Bylined Articles
Fires and Floods in California and The Carolinas: How Natural Catastrophes are Forcing Stakeholders to Re-Think Insurance
What was previously considered a “once in a generation” disaster may be a new normal. According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, three of the top five deadliest and most destructive California fires have occurred in the...
Lateral Partner Moves: Ethical Obligations of Lawyers and Law Firms
Lateral partner moves are commonplace in the legal profession. Navigating such moves raises tricky and complex issues under the Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC). In addition, partners contemplating lateral moves should be mindful of their fiduciary duties to their current...
Lateral Attorney Transitions Under the Ethics Rules
Law firms hiring lateral lawyers should be careful that they are not conflicting themselves out in the process. This is because a lateral lawyer’s conflicts are imputed to the new firm under the Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC). This principle...
Law360 Published Barry Temkin and Kate DiGeronimo’s Article, “Assessing Whether Jarkesy May Limit FINRA Prosecutions”
Law360 published “Assessing Whether Jarkesy May Limit FINRA Prosecutions” , written by partners Barry Temkin and Kate DiGeronimo, on August 30, 2024. You can read the article here (subscription required), or click on the link below.
THE CALM BEFORE THE SOLAR STORM
This article will be published in the August 2024 issue of International Institute of Loss Adjusters (IILA)’s The International Monitor.
This July 9, 2024 update was written with the invaluable follow up research and assistance of Mariah Patuel, one of...
New York Law Journal: Are SEC and FINRA Administrative Hearings Unconstitutional?
Partner Barry Temkin wrote “Are SEC and FINRA Administrative Hearings Unconstitutional?” which the New York Law Journal published on May 9, 2024. Click below to read the full article.
ARIAS-US Quarterly: Intertwined Worlds of Insurance, Reinsurance, and the Law in the U.S. and U.K.
This article was published in ARIAS-US Quarterly, Q1 2024.
In late May 2023, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued a detailed and complex decision that demonstrates in unusually lucid fashion that the interconnected worlds of U.S. and U.K. insurance...
IACP: The Impact of Micra Modernization on California: Healthcare Liability Costs
This article was published in IACP (International Association of Claim Professionals) Declarations 2022-2023 Year in Review, pp.39-43. You can see the article, attached, or download the article here: https://lnkd.in/g98GB-rF
On May 23, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 35...
Article: District Court Finds LEG 3/06 Model “Improvement” Defects Exclusion Ambiguous
In 1996, the London Engineering Group (LEG) first introduced a set of model defects clauses applying to physical loss or damage to insured property caused by defects in material, workmanship, design, plan, or specification, known as LEG 1, LEG 2,...
McCarran-Ferguson and the Murky Waters of Self-Executing Treaties: First Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Foreign Insurers’ Right to Arbitrate
Because arbitration is generally considered a more efficient forum for dispute resolution than litigation, insurers may include mandatory arbitration provisions––often with New York law and forum provisions––in their contracts. New York has served as a preferred forum for arbitration because...