Partner Matthew Lasky to speak at the Re Underwriting 2020 — Underwriting Fundamentals and Current Issues For the RAA on November 5, 2020
MCWG Partner Matthew Lasky will be a panelist in the ‘Hot Topic Panel – Underwriting in the Time of Covid 19’ at the Re Underwriting 2020 — Underwriting Fundamentals and Current Issues for the Reinsurance Education Institute of the Reinsurance...Partners Matthew Lasky and Amy Kallal to Present for AIRROC’s Work from Home Webinars on September 29th
Partners Matthew Lasky and Amy Kallal have prepared updates on two key areas for AIRROC’s Work From Home Webinars that they will present on September 29, 2020. To sign up or find out more about the webinars, ‘Vaping: What’s Hiding Behind the Puff of...Partner Costantino Suriano was organizer and Speaker at the Fourth Annual LEA – St. John’s Greenberg School of Risk Mangement seminar for top students
Our partner Costantino Suriano was instrumental in speaking at and organizing with the leadership of the Loss Executive Association and other prominent industry professionals, the Fourth Annual LEA – St. John’s Greenberg School of Risk Mangement (“SRM”) seminar...Partner Matthew Lasky’s article “Data Protection: Harmonizing Tensions Between the NAIC’s ‘Insurance Data Security Law’ & Traditional Access-To-Records Provisions” was Published in the Journal of Reinsurance 2020
Our Partner Matthew Lasky’s article “Data Protection: Harmonizing Tensions Between the NAIC’s ‘Insurance Data Security Law’ & Traditional Access-To-Records Provisions” was Published in the Journal of Reinsurance 2020, Volume 27,...Partner Barry Temkin to Speak at the New York State Bar Association program on “Securities Arbitration 2020: Deep Dive.”
Partner Barry Temkin will be speaking on March 6 at the New York State Bar Association program on “Securities Arbitration 2020: Deep Dive.” See attached brochure for more information.Partner Barry Temkin quoted in Investment News Article “Finra fines Prudential $1 million over inaccurate retirement-plan information”
Partner Barry Temkin is quoted in an Investment News article about FINRA’s recent enforcement action against Prudential Investment Management Services regarding inaccurate retirement plan disclosures. To view this article please click below.MCWG will once again sponsor, and this year defend its championship, at the upcoming “Frozen Apple VII” Insurance Industry Outdoor Hockey Game on January 18
Defending Champion Mound Cotton will once again be sponsoring a team at the “Frozen Apple VII” insurance industry outdoor hockey game, taking place on January 18 at Lasker Rink in Central Park. Jeff Weinstein and Ken Labbate will be skating for MCWG. Proceeds from...MCWG Attorneys will attend the Loss Executives Association conference in Ft. Lauderdale from January 15th to the 17th
Several MCWG attorneys will be attending the Loss Executives Association’s 89th Annual Meeting & Mid-Winter Educational Program in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, from January 15th to the 17th. Partner Jeffrey Weinstein will be a featured speaker, presenting a...Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass was proud to be Santa’s Helpers for Brooklyn Public School 131
On December 18th MCWG participated in Brooklyn Public School 131’s Annual Toy Drive. Each child in the assigned third grade class wrote a letter to Santa Claus and our firm gladly granted their wishes. Click play to watch the video above.Partner Barry Temkin’s Article “New ‘Regulation Best Interest’ Becomes Effective for Broker Dealers” was published in the New York Law Journal
Partner Barry Temkin’s Article “New ‘Regulation Best Interest’ Becomes Effective for Broker Dealers” was published in the New York Law Journal. To read please click the link below. NYLJ ArticlePartner Costantino Suriano was a Speaker at the LEA 2019 Young Professionals Seminar at St. John’s University School of Risk Management on November 7th
Congratulations to our Partner Costantino Suriano for speaking about Cyber Law at the LEA 2019 Young Professionals Seminar at St. John’s University School of Risk Management on November 7, 2019. The seminar had presentations that covered: Cyber Attacks & Risks,...Partner William Wilson will be Speaking at the DRI Complex Coverage Forum on November 6
Our Partner William Wilson will be speaking this Wednesday, November 6, at the DRI Complex Coverage Forum taking place in the Hilton Hartford Downtown, 315 Trumbull Street, Hartford, CT. For more information please click the link below....Congratulations to our Partner Costantino Suriano on a successful Regulatory Conference at St. John’s University on October 23, 2019
Congratulations to our partner, Costantino Suriano, for co-chairing a panel of industry leaders in the St. John’s University School of Risk Management annual conference, Regulatory Risk in Uncertain Times on October 23, 2019.Partner Costantino Suriano will be Co-Chairing in the St. John’s University School of Risk Management Annual Conference, Regulatory Risk in Uncertain Times, on October 23, 2019
Our partner, Costantino Suriano, is co-chairing a panel of industry leaders in the St. John’s University School of Risk Management annual conference, Regulatory Risk in Uncertain Times on October 23, 2019, which will be held at the Yale Club in New York City....Partner Costantino Suriano Will Present at the Loss Executives Association’s 4th Annual Young Professionals Day
Partner Costantino Suriano will present at the Loss Executives Association’s 4th Annual Young Professionals Day on Thursday, November 7, 2019 at the St. John’s School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Sciences. Please click the link below for more...Register for the 6th Annual NYC Reinsurance Conference Now!
