Proskauer Rose Expands Insurance Coverage Group with Addition of Prominent Los Angeles Team

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Proskauer Rose LLP, an international law firm with approximately 800 lawyers worldwide, announced the expansion of its national Insurance Coverage Group with the addition of Nancy Sher Cohen and Rene Siemens, who join the firm as partners in Los Angeles.

“Their reputation and prominence on the West Coast add to our already well-established presence in New York and Chicago, helping us to continue the strategic growth of our national insurance platform.”

Two of California’s most prominent insurance litigators, Ms. Cohen and Mr. Siemens come to Proskauer from Heller Ehrman, where Ms. Cohen was managing shareholder of the firm’s Los Angeles office and Mr. Siemens was a shareholder and co-chair of the office’s Litigation Department as well as the firm’s Ethnic Diversity Committee.

Ms. Cohen and Mr. Siemens are the latest lawyers to join Proskauer’s Insurance Coverage Group, which recently announced the addition of partners Steven Gilford, Paul Langer and Marc Rosenthal in the firm’s newly opened Chicago office, and John Failla in New York.

“As noted leaders with a diverse range of experience, particularly in the area of insurance recovery, Nancy and Rene represent an exciting expansion of our litigation capabilities,” said Allen I. Fagin, Chairman of Proskauer. “Their reputation and prominence on the West Coast add to our already well-established presence in New York and Chicago, helping us to continue the strategic growth of our national insurance platform.”

Ms. Cohen has been lead counsel in the prosecution of several insurance coverage lawsuits related to environmental and product liabilities, resulting in recoveries of over $1 billion. Her extensive practice has also included first-party claims involving business interruption, prosecution of claims by Holocaust survivors against insurance carriers who failed to pay life insurance benefits, and acting as lead counsel for the lender on the World Trade Center towers in prosecuting claims for insurance coverage of the towers.

In addition, Ms. Cohen has extensive experience: in state and federal courts handling mass tort, complex multi-jurisdiction tort actions and toxic tort cases; representing biotechnology companies in product liability and insurance matters arising from clinical trials; and representing talent in entertainment litigation. She has been named one of the “Top 75 Women Litigators in California” by the Daily Journal and is a member and director of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. She received her J.D. from Loyola Law School and a B.A. from the University of Texas.

Mr. Siemens specializes in insurance coverage litigation and counseling on behalf of policyholders. In addition, he handles product liability, mass tort and complex commercial litigation for major manufacturers, defense contractors, financial institutions, and health care, accounting, high technology, pharmaceutical and medical services companies. Over the course of his career, he has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of his clients in matters ranging from first-party claims, third-party claims and claims under specialized coverages. He received his J.D. from Harvard Law School, a B. Phil. and D. Phil. from Oxford University and a B.A. from the University of Winnipeg.

Led by John Gross and Seth Schafler, Proskauer’s Insurance Coverage Group represents policyholders in coverage disputes with their insurance companies and advises clients on insurance issues. The group’s lawyers have advised a wide range of public and privately owned corporations and entities in connection with virtually all kinds of insurance products, including commercial general liability, fiduciary liability, directors and officers liability, fidelity, property insurance and marine insurance policies.

About Proskauer Rose

Proskauer Rose, founded in 1875, is an international law firm providing a wide variety of legal services to clients worldwide from offices in Boca Raton, Boston, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Newark, Paris, São Paulo, and Washington, D.C. The firm has wide experience in all areas of practice important to businesses and individuals including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, general commercial litigation, corporate governance matters, conducting internal corporate investigations, white collar criminal defense, private equity and fund formation, patent and intellectual property litigation and prosecution, labor and employment law, real estate transactions, bankruptcy and reorganizations, trusts and estates, and taxation. Its clients span industries including chemicals, entertainment, financial services, health care, information technology, insurance, internet, lodging and gaming, manufacturing, media and communications, pharmaceuticals, real estate investment, sports, and transportation. The firm can be found online at http://www.proskauer.com.