Erez Schneorson

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Leaders in Law endorses Erez Schneorson as our exclusively recommended Insurance Law expert in Israel. If you wish to get in touch with Erez, please use the contact information provided above.

E. Schneorson, Diab & Co. Law Firm represent insured individuals, companies & organizations in insurance claims against all insurance companies. Our expertise is property damage, including fire damages, construction and infrastructure, water damages, burglary, machinery and vehicle theft and damages. We represent in cases of professional liability and liabilities insurance, particularly in cases where insurance company denies coverage. Amongst our clients are private individuals and companies, including infrastructure, construction and contracting companies, local and international. We do not represent insurance companies. Adv. Erez Schneorson is a renowned expert in insurance claims and his law firm is a leading law firm in Israel, in all aspects of insurance litigation.

Adv. Erez Schneorson is a Member of the Israeli Insurance Law Association. A member of the Torts Committee of the Israel Bar Association. A judge at the National Disciplinary Court of the Israel Bar Association. Writes and lectures in advanced studies programs for attorneys and in other forums. Writes a regular column in ADIF insurance weekly magazine. A mediator and arbitrator. Adv. Schneorson possesses wide experience in tort and insurance claims and in representing insured opposite the insurance companies. He consults insured and law firms in insurance cases and accompanies insurance events as part of negotiations and in conducting proceedings in courts across the country. Member of the Israeli Insurance Law Association.

Areas of Expertise

  • Insurance claims

Client List

  • Amongst our clients you will find major local and international firms, including:
  • Smet Group: specialist in underground techniques (Belgium)
  • Kolaster enterprises (Cyprus)
  • Danya Cebus
  • Lesico l.t.d.
  • Nazareth Hospital EMMS
  • WXG engineers
  • Handasa Ba’gova
  • Kibutz Yakum

Publications/Articles

  • Author of the book: “Understanding Insurance”,
  • Writes and lectures in advanced studies programs for attorneys and in other forums.
  • Writes a regular column in ADIF insurance weekly magazine

Memberships & Associations

  • Insurance law firm of the year
  • Regularly highly ranked by Dun’s 100
  • Regularly highly ranked by BDI
  • Global law experts
  • Fintech awards
  • NFPA
  • Legal 500

Firm Description:

E. Schneorson, Diab & Co. Law Firm is a leading firm in Israel, known for its expertise in litigating for insurance coverage and full compensation in cases of contracting and infrastructure, C.A.R. insurance policies, all business insurance policies, litigating for insurance compensation in cases of property damages, water damages, fire, heavy machinery Etc.

E. Schneorson, Diab & Co. Law Firm is highly appreciated for representing international companies involved in projects in Israel, in all insurance aspects.

 

Paul Wordley

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Leaders in Law endorses Paul Wordley as our exclusively recommended Insurance Law expert in the United Kingdom. If you wish to get in touch with Paul, please use the contact information provided above.

Paul is one of the founding partners of Wordley Partnership, having been a partner in a major international law firm where he was a member of the Management and Strategy Boards respectively.

Paul’s expertise is geared towards advisory, complex claims, dispute resolution and coverage issues in the international insurance and reinsurance markets, acting for policyholders, insurers, brokers, intermediaries and reinsurers.

His particular areas of expertise are in the oil, gas, mining, commodities, marine, construction and TMT sectors.

Paul has been involved in a number of high-profile international insurance and reinsurance claims in recent years and has also advised on a number of recent major oil, gas, mining and commodities claims. He also has significant mediation experience having represented clients in several successful multi-million-dollar mediations. Paul has also conducted numerous arbitrations before LMAA, ICC, SCC and LCIA.

He is recommended by expert legal directories as ‘exceptional’ and has become a thought leader in the natural resources insurance world.

Areas of Expertise

• Aviation
• Commodities
• CommTech
• Construction
• Energy & Natural Resources
• Fraud
• Hotels & Leisure
• Industrial Risks
• Insolvency
• (Re) Insurance
• Marine
• Mining
• Powergen
• Property
• Space
• Sport

Firm Description:

Launched in early 2019, Wordley Partnership is a commercial law firm with particular expertise in all aspects of dispute resolution, commercial problem solving and insurance / reinsurance / coverage.

The Partners have many years of experience working on some of the largest and most complex disputes across the globe whilst at an international firm based in the City of London. With proven track records they have consolidated that expertise into their own firm.

They are often instructed to advise boards and directors of companies on legal liability, asset recovery and preservation as well as advising on strategies to resolve disputes and limit liability, whether that be working in the background or openly in arbitrations and litigation. Their expertise extends to prosecuting claims where required and they have a strong track record of success.

In addition to disputes, the firm has a significant non contentious capability.

