Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP has added Laura Besvinick, an insurance litigator, as a partner in Miami. Julie Nevins, who focuses on complex commercial litigation, has joined the firm as special counsel in Miami.
Ms. Besvinick's practice focuses on the representation of insurers in bad faith actions, complex coverage disputes, and consumer class actions. She also advises insurers on claims-handling and bad faith issues. In addition, Ms. Besvinick defends accountants and attorneys in malpractice actions, securities class actions, and before the Securities and Exchange Commission, and represents companies in complex commercial disputes in the courts and in arbitration.
“Laura is one of the most respected insurance litigators in the country, and has an extraordinary record of success for her clients in state, federal, and appellate courts,” said Michele Jacobson, a member of Stroock's executive committee and a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of FC&S Legal. “She and Julie will be great assets to our Florida office and national insurance practice.”
Ms. Besvinick received her J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where she was an editor of the Harvard Law Review, and her A.B. from Harvard-Radcliffe College.
Ms. Nevins concentrates her practice on complex business disputes and has over 15 years of experience handling matters in trial and appellate courts and in arbitral and administrative forums. She has experience handling insurance coverage, business torts, trademark, trade secret, contract, lender liability, and real property disputes.
Ms. Nevins received her J.D., magna cum laude, from Florida State University College of Law, Order of the Coif, where she was editor-in-chief of the Florida State University Law Review, and her B.A. from Vassar College.
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