MCWG’s 6th Annual NYC Reinsurance Conference is on Thursday, September 19 at the New York City Bar Association. This conference, chaired by Lloyd Gura, qualifies for CE/CLE credit. The Panel Moderators this year are Ann Field, Gregg Hirsch, Raymond Mastrangelo,...Managing Clerk Jack Bove Received Network of Bar Leaders Presidents’ Award as President of the Managing Attorneys and Clerks Association
Congratulations to Jack Bove! On June 12, 2019, he received the Network of Bar Leaders Presidents’ Award as President of the Managing Attorneys and Clerks Association at the Annual Presidents’ Dinner. The featured speaker was Letitia James, NYS Attorney General, the...Partner Barry Temkin To Speak on June 12 at the New York City Bar Association about “Current Ethical Issues for In House Lawyers and Those Who Advise Them”
For more information: Current Ethical Issues for In-House Counsel & Those Who Advise Them: Litigation Perspectives...Partner Barry Temkin’s article “Digital Assistants Raise Ethics, Privacy Concerns” was Published in Law360
The article, co-authored with Brenda Dorsett, is about ethical concerns for lawyers who use Amazon Echo and other voice-activated digital assistants. It was published on Friday, May 24, 2019, as an Expert Analysis. Click here to download and read. Click here to view...Partner Costantino Suriano was a Panel Moderator at the 2019 Annual Loss Executives Association Conference
The 2019 Annual Loss Executives Association Conference was hosted in Fort Lauderdale, Florida from January 30 to February 1, 2019.Partner Sanjit Shah participated as a panelist during a New York City Bar Association CLE course titled “Hard Legal Ethics Questions: How to Resolve Them or, Even Better, Avoid Them”
Sanjit S. Shah represented MCWG as a panelist during a New York City Bar Association CLE course titled “Hard Legal Ethics Questions: How to Resolve Them or, Even Better, Avoid Them.” The course was held on May 16, 2019 from 9:00-10:45 AM and offered...Partner Amy Kallal and Associate Tyler Flynn Were Published in the 2019 Spring Issue of AIRROC Matters
The article, named “America Has An Opioid Problem: Who’s Going To Pay To Fix It?”, is available in the AIRROC Matters 2019 Spring Issue and The Society of Actuaries. Read the article here.Partner Lloyd Gura and Special Counsel Andrea Fort Published in the 2019 Journal of Reinsurance
Mr. Gura’s and Ms. Fort’s article titled “Automatization of Underwriting and the Future of the Reinsurance Relationship,” will be available to all members of the Intermediaries & Reinsurance Underwriters Association in their 2019 Journal of...Partner Barry Temkin Chosen to Present at the Professional Liability Defense Federation Annual Meeting in Chicago on September 26
Mr. Temkin’s presentation of “The Trump Bubble: What Happens When the Longest Bull Market in U.S. History Hiccups?,” was chosen to be included in the 2019 PLDF Annual Meeting. This will take place at the W Lakeshore – Chicago, located at 644 N Lake Shore Dr,...Partner Matthew J. Lasky to Present at The RAA’s Re Contracts Course: The Art of Designing Reinsurance Contracts and Programs, on July 23rd
Mr. Lasky will speak about Privacy, Confidentiality, Data Protection and Sanctions Clauses, on Tuesday, July 23rd, from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m The RAA’s Re Contracts Course: The Art of Designing Reinsurance Contracts and Programs will be conducted on Tuesday, Wednesday and...Senior Counsel Jonathan Chernow will deliver lecture at the Lloyd’s Marine and Energy U35’s: Fine Art and Specie Lecture on May 8, 2019
Following the lecture there will be a networking event from 5pm to 8pm, hosted jointly by Mound Cotton and McLarens, in the Jin Bo Law rooftop bar of the Dorsett Hotel, in London. For more information please visit:...Partner Costantino Suriano participated as a speaker on behalf of The Loss Executives Association during the hosting of St. John’s University’s Best and Brightest Students by Allied World Assurance Holdings