 

Carlos Perez-Mesa, Jr.

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Leaders in Law endorses Carlos Perez-Mesa, Jr. as our exclusively recommended Insurance Law expert in Hawaii, USA. If you wish to get in touch with Carlos, please use the contact information provided above.

Carlos D. Perez-Mesa has been an active trial attorney in New Jersey and Hawaii since 1986. In Hawaii, he has tried over 20 jury and bench trials to verdict in state and federal court and participated in over 300 arbitrations and meditations. Mr. Perez-Mesa has wide ranging experience practicing in both federal and state court handling a broad range of litigation, including products liability, construction law, employment discrimination, personal injury, the Americans with Disabilities Act, environmental law, automobile and slip and fall accidents, Title VII civil rights law and workers compensation law. He also handles private arbitrations and mediations involving all types of civil actions, including auto cases, sexual harassment, age discrimination, wrongful discharge, racial discrimination, UM and UIM auto cases and AOAO disputes.

Upon graduation of law school, Mr. Perez-Mesa served as a law clerk to Judge Nicholas in Mandak, Passaic County, New Jersey.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Perez-Mesa focused on litigation concerning personal injury, employment discrimination, products liability and condominium law. He defended AIG™ and Farmers™ Insurance insureds involved in automobile and slip and fall accidents. Mr. Perez-Mesa worked seven years as a trial attorney for AIG™’s Staff Counsel’s office in Honolulu. He also has three successful published Hawaii Supreme Court opinions.

Areas of Expertise

  • Complex Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Construction
  • Insurance
  • Manufacturing
  • Retail

Associations & Memberships

  • Hawaii State Bar Association
  • American Bar Association

Admission

  • Hawaii State Bar (1991)
  • United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (1991)

Education

  • J.D. (1986), Rutgers Law School-Newark, general editor of the Rutgers Law Review
  • Bachelors in English (1983), Washington University in St. Louis

Firm Description:

Clay Iwamura Pulice & Nervell is a versatile full service law firm of highly qualified and dedicated attorneys representing a diverse international, national and local clientele in different industries, who turn to us for a wide range of legal services and resources. Our clients include major public corporations, privately held and family businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups and emerging growth companies, investors, governments, public agencies and individuals.

 

Robert J. Cosgrove

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Leaders in Law endorses Robert Cosgrove as our exclusively recommended Insurance Law expert in Pennsylvania, USA. If you wish to get in touch with Robert, please use the contact information provided above.

Partner

A courtroom-tested trial lawyer and appellate advocate, Robert J. Cosgrove has handled cases in state and federal venues across the United States as well as in the International Court of Commerce. Bob litigates a very wide range of matters, including premises and liquor liability cases; trucking and motor vehicle claims; product liability and product recall suits; personal care home, senior living and home health aide cases; and cases involving construction defects, catastrophic personal injury and significant property damage claims. He defends individuals and businesses in complex professional liability and errors and omissions cases, advises clients on fraud-based and other first- and third-party coverage issues, and investigates and litigates fine art, jewelers block policy and cargo cases. A Certified Information Privacy Professional, US, (CIPP/US) and a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), he advises on cases related to fraud, data privacy, and cybersecurity claims and investigations.

Bob is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a by-application-only national association of trial lawyers who have obtained multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements. He has been elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, a research organization dedicated to the study of law, legal institutions and legal processes. He is also the exclusive Pennsylvania insurance member of IR Global, the multinational professional services network of legal, accountancy and financial advisors.

In addition to his work for clients, Bob sits as a judge pro tempore, handling settlement conferences in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. He also serves as a member of WCM’s Management Committee, the firm’s governing body.

Bob is a frequent speaker and conducts seminars for organizations, including the International Underwriting Association of London and the Property & Liability Resource Bureau as well as for numerous clients. Bob’s writing has appeared in various books and journals.

Before joining WCM, Bob was an Assistant District Attorney with the Nassau County (NY) District Attorney’s Office, where he prosecuted cases ranging from violations of environmental conservation law to gang assaults and high-level narcotics transactions.

Education

J.D., Fordham University School of Law, B.S.F.S., Georgetown University

Professional Activities

  • Pennsylvania Defense Institute (Regional Director, 2020-Present)
  • Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel (President, 2018-2019)
  • American Bar Association
  • Regis Bar Association

Bar Admissions

  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • Pennsylvania

Court Admissions

  • Southern District of New York
  • Northern District of New York
  • Eastern District of New York
  • Western District of New York
  • District of New Jersey
  • Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • Middle District of Pennsylvania
  • Western District of Pennsylvania
  • Second Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Third Circuit Court of Appeals
  • United States Supreme Court

Honors and Distinctions

  • Life Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • Fellow, American Bar Foundation
  • Judge Pro Tempore, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
  • Certified Information Privacy Professional, US, (CIPP/US) and Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
  • OSHA 10 Certification
  • Thompson Reuter Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, Insurance Coverage (No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. A description of the Super Lawyers selection methodology can be found here: https://www.superlawyers.com/about/selection_process_detail.html.)
  • Stein Scholar in Public Interest Law and Ethics, Fordham University
  • Theatre Hall of Fame, Georgetown University

Firm Description:

Wade Clark Mulcahy opened its doors in 1994 guided by a simple principle: Results Speak for Themselves.

