Rivkin Radler

Partner

Alan C. Eagle maintains a national insurance coverage practice that is supported by a group of Rivkin Radler’s coverage lawyers. For more than 20 years, insurance companies have called on Alan for his counsel and representation in coverage litigation. He successfully has resolved countless coverage matters, ranging from coverage opinions aimed at avoiding litigation to high-profile litigation involving hundreds of millions of dollars. Alan has directed insurance coverage litigation across the country that has resulted in precedent-setting cases favorable to the insurance industry  

Anne M. Murray counsels insurance companies on complex first- and third-party claims, including general liability, construction defect, personal and advertising injury, toxic tort, asbestos, environmental, product liability, employee benefits liability, labor law, bad faith, and other emerging issues. Anne is an accomplished litigator. Her achievements include successfully representing a major insurer as lead counsel in a New Jersey coverage action seeking several hundred million dollars in insurance coverage and involving 14 hazardous waste sites across the country.  Anne also served as counsel to the insurer throughout the successful jury trial and subsequent appeals in the ACC Chemical insurance coverage action, which sought over $100 million in insurance coverage.  On behalf of her insurance clients, Anne has won summary judgment dismissing claims for defense and indemnity in a variety of matters, including cases of first impression in courts in New York and elsewhere.Anne is the Co-Chair of Rivkin Radler’s Women’s Initiative Committee, Leadership Initiative Committee and Attorney Development Committee.  She has been active in the Firm’s pro bono program, assisting the Volunteer Lawyers Project of Nassau County in representing poor and underserved tenants in housing disputes.

Brian R. Ade handles complex civil and commercial disputes. Brian dedicates a substantial portion of his legal practice to cases involving construction defects, product liability, toxic tort and long-tail litigation, environmental contamination, professional liability, and insurance coverage. He has defended companies and individuals in connection with claims relating to hazardous chemicals and chemical waste, PCBs, dioxin, lead, silica, and asbestos. Brian’s clients also include manufacturers and distributors of diverse medical, consumer, commercial, and industrial products. In connection with his insurance practice, Brian has handled a wide variety of coverage disputes arising under many different policy lines. He regularly counsels clients on coverage issues arising under automobile, comprehensive general liability, excess, umbrella, and other types of insurance policies. In addition to providing advice and counseling, Brian also represents insurers in multimillion-dollar coverage litigations, and was involved in two landmark insurance cases before the Supreme Court of New Jersey. Recently, in the life sciences area, Brian analyzed coverage issues raised by claims related to metoclopramide hydrochloride. He has been invited to join the prestigious CLM, a nonpartisan alliance of insurance companies, corporations, corporate counsel, litigation and risk managers, claims professionals and attorneys. Selected attorneys and law firms are extended membership invitations based on nominations from CLM Fellows.

Evan H. Krinick, Rivkin Radler’s managing partner, is a trial and appellate lawyer. Since he joined the firm in 1987, Evan has served as counsel in hundreds of noteworthy commercial, banking, healthcare, municipal/public authority, tort liability, insurance, and insurance fraud matters. Among his many significant engagements, he represented the Long Island Power Authority (“LIPA”) in a series of cases arising from its acquisition of the Long Island Lighting Company (“LILCO”) and the Shoreham Settlement agreement, and he represents LIPA in all litigation arising from Superstorm Sandy. For decades, he also has been the lead extra-contractual attorney for State Farm in New York. Evan also has helped to develop Rivkin Radler’s insurance fraud practice. A prolific author, Evan’s column on insurance fraud appears regularly in the New York Law Journal. He previously was the Long Island Appellate Review columnist for the New York Law Journal and the Uniform Commercial Code columnist for the The Banking Journal. For well over a decade, he has written the insurance law column for the New York Law Journal‘s annual New York Court of Appeals special section.

Greg Mann represents and advises some of the nation’s leading insurers on a broad range of coverage matters – from historic manufactured gas plant operations and compliance with coal ash regulations, to emerging issues such as global climate change. Most recently, Greg has concentrated on complex environmental claims arising from compliance with state and federal regulations regarding closure of historic coal ash basins. His recent cases have also involved environmental contamination and toxic exposure arising from pipeline leaks, well blowouts, and coal ash storage. Greg also represents insurers in litigation involving complex coverage issues arising under homeowners and commercial insurance policies, including arson, residency issues, and claims-handling practices. Greg is a prolific writer on a wide-ranging set of insurance issues. Greg’s articles have appeared in the New York Law Journal, Law360, and the Claims and Litigation Magazine. Greg also co-authors a monthly insurance newsletter summarizing recent hot-button insurance decisions across the country.

Joanne M. Engeldrum counsels insurance companies on complex first- and third-party claims, including general liability, construction defect, sexual abuse, personal and advertising injury, toxic tort, asbestos, environmental, product liability, employee practices liability, labor law, bad faith, and other emerging issues. Joanne is an accomplished litigator, obtaining victories on behalf of Rivkin Radler’s insurer clients on issues of late notice, additional insured coverage, trigger of coverage, New York Insurance Law §3420(d), and priority of coverage.  On behalf of her insurance clients, Joanne has won summary judgment dismissing claims for defense and indemnity in a variety of matters, including cases of first impression.  Notably, Joanne obtained summary judgment on behalf of her insurer client in a precedent-setting case involving late notice prejudice in New York.

Partner

Michael A. Troisi represents insurance companies across the country in coverage lawsuits, frequently involving allegations of bad faith seeking extra-contractual damages. A partner in Rivkin Radler’s Insurance Coverage and Compliance, Investigations & White Collar Practice Groups, Michael handles a wide range of first-party and property insurance issues, particularly in cases involving arson and fraud.  His experience includes the investigation and defense of all types of fraudulent property claims, and he has tried these cases to verdict. Michael regularly counsels insurers during the investigative stage of claims and has conducted hundreds of examinations under oath. In addition, Michael counsels and represents insurers in a number of emerging areas that impact the property insurance industry.  He has been at the forefront of the coverage issues relating to investor frauds and Ponzi schemes. Michael has been called on by national insurers to assist them in analyzing coverage issues unique to these types of claims. Also, as a result of the recent mortgage fraud crisis, Michael is routinely asked to provide coverage analyses on complex matters involving claims of mortgagees and other lien holders, and the impact of foreclosure on a mortgagee’s right to recover under the policy.  In this area, he has assisted insurers by drafting guidelines and procedures for the proper handling of mortgagee claims.  Michael also is actively involved in assisting insurers with the handling of claims and suits for first-party property coverage related to Superstorm Sandy. Michael often presents seminars to clients and the insurance industry at large on matters relating to the proper handling and investigation of first-party property claims, as well as issues relating to coverage and policy interpretation.

Michael P. Versichelli focuses his practice on commercial and insurance coverage litigation, representing clients in state and federal courts throughout New York and across the country. A partner in Rivkin Radler’s Commercial Litigation and Insurance Coverage Practice Groups, Michael represents multi-national corporations, small businesses, and individuals in lawsuits involving breach of contract, breach of warranty, business torts, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, interference with contract and prospective economic advantage, misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair competition, business defamation and disparagement, conversion, corporate shareholder and partnership disputes, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (“RICO”) Act, and enforcement of restrictive covenants and non-competition agreements. He regularly represents banks in commercial foreclosure proceedings, enforcement of commercial notes and guaranties, actions involving forged endorsements and signatures, and various consumer-related issues. In his insurance practice, Michael handles complex first-party and third-party coverage disputes, and routinely counsels insurers on their coverage obligations.  He advises and defends carriers in suits challenging claims handling practices and alleging bad faith, including claims for punitive, consequential, and extra-contractual damages. Michael also assists carriers in combating insurance fraud in the no-fault arena in matters involving fee splitting and the corporate practice of medicine.

A partner in the firm’s Insurance Coverage & Commercial Litigation Practice Groups, Bill litigates before trial and appellate courts throughout the United States. He has represented insurers in the September 11 World Trade Center Liability Coverage Litigation, the BPA-Plastic Products Coverage Litigation, and Shell Oil Company v. Aetna Casualty and Surety Company. He has served as counsel for insurers in the defense of class actions involving underwriting and claim procedures and numerous insurance coverage claims and suits ranging from intellectual property liabilities and business torts to national environmental, antitrust, and reinsurance claims.