Laura McKay has represented insurers in litigation and alternative dispute resolution for over thirty years. She has represented Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, foreign insurance companies and U.S. insurance companies in both state and federal courts throughout the country. Laura has represented clients in a wide variety of disputes involving first-party and third-party coverage issues. Her practice currently focuses on long-tail liabilities, including asbestos, pollution and childhood sexual abuse.

Experience

Laura’s trial experience includes asbestos and pollution coverage actions in California, Delaware, Illinois, Missouri and New Jersey, among others. Additionally, Laura has served as trial counsel in an Adversary Proceeding in Florida bankruptcy court. Laura also has served as appellate counsel in a number of states, including New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Missouri and North Carolina. She has successfully secured dismissals prior to trial for her clients in a number of cases, and has served as settlement counsel in numerous actions involving amounts ranging from the low thousands to hundreds of millions of dollars.

Laura has represented insurers in connection with professional liability and medical expense subrogation matters. Additionally, she has direct defense experience in medical malpractice, personal injury and first party property matters. She is also involved in franchisor/franchisee matters, including trademark infringement and third-party liability.

In 1998, Laura spent four months in London on an internship with one of her London clients. She worked closely with the claims department and provided legal advice regarding asbestos and health hazard insurance coverage matters.

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