Costantino Suriano participated as a speaker on behalf of The Loss Executives Association during the hosting of St. John’s University’s Best and Brightest Students by Allied World Assurance Holdings. The event was hosted in Bermuda on March 29, 2019. For more...Partner William D. Wilson to chair New Jersey Basic CLE Marathon 2019
For more information please visit:...Partner Emilie Bakal-Caplan to Speak at Natural Disaster Conference
Partner Emilie Baklan-Caplan will speak at the Perrin Conferences’ Natural Disaster Conference on April 2-3, 2019 at the Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove, Miami, FL. This one-and-a-half-day conference will feature thought leaders with varied perspectives about the...MCWG opens Houston, Texas Office and Welcomes Dustin Dubose as Resident Partner
The New York-based law firm of Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass LLP announced today that Dustin DuBose will be joining the firm as Resident Partner in its new Houston, Texas office. Dustin, a seasoned litigator and advisor, has represented domestic and...Partner Sanjit Shah participated as a speaker during a New York City Bar Association CLE course titled “Ethical Dilemmas That Keep Lawyers Awake at Night”
Sanjit S. Shah represented MCWG as a speaker and faculty member during a New York City Bar Association CLE course titled “Ethical Dilemmas That Keep Lawyers Awake at Night.” The course was held on February 5, 2019 from 6:00-9:00 PM and offered various CLE...Court Holds Property Damage and Business Interruption Loss Subject to Water Damage Sub-Limit and Dismisses all Claims in Excess of the Sub-Limit
On December 5, 2018, Justice Patrick J. McGrath of the New York Supreme Court, Rensselaer County, issued a decision in the case Black River Partners, et al. v. Adirondack Mechanical Services and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Index No. 252627/2016, granting partial...On Wednesday, January 23, 2019, MCWG will be hosting the IRUA/Reinsurance Networking Group Luncheon
Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass LLP will be hosting the IRUA/Reinsurance Networking Group Luncheon on Wednesday, January 23rd. The topic of the luncheon presentation will be “Ethics in Arbitration: Is It an Oxymoron? Arbitrator ‘Disclosures’ and...Partners Jeffrey Weinstein and Bruce Kaliner authored Law360 article,”Property Insurance Considerations For Green Energy Storage”
Click here to read the full article by Jeffrey Weinstein and Bruce Kaliner!Partner Barry Temkin will be speaking at a New York State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education program on Securities Arbitration and Mediation on Thursday, November 29th
The program will be offering 7 hours of CLE credit, including one hour of ethics CLE. To register or get more information, visit here.Michael R. Koblenz graduates from the FBI Citizens’ Academy
On November 19, 2018, the Federal Bureau of Investigation New York Division Community Outreach hosted the 16th Annual FBI Citizens’ Academy Graduation Ceremony. Michael R. Koblenz was one of thirty one graduates.Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass has been named a Tier 1 firm in New York City for Insurance by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in 2019
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” has ranked law firms in 75 national practice areas and 122 metro practice areas for 2019. Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass has been named as a Tier 1 firm in the New York Metropolitan area and in Tier 2 nationally in the...Special Counsel Gregg Hirsch will be a panelist at AIRROC NJ 2018 Education – The Art of the Runoff Deal on Monday, October 15, 2018
The panel is titled: “The Life Deal Market.” This year’s AIRROC NJ Commutations & Networking Forum will take place from October 14th to October 17th at The Westin Jersey City Newport. To learn more about the panel and/or the 14th Annual AIRROC NJ...Partner Barry Temkin was quoted in Law360 article “Cohen Tapes Show Broken Attorney-Client Relationship”
Register for the 5th Annual NYC Reinsurance Conference now!
