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With 16 offices (15 throughout the US and one in Shanghai, China,) the practitioners of Blank Rome are revered most notably for their activity in the insurance recovery space. The crown jewel of the firm, the insurance team takes on cutting-edge matters on behalf of leading corporations and institutions, distinguishing itself from its peers by providing counsel exclusively to policyholders. Members of the insurance group are acclaimed by clients for the laudable breadth of their expertise in, among other matters, complex insurance litigation and disputes arising from manuscript policies, and are additionally recognized as “responsive and providing sound advice.” Clients go on to praise Blank Rome’s insurance specialists for being “abreast of the latest commercial developments.” While policyholder-side insurance work may be what the firm is most celebrated for, it is making strides in other areas as well;
Anthony Haller, a labor and employment litigator in the Philadelphia office, is cheered by a client as “an astute listener who provides thoughtful and thorough counsel.” Also based in Philadelphia, general commercial trial lawyer
Andrew Fletcher is praised by a client as “very strategic, detail-oriented, [who] can work through a complicated legal and factual matter quickly and efficiently, [while providing] business-oriented legal advice.” A Keystone State peer insists, “Look closer at Blank Rome, especially in Philly – they are great! They don’t just do insurance!”
Insurance DC-based co-chair James Murray garners praise for the deep insurance knowledge that he makes available to leaders in the corporate space, government entities, and religious institutions, among others, in their most sensitive and critical matters, often pertaining to sexual abuse liability and COVID-related coverage claims. Murray delivered a critical argument that led to a milestone win in September 2025 for Catholic diocese when the Supreme Court of the State of New York reached a favorable decision that doubles the amount of coverage available under particular policies that the London market sold to Catholic dioceses in the 1970s. Separately, Murray has served as the court-appointed Special Insurance Counsel to the debtor in the long-running Diocese of Rochester bankruptcy, related to its ongoing defense of decades long sex abuse claims. After six years, Murray helped secure nearly $200 million in coverage for the client to help pay victims. Another DC-based insurance specialist,
John Gibbons led the team that secured a victory for Nooter, a construction engineering and maintenance contractor, in long-running asbestos insurance litigation. The appeals panel affirmed a trial court decision preventing Evanston Insurance from making arguments in Missouri federal court regarding the payment of more than $60 million for asbestos litigation. The Court ruled that Evanston had been contesting the same issue with Nooter in state court for years, thus barring them from pursuing the federal case. Omid Safa, also an insurance specialist based in DC, receives a client testimonial of, “Omid is a great listener and is extremely knowledgeable. He supports us in every way. Whatever we need he is there to help and problem solve.”
Saul Ewing’s Litigation Department features approximately 200 attorneys across 18 offices, including our newest locations in Los Angeles and Irvine, California. We handle a wide range of matters including complex business and commercial disputes, bet-the-company legal proceedings, and high-profile cases in state and federal courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) forums across the nation. We represent local, regional, national and international organizations as well as individuals across a diverse array of industries, including but not limited to higher education, energy and environmental, manufacturing, financial and other professional services, construction, insurance, health care, food/beverage/agribusiness, life sciences, cannabis, sports/entertainment and real estate.
Our deep bench of litigators work to protect the interests of our clients and mitigate the impact of litigation on business operations in all phases of litigation, including investigation, pleadings, motions, fact and expert discovery and depositions, hearings, trials, appeals, settlement negotiations, and enforcement of judgments. Among our ranks are seasoned trial lawyers and former government officials and prosecutors, whose insight and strategic judgment are a valuable resource to our entire team.
Our core areas of focus include:
Consumer Financial Services Litigation
Employee Benefits & ERISA Litigation
Environmental Civil Litigation
Insurance Litigation & Arbitration
Intellectual Property Litigation
Title Claims & Coverage Litigation
White Collar & Government Enforcement
Within these core areas of focus, we have extensive experience representing clients in pursuing and defending claims of breach of contract, tortious interference with contracts and business relationships, fraud and misrepresentation, lender liability, property liability, negligence, unfair competition, unfair trade practices, antitrust violations, conspiracy, RICO violations, breach of fiduciary duty, defamation, trade disparagement, false advertising, malicious prosecution, theft of trade secrets, intellectual property infringement, trespass, conversion, trust and estate controversies, partnership and corporate dissolutions and claims arising in shareholder and partner derivative actions, among others.
