McDermott Will & Schulte

Based primarily in Washington DC, the group at McDermott Will & Schulte has experience across a range matters impacting insurers, from coverage litigation to complex underwriting. Margaret Warner co-leads the team, a highly experienced insurance litigator who has handled matters concerning antitrust, class action, mass tort, product liability, reinsurance, and many other types of disputes at trial and appellate level. Other co-chair Ryan Smethurst is a go-to for policy drafting guidance and various contentious insurance matters, from high-profile class actions, tax, ERISA disputes, and insurance litigation arising from large transactions, and is also an experienced advisor of captive insurers. Recent engagements span matters connected to PFAS, asbestos, and several sexual abuse matters, including the representation of Allianz in coverage litigation related to sexual abuse cases brought against the Roman Catholic Bishop of Orange County.