The superior and cost-effective results achieved for our insurance and corporate clients have spoken. WCM now has four offices across three states, including in New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Long Island, and serves its clients in matters across the country.

WCM is a firm of trial lawyers who partner with our clients to devise effective strategies to manage risk and to bring closure to complex matters as quickly as possible. And if the matter warrants, we stand ready to fight the end game – – whether trial by jury or argument to an appellate bench.

WCM is committed to maintaining our reputation for excellence and to letting our results speak for themselves. So, if you need help sorting out a legal mess, count on us. WCM solves defense and coverage issues cleanly, quickly and efficiently.

 

Robert J. Bruno

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Mr. Bruno, a senior litigation attorney, joined the firm in 1973 shortly after it was founded. Mr. Bruno has served as firm president, a member of the firm’s management committee and is currently a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Bruno’s practice emphasizes complex civil litigation, primarily in the areas of insurance defense, insurance coverage, insurance bad faith, employment law, directors and officers liability, construction litigation, personal injury, professional liability defense and products liability.

Mr. Bruno is one of the select group of Arizona lawyers elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates and has served on the Board of Directors of the Arizona Association of Defense Counsel. He is certified by the State Bar of Arizona as a Specialist in Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation. He has received Martindale-Hubbell’s highest A-V Preeminent rating. Mr. Bruno is recognized in the 2007 – 2015 editions of Southwest Super Lawyers, in the 2011 through 2015 editions of Best Lawyers in America and is listed in Best’s Recommended Insurance Attorneys for 2010 through 2015. Mr. Bruno is also a member of the Claims & Litigation Management Alliance (CLM) whose mission is to further the practice of Litigation Management through ethics, cooperation, and education.

Mr. Bruno chairs a team of Sanders & Parks attorneys representing insurance companies in bad faith matters with a particular focus upon insurers that have been subjected to Arizona Damron and Morris agreements. Mr. Bruno has written extensively on the Damron/Morris issue including Damron Revisited – Reasonableness the True Judgment Limit, published in the Arizona Attorney; and Arizona Damron Agreements – An Unusually Dangerous Danger Zone for Liability Insurers which appeared in the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) Journal.

The Civil Litigation Law Practice:

Through decades of practice, Sanders & Parks, P.C. has established an outstanding reputation as a firm of excellent trial lawyers with litigation experience before a variety of state and federal courts and administrative agencies. The scope of our practice includes such diverse areas as the following:

  • Automobile and trucking litigation
  • Bad faith litigation
  • Catastrophic injury litigation
  • Construction litigation (site accident and construction defects)
  • Employment law
  • Insurance law
  • Intellectual property
  • Personal injury litigation
  • Premises liability
  • Products liability
  • Professional liability (accountants, architects, contractors, engineers, real estate agents, attorneys, and other professionals)
  • Wrongful death

Acknowledging our clients’ concern regarding the expense of litigation, the civil litigation attorneys at Sanders & Parks, P.C. consistently strive for efficiency by staffing each case with a small but highly focused group of attorneys and paraprofessionals. Based on our team approach, clients are able to retain a premier team of lawyers and professionals dedicated to achieving the highest results without incurring unreasonable costs. To enhance our overall effectiveness and efficiency, our civil litigation team routinely utilizes advanced database, case management, communication, and processing technologies that enable rapid and cost-efficient retrieval of documents and specific information. Recognizing that complex disputes often require an infusion of creativity and common sense, our attorneys also are progressive in utilizing alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) approaches, including mediation, arbitration, and summary jury trials.

Sanders & Parks, P.C.:

At the A-V rated law firm of Sanders & Parks, P.C., we dedicate each day to serving our clients’ legal needs promptly, efficiently, and effectively. Whether in negotiation, litigation, mediation, or arbitration, our attorneys provide the highest quality legal representation while recognizing the need for a practical, cost-effective approach to litigation. Sanders & Parks attorneys are committed to doing whatever it takes to solve a legal problem, add perspective to a business strategy, develop a solution to avoid litigation in the future and work with clients whenever possible.

Sanders & Parks, P.C. offers diverse legal services to local, national, and international clients, which include some of the most prestigious insurance, business, banking, brokerage, financial, and corporate clients in the world. Our clients include a large number of publicly-owned domestic and international corporations, as well as closely-held domestic and international corporations, limited liability companies, banks, financial institutions, partnerships, and individuals who we have represented as general, regional, and special counsel. Because of our size and experience, our firm frequently is retained by other law firms to act as lead, special, or local counsel in connection with major transactions or complex litigation. Although based in Arizona, we represent clients throughout the country in a wide variety of areas.

Avv. Marco Morace

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Leaders in Law endorses Marco Morace as our exclusively recommended Insurance Law expert in Italy. If you wish to get in touch with Marco please use the contact information provided above.

Marco Morace, born in Naples on 16th September 1978, began to take law office experiences and study law in 1998. He graduated in Law, with the highest grade, from the from University of Naples “Federico II” in 2003.

Prior to joining the law firm E.MORACE&Co., he worked for the in house legal department of P&G in Rome and then he spent almost a year in London as visiting lawyer with leading London marine P&I insurers and international law firms.

He progressively specialized in insurance, reinsurance and marine law and he is now considered among the Italian experts in these fields and, as the other Partners of the law firm E.MORACE&Co., he is regularly appointed by international leading insurers.

He has handled difficult claims and disputes as counsel, negotiator or litigation lawyer, whether out-of-Court or in Court, in the areas of insurance and reinsurance.

Beyond serving as counsel to the parties in litigations, he is also frequently appointed to coordinate claims investigations, provide legal advice and assistance to resolve out-of-court complex matters of insurance which also require a commercial approach and tactical expertise.

He is among the lawyers regularly used by Italian and international insurers and London underwriters and was chosen among the panelists of the event “Driving best claims practices’’ of the “Italian TPA and Legal Counsel PROGRAMME 2016” organized by LLOYD’S in London, reading a speech regarding best claims practices from a legal perspective.

He is a member of the Italian Bar Association admitted to practice before the Italian Courts.

He speaks Italian and English and he formerly read Law, as an assistant professor, at the University of Naples “Parthenope” and is lecturer at the Master in Shipping and International Management at I.P.E. (www.ipeistituto.it).

Insurance and Reinsurance Practice of E.MORACE&Co.:

The E.MORACE&Co. Insurance and Reinsurance practice has a team of around 10 attorneys, working in or through the EM&C. Italian offices.

E.MORACE&Co team represents insurers and reinsurers to assist or handle the full range of insurance and reinsurance matters, from the minor and recurring claims to the most complex cases or frauds and in each of the stages of business (drafting policies, litigation, acquisitions, claims handling, run-off etc.) and in different classes of business (i.e. Liability of Various Kinds such as E&O, D&O, Medical Malpractice, Professional Indemnity), Counter-Fraud, Marine Insurance (P&I, H&M, Transport and Cargo Losses, Collisions and Salvages) and Aviation.

The Firm is usually appointed by Reinsurers, Insurers, TPAs, Average Adjusters, Insurance Brokers, Lloyd’s Syndicates or Managing Agents, P&I Clubs, Loss Adjusters.

Michel Molitor

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Leaders in Law endorses Michel Molitor as our exclusively recommended Insurance Law expert in Luxembourg. If you wish to get in touch with Michel please use the contact information provided above.

Michel MOLITOR started his law career in banking after obtaining a law degree from the University of Strasbourg (France) and a PhD in political sciences from the University of Vienna (Austria). For the past 30 years he has been the contact partner for many of the firm’s national and international clients in numerous industry sectors. Michel is known for his technical competences in Luxembourg financial law and is particularly active in Banking and Finance.

Michel has been listed by Chambers Europe where he “is commended for his expertise, efficiency, reliability and client-focused service” and compared “favourably to the market’s larger players, especially noting his technical competence in Luxembourg financial law”. In The Legal 500 2016 he is ranked as a leading individual and praised for his excellent response times, ‘especially at critical moments’. Best Lawyers Luxembourg has also ranked Michel for his expertise in Litigation and Corporate.

Furthermore, IFLR1000 listed Michel as a leading insurance lawyer and for over 10 years he has been continuously ranked among the top insurance lawyers in Who’s Who Legal: Insurance and Reinsurance Lawyers.

Firm Overview:

We are a top independent business law firm in Luxembourg with 28 lawyers serving local and international corporate clients doing business in the Grand Duchy. Our clients include banks and financial institutions, multinational corporations, commercial companies, industrial groups, government and public administration. Top tier law firms particularly from the USA, UK, Continental Europe, Asia and Canada rely on us for legal matters and disputes involving Luxembourg law. We work closely with a growing number of international law firms and we have built enduring relationships with regulators, government and the local Luxembourg administration.