Anderson Kill has formed a cyber insurance recovery group.

The new group will be chaired by Joshua Gold, a shareholder in the firm's New York office.

Mr. Gold said, “As the scale and the frequency of data breaches continues to grow, we're moving to consolidate our efforts through a formal cyber insurance recovery group to help clients maximize recovery not only from specialized cyber insurance policies, but also from general liability, crime, D&O, and professional liability policies that may provide coverage for losses stemming from such events.”

He added, “We also have deep experience pursuing insurance claims for a broader range of losses and liabilities stemming from the handling of data, the use of social media, and the malfunctioning of software and hardware, for manufacturers and sellers as well as users.”

The new practice group will include:

- David E. Wood, the group's deputy chair, managing shareholder of the firm's Ventura office;

- William G. Passannante, co-chair of the firm's insurance recovery group and a member of the firm's executive committee;

- Steven J. Pudell, managing shareholder of the firm's Newark office;

- Pamela D. Hans, managing shareholder of the Philadelphia office; and shareholders:

- Richard Y. Cheng (Dallas),

- Marshall Gilinsky (D.C.),

- Cort T. Malone (Stamford),

- Darin J. McMullen (Philadelphia),

- Robert Chesler (New Jersey),

- Dennis J. Nolan (New York), and

- Ann M. Piazza (New York).

Also joining the group are Lawrence J. Bartelemucci, chair of the firm's real estate group and a general litigator who has worked with hospitals as well as in insurance recovery, and Kanishka Agarwala, chair of the firm's intellectual property group.

Also practicing in the cyber insurance recovery group will be attorneys Joshua Falakassa (Ventura), Peter A. Halprin (New York), Nicholas R. Maxwell (New York), and Vianny Pichardo (New York).