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January 31, 2019
Sidley Austin LLP's insurance practice group handled a string of major recent insurance industry transactions, including a $67 billion acquisition by Cigna Corp. of a pharmacy benefits manager, a $2.6 billion deal to take Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. private, and the $2 billion sale of Hartford Holdings Inc.'s life insurance and annuity business, earning the group a spot on the list of Law360's 2018 Insurance Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 30, 2019
Hogan Lovells' insurance group last year successfully shielded a Chubb Ltd. subsidiary from having to cover a chunk of a bank's $212 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, earning it recognition, for the third year in a row, as one of Law360's Insurance Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 29, 2019
Anderson Kill PC's insurance recovery group scored a series of wins last year that unlocked more than $100 million dollars in coverage for its clients and broke new ground by helping to define cybersecurity policies before the Second Circuit and defending "all sums" allocation in New York state court, earning the firm a spot among Law360's Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 28, 2019
Covington & Burling LLP worked on behalf of several big-name clients in closely watched insurance actions in the past year, earning the firm a spot on Law360's list of 2018 Insurance Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 25, 2019
Blank Rome LLP's insurance recovery practice has steered a high-profile coverage dispute for one of California's largest health care providers, secured a quick win on several claims for ship interior company Hopeman Brothers Inc., and achieved a $30 million settlement for the bankrupt Catholic Diocese of Duluth, earning it a place among Law360's 2018 Insurance Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 11, 2019
Law360's top four Firms of the Year notched a combined 32 Practice Group of the Year awards after successfully securing wins in bet-the-company matters and closing high-profile, big-ticket deals for clients throughout 2018.
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January 11, 2019
Law360 congratulates the winners of its 2018 Practice Group of the Year awards, which honor the law firms behind the litigation wins and major deals that resonated throughout the legal industry in the past year.
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January 25, 2018
The insurance mergers and acquisitions practice at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP had a busy 2017, shepherding clients through $17.8 billion in deals — including some groundbreaking international transactions — to earn its spot as one of Law360's Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 24, 2018
Reed Smith LLP's insurance recovery practice had a splashy year, with a huge bad faith finding in Pennsylvania and a significant ruling expanding coverage for private equity firms, landing it among Law360's Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 23, 2018
McKool Smith PC's insurance recovery group scored a series of big wins over the past year that unlocked more than $1 billion worth of coverage for clients, and the cases changed the insurance landscape by setting new precedents in the process, earning the firm a spot among Law360's Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 22, 2018
Hogan Lovells' insurance group scored a win for Blue Cross Blue Shield in antitrust multidistrict litigation and settled a groundbreaking data breach suit against health insurer Anthem Inc., cases that helped it earn a place as one of Law360's 2017 Insurance Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 19, 2018
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP had another year cranking out big M&A deals within the insurance sector and continuing its litigation work in suits like an investor class action against MetLife, making it a Law360 Insurance Practice Group of the Year.
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January 12, 2018
Law360’s Firms of the Year rose above the competition with a combined 24 Practice Group of the Year awards after helping their clients win game-changing judgments and close record-breaking deals in 2017. Here’s a closer look at how they landed at the top.
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January 12, 2018
Law360 congratulates the winners of its 2017 Practice Group of the Year awards, which honor the law firms behind the litigation wins and major deals that resonated throughout the legal industry in the past year.
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February 16, 2017
Steptoe & Johnson LLP's insurance and reinsurance group notched impressive wins in challenging venues over the last year, including victories for an AIG unit in the Fifth Circuit and Travelers Indemnity Co. in West Virginia's highest court, winning it a spot among Law360's Practice Groups of the Year.
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February 15, 2017
With a focus on corporate policyholders, the insurance group at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP had its work cut out for it over the last year, but scored favorable settlements for big clients facing property damage, construction defects and interrupted business, landing it among Law360’s Practice Groups of the Year.
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February 14, 2017
McKool Smith PC's new insurance recovery practice is off to a fast start, coming out ahead in closely watched cases focused on excess coverage triggers and other key policy issues, landing it among Law360's Practice Groups of the Year.
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February 13, 2017
Hogan Lovells scored a major win for Chubb subsidiary Federal Insurance Co. in a landmark cyber-liability case stemming from a data breach and helped health insurer Anthem Inc. escape the remaining claims in sprawling multidistrict litigation over a reimbursement dispute, earning the firm’s insurance team a place among Law360’s 2016 Practice Groups of the Year.
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February 10, 2017
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is making a name for itself as the firm insurance companies call when facing potential litigation and investment banks call when insurance issues arise in mergers and acquisitions, including stepping in to aid Exor SpA in its $6.9 billion acquisition of PartnerRe, landing it among Law360's Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 09, 2017
Law360's Firms of the Year rose above the competition in 2016 by earning a combined 20 Practice Group of the Year awards on the strength of work that helped their clients attain game-changing judgments and close record deals.
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January 09, 2017
Law360 congratulates the winners of its 2016 Practice Group of the Year awards, the law firms that racked up victories in litigation and closed the big deals to make their mark among clients and throughout the legal industry.
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January 13, 2016
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP’s insurance group racked up major wins in the past year, including a key victory for a New Jersey energy company in a coverage row over $500 million in Hurricane Sandy damages, earning it a place among Law360’s Insurance Groups of the Year for the second year in a row.
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January 12, 2016
After saving XL Specialty Insurance Co. nearly $5 million because its policyholder failed to obtain consent for a settlement, while in another instance landing Starr Indemnity a reimbursement of almost $1 million in defense costs, the insurance team at Wiley Rein finds itself among Law360's Insurance Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 11, 2016
Steptoe & Johnson LLP's wins in major insurance cases, including one in which the West Virginia supreme court reversed an $8 million jury verdict against its longtime client Travelers Indemnity Co., have landed it among Law360's Insurance Groups of the Year.
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January 08, 2016
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP recovered more than $1 billion for a range of policyholders in 2015, including a $55 million jury verdict in a dispute with three AIG units over coverage for pipe fitting manufacturer Victaulic's product defect claims, earning it a place among Law360's Insurance Groups of the Year.