11-Lawyer Group Strengthens Firm's Premier
Insurance Recovery Practice Representing Commercial Policyholders
CENTURY
CITY, Calif., Aug. 5, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- McGuireWoods bolsters its position as the go-to law
firm for commercial insurance coverage and recovery matters with
the addition of a nationally acclaimed litigation team in the
firm's Century City, California,
office.
The 11-lawyer group, including six partners, joins from Pasich
LLP, a boutique firm recognized globally for representing
commercial policyholders in high-profile and high-stakes insurance
recovery disputes. The group helps clients recover losses under
D&O, E&O, CGL property and business interruption, product
recall, event cancellation, motion picture and television
production, and other insurance policies. It has secured landmark
wins, jury verdicts and settlements for corporate clients, their
directors and officers, and other insureds.
The team includes the nation's leading entertainment and sports
insurance recovery lawyers, representing major studios, production
companies, actors, recording artists and professional sports
franchises in litigation and appeals.
"The addition of Kirk Pasich and
the other team members will solidify us as having one of the
preeminent, top-tier insurance recovery practices in the United States with unparalleled
capabilities from coast to coast and globally," said Noreen Kelly, the firm's deputy managing partner
for litigation.
The group includes partners Kirk
Pasich and Shaun Crosner, two
of the founding partners of Pasich LLP, who rank among the top
insurance recovery lawyers nationally and in California. Both earned rankings in the 2024
edition of the Chambers USA guide,
with Pasich receiving another Band 1 nationwide ranking for
insurance dispute resolution. In addition, Pasich was named Los
Angeles "Lawyer of the Year" for insurance law and insurance
litigation in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in
America.
Michael Gehrt, Craig Hirsch, Christopher Pasich and Sandra Smith Thayer also join McGuireWoods as
partners, along with counsel Pamela
Woods and associates Daria Clecicov, Eliza Logan, Noelle
Malindzak and Caitlin
Oswald.
Their arrival follows the addition of Mikaela Whitman, also a founding partner of
Pasich LLP, who joined McGuireWoods' Century City office in January 2024.
"We have assembled a deep bench of talented lawyers with
unmatched experience and ability in complex high-stakes insurance
recovery matters," said Tony Tatum,
co-leader of the firm's insurance recovery practice group. "Our new
colleagues build on that strength and ensure that McGuireWoods has
the dominant insurance recovery practice for policyholders."
The expanded and combined insurance recovery practice has
collected over $12 billion in
insurance recoveries for policyholder clients, Tatum noted.
Said Alice Youngbar, managing
partner of the firm's Century City
office: "This group represents a significant expansion of our
client service capabilities on the West Coast. We are thrilled to
welcome this outstanding team to McGuireWoods."
McGuireWoods has a long history representing corporate
policyholders in insurance-related matters and assisting clients
with maximizing recoveries under their insurance programs and
policies. The firm's lawyers litigate high-profile,
large-exposure actions in state and federal courts nationwide and
abroad, as well as in domestic and international insurance
arbitrations in Bermuda,
London, Singapore and other leading venues.
"McGuireWoods provides a platform that allows us to take our
practice to another level," Kirk
Pasich said. "The firm's cutting-edge litigation and
appellate capabilities, collaborative culture and innovative
approach to client service set McGuireWoods apart and we are
excited to join this world-class team."
Tatum and Kirk Pasich will
co-lead the firm's international insurance recovery practice, along
with Crosner, who will focus on the West Coast.
McGuireWoods LLP is a leading international law firm with 1,100
lawyers in 21 offices worldwide. It continuously ranks among the
top firms in Financial Times' prestigious North America
Innovative Lawyers report. The firm has been recognized 18 times on
BTI Consulting's Client Service A-Team — elite firms singled out
for client service excellence based on unprompted feedback from
clients in major companies. Its full-service public affairs arm,
McGuireWoods Consulting LLC, offers infrastructure and economic
development, strategic communications and grassroots advocacy, and
government relations solutions. For more information, visit
www.mcguirewoods.com.
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