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Latham & Watkins LLP Offices
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12670 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE
SAN DIEGO, CA 92130
CALIFORNIA
United States
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Drew Gardiner
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Position
Drew Gardiner is a member of the Environment, Land & Resources Department and focuses his practice on representing policyholders in complex insurance coverage and bad faith disputes. Mr. Gardiner has substantial experience in coverage matters involving a variety of first- and third-party policies, including commercial general liability, directors’ and officers’ liability and environmental impairment policies, and counsels clients in the negotiation and placement of representation and warranty policies in connection with mergers and acquisitions.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Insurance > Advice to policyholders
(Leading lawyers)Latham & Watkins LLP‘s insurance practice benefits from the firm’s extensive global commercial litigation expertise, offering deep experience in litigation, arbitration, mediation, and negotiation for policyholder clients. Specializing in major commercial insurance lines, especially Directors’ & Officers’ liability, the team has a proven track record of securing substantial insurance proceeds, combined with standout capabilities in insurance transactions. Leading from Washington DC, David A. Barrett specializes in transactional insurance, overseeing placements, renewals, and claims involving billions in losses. In Boston, Robert Gilbert combines litigation expertise with advising policyholders on diverse insurance issues, including program design and bespoke policy drafting, while Austin-based Brook Roberts excels in insurance litigation, securing victories in high-stakes cases across various matters. From Los Angeles, Kirsten Jackson supports the practice, focusing on representing policyholders in insurance recovery matters. Bringing nearly two decades of experience, John Wilson assumes a pivotal role as a lead advocate in high-profile cases; collaborating closely with Drew Gardiner, a specialist in D&O liability, and Steven Lesan, known for successfully recovering millions for Fortune 500 policyholders in intricate cross-border insurance disputes, they collectively amplify the team’s capabilities and expertise from San Diego.
Lawyer Rankings
- Advice to policyholders United States > Insurance
- Leading lawyers United States > Insurance > Advice to policyholders
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- International trade > CFIUS
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Finance > Fintech
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Industry focus > Sport
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Firm Rankings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- International trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Government > Government contracts
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Healthcare > Health insurers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism