Emily R. Tripicchio counsels domestic and international insurers nationwide across primary and excess lines, with a particular focus on professional and management liability. Her work has taken coverage questions from inception to judgment in matters involving securities class action lawsuits, derivative actions and employment-related litigation, policy rescission disputes, and claims involving the prior or pending litigation exclusion. She handles matters at every stage, from initial coverage analysis through litigation and judgment.
While professional and management liability are central to Emily’s practice, her experience extends across a broad range of insurance products and risks, including commercial general liability (CGL), commercial transportation, property, and personal lines. She also has significant experience in healthcare professional liability, including disputes concerning the scope of professional services definitions under primary policies and Eighth Circuit precedent involving Medicare and Medicaid billing claims.
Honored in Law Bulletin Media, 40 Under Forty (2026)
Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, Insurance Law (2022 – 2025)
Recognized in Illinois Super Lawyers as a Rising Star (2022 – 2025)
Karl W. McIntosh v. Allied World Ins. Co., No. 1:22-cv-00522-CFC (D. Del.) Defended primary insurer to jury trial against claim by insured seeking a declaration that the insurer improperly rescinded a professional liability policy based on an alleged material misrepresentation and that insurer is therefore obligated to provide a defense and indemnity for an underlying medical malpractice lawsuit.
Rimini Street, Inc. v. Axis Ins. Co., 2022 WL 17487749 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 7, 2022) Secured ruling granting motion to dismiss finding that prior or pending litigation exclusion barred coverage in lawsuit seeking a declaration that professional liability excess insurers owe a duty to defend an underlying contempt motion that was filed as part of a lawsuit that was pending before inception of the policies.
U.S. Specialty Ins. Co. v. City of Youngstown, 2023 WL 5984168 (N.D. Ohio Sept. 14, 2023) Secured summary judgment ruling finding that the insured’s notice was unreasonable as a matter of law and that the insurer was prejudiced by the late notice.
Arch Ins. Co. v. PCH Mgmt. Alpha, LLC, No. 2018-L-012681 (Ill. Cir. Ct. Apr. 28, 2022) Granting motion for judgment on the pleadings finding that the claim was interrelated to a claim made in a prior policy period and not reported and prior or pending litigation exclusion barred coverage.
XL Specialty Ins. Co. v. AR Capital, LLC, 2021 WL 353853 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Feb. 02, 2021) Granting insurers summary judgment because insureds were not acting in an insured capacity, capacity exclusion barred coverage, and some portions of the settlement constituted uninsurable disgorgement.
AR Capital, LLC v. XL Specialty Ins. Co., 2020 WL 4907990 (Del. Super. Ct. Aug. 3, 2020) Granting motion to stay Delaware action in favor of competing New York action.
Fire Investigations: The Dos, the Don’ts, and Coverage Counsel’s Wish List, August 2026
Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage – The Devil Is In The Details, May 2026
Top 5 Coverage Issues Impacting Employment Practices Liability Policies, December 2025
How Illinois Insurers Can Honor the Duty to Defend and Prevent Estoppel, October 2025
A Day In The Life Of A D&O Claim, February 2025
“Medicare and Medicaid Billing Errors Do Not Involve Professional Services Under Healthcare Professional Liability Policies,” BatesCarey LLP News (February 13, 2023)