Dentons

Leveraging broad expertise and a robust global presence, Dentons‘ insurance practice advises insurers, reinsurers, brokers, and intermediaries across a range of product lines. Heavily involved in COVID-19-related and high-profile litigation, the firm excels in managing business interruption claims and addressing issues related to sexual abuse, environmental pollution, and opioid litigation. Practice head Keith Moskowitz, based in Chicago, serves as coordinating counsel for COVID-19 losses, leads nationwide opioid litigations, and represents major US P&C insurers in significant cases, including abuse claims and aviation coverage related to the Russia-Ukraine war. His global responsibilities span coordination across Central and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, and the UK. Fellow co-head Sandra Hauser, a distinguished lawyer in New York, specializes in defending insurance and financial services companies in nationwide class actions, particularly in life insurance and annuities. Also leading from Washington, Shari Klevens, specializes in handling litigation, focusing on professional liability and insurance claims, she also represents and counsels insurance companies in coverage disputes and high-exposure bad faith cases. Meanwhile, recently promoted to partner in New Jersey, Erika Lopes-McLeman focuses on class actions against insurance companies, insurance coverage litigation and counseling, insurance defense matters, and complex commercial disputes.