Our Approach: We start by tailoring a strategy to meet our clients’ objectives and risk management priorities, whether those focus on litigation avoidance, early settlement, resolution through dispositive motions, or pursuing a case through adjudication at trial. Using early case assessment tools, we develop a detailed roadmap for each case. We recognize that litigation can be expensive, distracting and time-consuming, and that our clients need cost predictability. Depending on client needs, we are able to create customized litigation plans and budgets at the matter, phase and/or task levels. Our project management team carefully monitors work volume and billing metrics to help ensure that our services align with project scope and needs, and to maximize proactive communication with clients about changes in cost, scope and/or strategy.
eDiscovery: For cases requiring electronic discovery, we rely on our in-house Litigation Support Services (LSS) team, which is driven by members with sophisticated technical knowledge and credentialing by the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists. With extensive experience managing complex eDiscovery collection, processing, review and production, our LSS team leverages advanced analytics and technology-assisted review to quickly identify and locate relevant information, process and analyze data efficiently, and help reduce overall litigation costs.
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Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP is one of the largest firms in the world specializing in the prosecution of complex litigation on a contingent basis. We are routinely at the forefront of global efforts to hold powerful corporations accountable. Representing over 350 institutional investors worldwide—whose assets total approximately $8 trillion—we partner with some of the most influential stakeholders in the world in securities and shareholder litigation.
In addition, our Consumer Protection & Antitrust Department represents states, counties, municipalities, quasi-governmental entities, as well as private companies and consumers in high stakes litigation. With offices in Radnor, Pennsylvania (Headquarters) and San Francisco, California, we have
proudly recovered billions of dollars on behalf of our clients.
Litigation Practice Areas:
- Securities
- Corporate Governance & M+A
- Global Shareholder Litigation
- Direct & Opt-Out
- Banking & Financial Services
- Consumer Protection
- Data Privacy & Cyber Security
- Antitrust
- Whistleblower
- Arbitration
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Hausfeld is a leading antitrust and disputes law firm with 12 offices in the US (Boston, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington, DC), the UK (London), and continental Europe (Amsterdam, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Paris and Stockholm). Our global reach means we can litigate in jurisdictions that suit our clients best. We are also experienced in mediation and arbitration.
Hausfeld brings a visionary approach to resolving claims, whether that is for a single client or a group working collectively. As a leader in pioneering legal actions for damages, Hausfeld innovates by pushing further - the firm tenaciously focuses on results and achieves pragmatic conclusions. Hausfeld lawyers have achieved some of the largest landmark settlements and judgments in our areas of practice, often after hard-fought litigation against the biggest names in the legal industry. Socially minded and a champion for the best corporate governance, our lawyers are at the forefront of the legal profession in improving access to justice for both individuals and businesses. That makes for a profoundly different law firm.
The Hausfeld team is comprised of highly experienced litigators with a proven track record in claimant disputes in the areas of:
- Antitrust/Competition
- Commercial & Financial Disputes
- Environmental Law
- Human Rights
- Product Liability & Consumer Protection
- Technology & Data Breach
Hausfeld’s clients include some of the world’s largest corporations in myriad industries, including current clients listed on the Fortune Global 500 and Forbes Global 2000. Hausfeld is reputed for its claimant-friendly, dynamic, entrepreneurial, and pioneering approach to dispute resolution. For more information about the firm, including recent trial victories and landmark settlements, please visit www.hausfeld.com.
US Offices:
Boston
One Marina Park Drive, Suite 1410
Boston, MA 02210
T: +1 617 207 0600
F: +1 617 830 8312
New York
33 Whitehall Street, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10004
T: +1 646 357 1100
F: +1 212 202 4322
Philadelphia
325 Chestnut Street, Suite 900
Philadelphia, PA 19106
T: +1 215 985 3270
F: +1 215 985 3271
San Francisco
580 California Street, 12th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94101
T: +1 415 633 1908
F: +1 415 633 4980
Europe Offices:
Amsterdam
Sarphatikade 14
Amsterdam 1017 WV, Netherlands
T: +31 20 520 7565
Berlin
Walter-Benjamin-Platz 6
Berlin 10629, Germany
T: +49 30 322903001
Dusseldorf
Speditionstraße 21-23
Düsseldorf 40221, Germany
T: +49 211 81999 200
Hamburg
Großer Grasbrook 9
Hamburg 20457, Germany
T: +49 40 22 8985 110
London
12 Gough Square
London EC4A 3DW, United Kingdom
T: +44 20 7665 5000
Paris
59 Avenue Marceau
Paris 75116 France
Stockholm
Strandvägen 7A
Stockholm 114 51, Sweden
T: +46 8 586 10 719
