Peter A. Halprin has joined Pasich LLP as a partner, resident in the firm’s New York office.
Before joining Pasich, Mr. Halprin was a shareholder in Anderson Kill P.C.’s New York office, where he focused on insurance recovery and served as deputy co-chair of Anderson Kill’s firm’s cyber insurance recovery practice.
“We’re delighted Peter is joining us,” said Kirk Pasich, the firm’s managing partner. “I’ve been aware of Peter and his accomplishments for quite some time. He demonstrates a unique combination of substantive insurance knowledge and practical, deep arbitration skills, both of which are essential to best serving and advocating for clients with insurance issues.”
Mr. Halprin represents commercial insureds in complex insurance coverage matters, with a particular focus on recovery strategies in relation to captive insurance, cyber crime, natural disasters, professional services, regulatory investigations, and technology disputes.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Halprin has arbitrated, litigated, and mediated claims involving a broad range of insurance policies and recovered hundreds of millions of dollars in insurance proceeds for insureds. He advises clients under an array of forms and policies, including boiler and machinery, builder’s risk, commercial crime, cyber, directors and officers, employment practices liability, errors and omissions, fidelity, general liability, kidnap and ransom, media liability, pollution liability, products liability, property, technology errors and omissions, trade credit, and workers’ compensation.
Mr. Halprin also counsels U.S. and foreign companies in domestic and international arbitrations, including both ad hoc (ARIAS, Bermuda Form, London) and institutional (AAA, ICC, ICDR, JAMS, LCIA) arbitration forums. He has served as a party-appointed arbitrator and as sole arbitrator.
“This was a fantastic opportunity to get in on the ground level with a growing and esteemed insurance coverage boutique,” Mr. Halprin said. “Pasich LLP has a substantial international insurance practice with specialties in property and business interruption as well as political risk insurance. The firm is frequently engaged in international arbitration and I am excited to continue building and growing the practice in New York and around the globe.”
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Victoria Spears
Victoria Prussen Spears is senior vice president of Meyerowitz Communications Inc., a law firm marketing communications consulting company. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and Brooklyn Law School, Ms. Spears was an attorney at a leading New York City law firm before joining Meyerowitz Communications. She may be contacted at [email protected].