Menu

BatesCarey LLP Listed In U.S. News–Best Lawyers® 2017 “Best Law Firms” Rankings

November 2016 | Category: News, Recent Successes

BatesCarey LLP is pleased to announce that it has been included in the 2017 “Best Law Firms” list by global ranking authority U.S. News & World Report. As in years past, the firm received a national and metropolitan ranking in the area of Insurance Law, which reflects recognition for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. The...

Read Article

Robert Bates Named by Expert Guides As a Top Practitioner in Insurance and Reinsurance for 2016

October 2016 | Category: News

Robert J. Bates, Jr. has been named as a top legal practitioner in the areas of insurance and reinsurance law in the 2016 Insurance and Reinsurance Expert Guide.  For over 20 years, Expert Guides has been researching the world’s legal markets in identifying leading individuals in the legal industry.  The guides are regularly updated based on over 5,000 questionnaires sent to...

Read Article

Kari Timm to Speak at the 2016 CLM Cyber Liability Summit

September 2016 | Category: Articles and Presentations, News

Kari A. Timm is a panelist for “The Impact of Cyber Terrorism on the Insurance Process: What Is It, How Do You Recognize It, and What Impact Does It Have on the Lifecycle of Insurance?” at the 2016 CLM Cyber Liability Summit.  The summit will be held on October 5, 2016 at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel in New York, New York. The Claims and Litigation Management...

Read Article

Bates, Carey, and Sheridan Selected for Inclusion in 2017 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©

August 2016 | Category: News, Recent Successes

BatesCarey LLP is pleased to announce that partners Robert J. Bates, Jr., Scott L. Carey, and Mark G. Sheridan were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2017 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© in the field of Insurance Law. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best...

Read Article

Who’s Who Legal Names Robert Bates One of the Five "Most Highly Regarded Individuals" in the U.S.; Three Other BatesCarey Attorneys Featured

June 2016 | Category: News, Recent Successes

BatesCarey LLP is pleased to announce that Who’s Who Legal, an independent London-based publishing group, has listed Robert J. Bates, Jr. in its 2016 International Guide as one of the five “Most Highly Regarded Individuals” in the United States in the area of Insurance and Reinsurance, and among the top 15 legal practitioners worldwide. Bob is a founding partner of...

Read Article

May 2016 Professional Liability Roundup: Recent Cases Involving Attorneys and Brokers and Other Professionals

May 2016 | Category: Articles and Presentations, News

Jason P. Minkin and Dominic Spinelli highlight four recent professional liability decisions. The topics addressed are: whether breach of contract and wage and hour claims allege injury arising out of “any negligent act, error or omission” necessary to trigger employee benefits liability coverage; whether third-party negligence claims by an insured against an insurance...

Read Article

BatesCarey LLP Dubbed “Finest Coverage Attorneys” In Chambers USA 2016 Rankings

May 2016 | Category: News, Recent Successes

The international research firm, Chambers and Partners, has announced that BatesCarey LLP is ranked as one of the elite eight law firms in Illinois in the area of  Insurance: Dispute Resolution.  Chambers’ worldwide research also awarded individual ranking recognition for attorneys Robert J. Bates, Jr., Scott L. