose shows were cancelled due to COVID-19 government-mandated closure order
  • Mediated property insurance coverage dispute involving allegations of misrepresentation and claims for rescission, as well as claims of bad faith against property insurer of vacant building 
  • Mediated bad faith dispute between primary and excess general liability carrier over verdict in personal injury case that was above primary limits
  • Mediated bad faith dispute arising out of two underlying bodily injury actions with mutual insureds with excess marine insurer claiming that other insurers should have tried to defend differently and settle the underlying actions

Commercial General Liability Insurance (CGL)

  • Mediated matters relating to insurance coverage for claims allegedly arising out of the opioid epidemic
  • Mediated dispute concerning insurance coverage for the defense and indemnity of various underlying claims brought against company relating to its nicotine vape product
  • Mediated general liability insurance coverage dispute between primary and excess carrier concerning whether certain attorney’s fees and class action notice and administrative costs called for in underlying settlement agreement qualified as supplemental payments or damages
  • Mediated general liability insurance coverage dispute about Chinese drywall claims against owner, general contractor and subcontractor under an Owner Controlled Insurance Program and the extent of completed operations
  • Mediated several asbestos and environmental coverage disputes under various types of historic and legacy insurance policies
  • Mediated numerous additional insured, insured contract and risk transfer issues and related underlying claims
  • Mediated numerous disputes between primary and excess insurers
  • Mediated disputes involving fronting, captive and high-deductible insurance policies
  • Mediated disputes involving coverage for alleged losses incurred in connection with COVID-19 pandemic
  • Mediated coverage disputes involving product recalls 
  • Mediated coverage disputes of alleged sexual assault and abuse claims including a matter involving a physician, and several matters involving members of the clergy. See Personal Injury and Tort section, below

Cyber Insurance

  • Mediated coverage disputes involving spearing/phishing attacks, sublimits for credit monitoring and other sublimits
  • Mediated extent of coverage under cyber policy for in-house labor and expenses to remediate
  • Mediated cyber insurance coverage dispute over whether settlement with Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for alleged Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) violations arising out of lost laptop were subject to sublimit for fines or penalties
  • Mediated dispute involving allocation of ransomware losses between cyber and kidnap and ransom policies
  • Mediated coverage dispute involving ransomware incident experienced by telecommunication company
  • Mediated dispute concerning extent of credit monitoring coverage under cyber policy with a sublimit
  • Mediated business interruption dispute in excess of $10M resulting from ransomware attack
  • Mediated cyber dispute concerning coverage where insured allegedly did not implement proper cyber controls
  • Mediated matter involving bad faith and breach of contract claims by insured who allegedly suffered a loss due to a computer spear phishing attack

Directors and Officers (D&O) Insurance

  • Mediated insurance coverage dispute for defense and indemnity costs under D&O policy arising out of  underlying arbitration brought against pharmaceutical company
  • Mediated numerous D&O coverage disputes on issues of relation back and multiple claims, False Claims Act (FCA) liabilities, wage and hour and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) exposures, misappropriation of trade secrets, allocation and coverage for investigative costs concerning subpoenas and search warrants, criminal defense expenses relating to pending indictments and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and state law sexual harassment and retaliation claims
  • Mediated Caremark claims for an entity that went bankrupt 
  • Mediated dispute over whether D&O policy permitted policyholder to select defense counsel and be indemnified for reasonable defense costs

Media and Technology Errors & Omissions Insurance

  • Mediated multi-million-dollar coverage dispute involving invasion of privacy and related claims by celebrity against media company, including allocation between media and CGL towers
  • Mediated dispute over coverage for Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration award involving allegations of disgorgement, churning and unauthorized trading
  • Mediated extent of coverage for phishing and business email compromise under errors and omissions policies
  • Mediated extent of coverage available under insurance company errors and omissions insurance tower
  • Mediated technology errors and omissions dispute concerning custom software and system upgrades provided by technology company

Pollution Insurance

  • Arbitrated and mediated insurance coverage disputes involving underlying PFAS product liability litigation 
  • Mediated pollution insurance coverage dispute involving wastewater leaking from pipeline of fracking operation
  • Mediated pollution insurance coverage dispute involving warehousing of old technology products 
  • Mediated dispute involving costs incurred in cleanup of a fertilizer environmental site
  • Mediated insurance dispute involving long-tail environmental contamination issues
  • Mediated dispute involving insurer’s coverage obligations under a pollution liability policy and exclusion for costs associated with remediating contaminated and/or historic fill disturbed during a site’s development

Property Insurance

  • Arbitrated extent of hurricane-caused losses under commercial property policy for apartment complex in Florida
  • Mediated numerous disputes concerning extent of coverage, including for business interruption, as the result of hurricanes and other storms, as well as explosions, pollution incidents including the presence of viruses, and other causes of loss
  • Mediated dispute under inland marine policy involving extent of coverage for solar utility installation in the Caribbean
  • Mediated several disputes involving vacant property policies

Representations and Warranties (Mergers & Acquisitions & Transactional Insurance)

  • Mediated dispute involving timeliness of claims under a $100 million buyer’s representation and warranties insurance tower 
  • Mediated coverage dispute concerning pre- and post-acquisition conduct, extent of seller’s indemnity and reasonableness of settlement amount
  • Mediated coverage dispute involving non-U.S. sell-side policy issued to non-U.S. policyholder involving allegations that earnings had been overstated
  • Mediated coverage dispute for Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) class action under representations and warranties policy

Satellite Insurance

  • Mediated insurance company dispute arising out of satellite launch insurance policy and quantum of damages owed in connection with satellite that failed to function

Intellectual Property

  • Mediated pre-suit copyright infringement matter involving major entertainment company’s claims that it owns the copyrights of numerous sound recordings which the respondent infringed in utilizing its music online
  • Mediated dispute involving major American retailer’s claim for coverage under a media liability insurance policy for an underlying action involving its alleged infringement of a clothing retailer’s trademark and the claim that it copied brand concept and advertising ideas 
  • Mediated insurance coverage dispute involving whether insurer had obligation to reimburse multinational media company for defense fees incurred in connection with an underlying intellectual property dispute with merchandizers who claimed that their rights entitled them to the exclusive use of a professional sport league’s name
  • Mediated dispute regarding parties’ indemnity obligation with respect to a proposed settlement of an underlying copyright dispute
  • Mediated dispute about extent of coverage under media policy for damages arising out of trademark infringement
  • Mediated alleged bad faith and breach of duty to defend dispute between insurer and technology company involving the defense of a complex trade secrets litigation involving hundreds of millions of dollars in alleged damages
  • Mediated dispute involving potential “advertising injury coverage”   

International & Cross Border

  • Mediated transactional risk (representations and warranties) insurance coverage dispute involving an insurance policy issued in Mexico to a Mexican company
  • Mediated insurance company errors and omissions coverage dispute involving tower of several carriers who issued policies in Europe governed by the law of a European country
  • Mediated property insurance coverage dispute involving hurricane damage to an infrastructure project in the Caribbean
  • Mediated accountant’s malpractice claim involving foreign investment trust
  • Mediated numerous disputes involving United Kingdom, Bermuda and European based insurers 
  • Mediated Israeli property damage coverage dispute involving potential coverage under multinational insurance policy

Personal Injury & Tort

  • Mediated several cases brought under the New York Child Victims Act (CVA) including cases involving allegations of sexual abuse against educational institutions 
  • Mediated insurance coverage dispute arising from underlying claims against religious orders regarding alleged sexual abuse committed by members of its order
  • Mediated dispute arising under policies issued by insurer for sexual abuse claims arising out of actions of physician employed at a student health center
  • Mediated high-profile consolidated products liability lawsuits involving claim that American motorcycle manufacturer was allegedly aware of software defect but failed to warn consumer of the same
  • Mediated insurance coverage dispute concerning multinational manufacturing conglomerate’s anticipated and future defense costs for thousands of lawsuits alleging bodily injuries and property damage arising from its manufacture of PFAS products 
  • Mediated product liability and wrongful death matter against portable air conditioning company whose allegedly defective product caught fire in a home while the family was sleeping causing the death of a mother and injuries to her infants
  • Mediated post-trial a case involving a verdict in excess of $20M for a plaintiff who became a paraplegic after a fall from a roof
  • Mediated medical malpractice case involving failure to diagnose and respond to rare disorder that led to an above-the-knee leg amputation of a student athlete
  • Mediated numerous significant New York Labor Law (NYLL) cases
  • Mediated numerous issues between defendants and insurers in high exposure bodily injury claims matter to enable later direct mediations with the plaintiff
  • Mediated dram shop dispute involving altercation between two patrons of establishment
  • Mediated dispute involving injuries suffered by child while at Caribbean resort due to an allegedly defective tricycle
  • Mediated dispute involving alleged injuries sustained by 91-year-old claimant while descending the stairs of a commercial building
  • Mediated dispute involving issue of which insurers should contribute and how much toward the settlement of an underlying bodily injury litigation which involved “grave injuries”

Professional Liability

  • Mediated several legal malpractice disputes between insurer and coverage counsel including claims involving Am Law 100 law firms 
  • Arbitrated matters involving requests to have allegedly erroneous items expunged from records pursuant to Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) rules
  • Mediated claims involving engineering firm’s alleged failure, among other things, to prepare adequate plans and specifications and to supervise construction project
  • Mediated insurance coverage dispute arising out of accountant professional liability insurance policy issued to accounting firm providing claims-made insurance in connection with preparation of income tax returns for and foreign trusts owned by award-winning actor
  • Mediated several legal malpractice lawsuits involving underlying bodily injury cases and expired statutes of limitations
  • Mediated several insurance broker errors and omissions disputes where broker was alleged to have failed to procure sufficient or appropriate coverage for commercial enterprises
  • Mediated dispute between reinsurer, program manager and broker concerning the administration of captive insurance program providing CGL insurance to contractors
  • Mediated several accounting malpractice cases involving national accounting firms
  • Mediated dispute between class action attorneys and their e-discovery vendor over lost documents
  • Mediated dispute involving allegation that home health care company employee caused fatal burn injuries to elderly patient
  • Mediated dispute involving alleged negligent insurance coverage legal advice
  • Mediated matter involving alleged failure to timely diagnose blood clot in lower extremity of patient which resulted in a below the knee amputation
  • Mediated alleged malpractice claim against podiatry practice
  • Mediated dispute involving the sustainable value for claimant’s pain and suffering damages following a jury trial and remittitur by trial court
  • Mediated claim against medical center involving claim that patient was overly radiated resulting in bilateral blindness
  • Mediated appraisal malpractice dispute brought by private money lender against an appraisal management company and appraiser to recover alleged losses on loans
  • Mediated malpractice claim arising out of product liability claim against large American motorcycle company regarding alleged defect in motorcycle’s control system
  • Mediated malpractice claim against financial planner for alleged breach of fiduciary duties in connection with the provision of risky investment advice
  • Mediated claim against insurer for defense coverage for lawsuit

Andrew Nadolna

Andrew S. Nadolna, Esq. | JAMS Mediator & Arbitrator

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Honors, Memberships, and Professional Activities

Honors, Memberships, and Professional Activities

  • Chambers and Partners, USA – Nationwide Mediator, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
  • Co-Chair, ADR Subcommittee of the American Bar Association (ABA) Litigation Section Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee (ICLC), 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
  • Co-Founder and Member, Insurance Disputes Subcommittee, Commercial and Federal Section (COMFED) of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), 2025, 2026
  • Member, International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), 2026
  • ARIAS-U.S.
    • Panel of Arbitrators, 2025, 2026
  • ARIAS-U.K.
    • Panel of Arbitrators, 2025, 2026
  • Completed Virtual ADR training conducted by the JAMS Institute, the training arm of JAMS

Selected Presentations & Podcasts

  • Speaker, “Insurance Coverage Arbitration: Pros and Cons for Insurers and Policyholders,” BARBRI, September 28, 2026
  • Speaker, “Mediation in Commercial Insurance Disputes: The Mediator’s Perspective,” New York State Bar Association, Commercial Insurance Disputes Committee, March 30, 2026
  • Speaker, “Breakout – Arbitration, Mediation, Litigation, or Something Else? What is the Best Option for Your Matter and Why?” American Bar Association, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee (ICLC) CLE Seminar 2026, March 5, 2026
  • Speaker, “Trigger Happy: How Mass Tort Mechanics Can Ignite – or Dampen – Coverage,” 34th Annual ABA Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee Mid-Year Program, February 20, 2026
  • Co-Presenter, “Master Class on Insurance,” New York State Supreme Court Commercial Division Judges, New York State Bar Association Commercial and Federal Law Section (COMFED) Insurance Disputes Subcommittee, February and March 2026
  • Speaker, “Breakout B: Update on Class Action Certifications and Settlements,” NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit, October 7, 2025
  • Speaker, “Artificial Intelligence Impact on D&O Risk,” Insurers’ and Insureds’ Perspectives on Current Issues in D&O Liability 2025, New York City Bar Association, May 16, 2025
  • Speaker, “Trends in Coverage for Government Nuisance Suits: Guns, Opioids, and Lead Paint,” Practising Law Institute, April 2, 2025
  • Speaker, “Breakout – Breaking Up the Staring Contest in Settlement and Mediation,” American Bar Association, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee (ICLC) CLE Seminar 2025, March 7, 2025
  • Moderator, “Master Class – Claim Resolution & Coverage Disputes Under Transactional Liability Insurance Policies,” JAMS, November 12, 2024
  • Speaker, “Opioids: Updates on Coverage, Claims and What Courts Say,” Practising Law Institute, October 10, 2023
  • Podcast, “A Conversation with JAMS on the Evolving Cyber Insurance Landscape,” with Bruce A. Friedman, Esq., JAMS ADR Insights, June 13, 2023
  • Speaker, “Cross-Fire: Responding to Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks Across Borders,” 2023 American Bar Association International Law Section Annual Conference, May 4, 2023
  • Speaker, “Are Opening Sessions at Coverage Mediations Dead: Be the Client, Witness a Mock Opening, and Decide?” American Bar Association, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee (ICLC) CLE Seminar 2023, March 3, 2023
  • Speaker, “Mediation – Buying Your Peace: Effectively Mediating the Insurance Coverage Dispute,” DRI Insurance Coverage and Practice Symposium, December 8, 2022
  • Speaker, “Insurer v. Insurer Battles – Should Where You Stand Always Depend on Where You Sit?” Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, 2022 Insurance Industry Institute, November 10, 2022
  • Speaker, “Opioids: Coverage, Claims and What the Courts Say,” Practising Law Institute, October 27, 2022
  • Speaker, “Insurers’ and Insureds’ Perspectives on Current Issues in D&O Liability 2022,” New York City Bar Association, Insurance Law Committee and the Insurance Federation of New York, Inc., June 17, 2022
  • Moderator, “Recent Developments Concerning Molestation Claims,” American Bar Association, Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, 2022 TIPS Section Conference, April 28, 2022
  • Speaker, “Baffling Issues That Arise in Insurance Mediations – and How to Get Past Them! Part 2,” New York State Bar Association, Committee on Insurance Disputes, February 15, 2022
  • Speaker, “Med Mal Mediation 360: What’s in a Claim?” Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, December 7, 2021
  • Speaker, “The Impact of COVID-19 on the Judicial and Arbitration Process – Past, Present and Future,” Perrin Conferences, November 11, 2021
  • Panel Leader, “Insurers’ and Insureds’ Perspectives on Current Issues in D&O Liability & Insurance 2021,” New York City Bar Association, Insurance Law Committee and The Insurance Federation of New York, Inc., October 15, 2021
  • Speaker, “Cyber Insurance for a Hackable World: The Latest in Coverages, Litigation and Opportunities for Settlement,” JAMS and Mondaq, June 24, 2021
  • Panel Leader, “Insurers’ and Insureds’ Perspectives on Current Issues in D&O Liability & Insurance 2020,” New York City Bar Association, Insurance Committee, November 6, 2020
  • Speaker, “Read the Room: Coverage Arguments that Work in Court but May Backfire at Mediation,” American Bar Association, 2020 Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee (ICLC) CLE Seminar, March 6, 2020
  • Speaker, American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Practice Section’s (TIPS) Insurance Coverage and Litigation Committee’s Annual Meeting, February 22-24, 2019
  • Guest Lecturer, "Mediating Cyber Coverage Disputes," Global Cyber Institute Session, July 24, 2018
  • Faculty, Claims Litigation Management (“CLM”) School of Claims Mediation, Baltimore, Maryland, September 5-8, 2018
  • Speaker, ACI M&A, RWI and Transitional Risk Insurance Conference, October 10-12, 2018
  • Speaker, CLM New York Conference and Holiday Party, December 12, 2018

Selected Publications

  • “The Power of Advanced Testing in Mediation: How Strategic, Well-Timed Questions Help Move Parties Past Impasse and Toward Resolution,” New York Law Journal, November 24, 2025
  • “Reframing the Opening Session in a Mediation: Tips for Setting a Mediation on a Productive Path,” JAMS ADR Insights/Law.com, March 30, 2023
  • “Is it Time to Consider Mediating COVID-19 Related Business Interruption Insurance Claims?” JAMS ADR Insights/The American Lawyer, March 1, 2021
  • “Is Virtual ADR the ‘New Normal?’” JAMS ADR Insights/New York Law Journal, July 31, 2020
  • “Top 10 Things to Like About Virtual Insurance Mediations,” JAMS ADR Insights/New York Law Journal, June 1, 2020
  • “Mediation Design: Start with the Why,” JAMS ADR Insights/New York Law Journal, August 5, 2019
  • “Co-Mediation Can Bring Harmony to a Complex Case,” JAMS ADR Insights, May 10, 2019
  • “Top Questions You Should Ask Before Choosing a Mediator,” JAMS ADR Insights/Corporate Counsel, April 1, 2019
  • “Why Arbitration Clauses May Make Sense in Cyber Insurance Policies,” JAMS ADR Insights/Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution (Vol. 19:43), November 1, 2017 (with Adrienne Publicover and Daniel B. Garrie)
  • “Mediation is the Best Method to Resolve Long-Tail Coverage Disputes,” JAMS ADR Insights/New York Law Journal, November 28, 2016

Background and Education

  • American International Group (AIG), 1998 – 2015
    • Global Head of Casualty Claims, 2011 – 2015
    • Executive Vice President, P&C Severity Claims, 2007 – 2011
    • Senior Vice President, Excess Casualty Claims, 2001 – 2007
    • Assistant Vice President, 1999 – 2001
    • Complex Director, 1998 – 1999
  • Attorney, Bollinger, Ruberry & Garvey, 1995 – 1998
  • Attorney, Querrey & Harrow, 1991 – 1995
  • J.D., Syracuse University College of Law, 1991
  • B.A., University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 1988

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Home Office

  • New York, NY

Available to Travel To

  • Atlanta, GA
  • Boca Raton, FL
  • Boston, MA
  • Century City, CA
  • Chicago, IL
  • Dallas, TX
  • Detroit, MI
  • Houston, TX
  • Inland Empire, CA
  • Las Vegas, NV
  • London
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Miami, FL
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • Orange County, CA
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Sacramento, CA
  • San Diego, CA
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Santa Rosa, CA
  • Seattle, WA
  • Silicon Valley, CA
  • St. Louis, MO
  • Toronto, ON
  • Walnut Creek, CA
  • Washington, DC

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