MCWG’s 5th Annual NYC Reinsurance Conference is on Thursday, September 13 at the New York City Bar Association. This conference, chaired by Lloyd Gura, qualifies for CE/CLE credit. For more information or to register, please email shornilla@moundcotton.com....Partner Barry Temkin was quoted in Compliance Reporter article titled “SEC examiners probe wrap fees”
Partner Jonathan Gross was recently selected as Chairman of the First Party Property Subcommittee of the Defense Research Institute
To learn more about the Defense Research Institute, click here.Partner William Wilson will be leading a program for the New Jersey State Bar Association called: “Successfully Handling Issues of Insurance Bad Faith: Simple Strategies for Big Results” | Tuesday, August 21
For more information about the program, please click here. This program offers 4.0 NJ CLE credits (including 1.0 ethics/professionalism credit).Partner Jonathan Gross co-authored the California chapter in the DRI Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Compendium
Partners Barry Temkin and Kenneth Labbate authored article titled: “The NY Department of Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulations: An Update”
Reprinted with permission from the New York Law Journal, Volume 259 – NO. 124 on Thursday, June 28, 2018. To view the article, click here.Partner Amy Kallal will be speaking at RAA’s Re Claims 2018: Navigating the World of Reinsurance Protection When Loss Strikes | “Insurance and Reinsurance Implications of the Opioid Crisis” July 17 – July 18, 2018 | New York, NY
For more information, visit here.MCWG 5th Annual NYC Reinsurance Conference – Thursday, September 13, 2018 | Save the Date!
MCWG 5th Annual NYC Reinsurance Conference will be taking place on Thursday, September 13, 2018 at the New York Bar Association. This conference is a one-day educational and networking conference for experienced industry professionals. This highly-regarded event is a...Victory For Mound Cotton Client in Lawsuit Arising From the Yeager Airport Runway Extension Collapse
May 14, 2018 (New York, NY) – On May 10, 2018, the judges of the West Virginia Mass Litigation Panel granted summary judgment in favor of New Hampshire Insurance Company on a $30 million claim arising from the March 2015 collapse of an airport runway extension....Partner Matthew Lasky will be speaking at RAA’s Demystifying Reinsurance: A Basics of Reinsurance Course – “Contract Clauses Required for Reinsurance Credit” May 10-11, 2018
For more information, visit herePartner Barry Temkin quoted in Investment News article: “SEC warns advisers to toe the line on fees”
Partner Barry Temkin was recently quoted in an article in Investment News about a risk alert sent out by the Securities and Exchange Commission to advisers in regards to the overcharging of clients: “This might be a good opportunity for advisers to take some...Partner Amy Kallal will be speaking at AIRROC Chicago Regional Education Day – “The U.S. Opioid Epidemic: Background, Current Statistics, Litigation & Insurance Claims/Coverage Issues” June 12, 2018
For more information, visit hereVictory For Mound Cotton Client in Florida Collapse Coverage Case
MCWG welcomes new Counsel Laura F. Farrant
Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass LLP is pleased to welcome Counsel Laura F. Farrant, who will be joining our Florida office. Effective April 9, 2018Partner Michael Goldstein will be speaking at RAA’s Discussion Series: “Collateral Damage: The Environmental Impact of Fracking, Mining and Wastewater Disposal” April 24, 2018
For more information please visit herePartner Amy Kallal will be speaking at BRMA’s Committee Rendezvous: “Driverless Cars” April 9-10, 2018
Marriott Princeton Hotel & Conference Center April 9-10, 2018Victory For Mound Cotton Clients in Sandy Case Claiming Contingent Business Interruption At Trump Atlantic City Casinos
Partner Amy Kallal will be speaking at RAA’s seminar: “Re Contracts: The Art of Designing Reinsurance Contracts and Programs” March 14-15, 2018
For more information please visit herePARTNERS Michael Goldstein and Barry Temkin will be on the AIRROC Faculty March 13-14, 2018
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