Insurance litigation requires intimate familiarity with how these highly regulated businesses conduct their operations and govern themselves, the complex financial transactions they use to raise and make money, and the myriad of commercial laws and governmental regulations with which they must comply.

One of Powell Goldstein's most diversified and demanding practices is insurance litigation. We work with insurance companies and insureds, as well as government agencies and handle a wide range of complex disputes covering all areas of business and operations.

We have provided clients advice on insurance coverage matters, fidelity and surety bonds, and civil and criminal regulatory enforcement.

Representative Matters:

• Obtained summary judgment, sustained on appeal, in directors and officers liability insurance coverage litigation
• Represented special committees in addressing shareholder derivative demands relating to financial institution mergers and alleged mismanagement
• Defended a major insurance company against change in control severance claims by a former executive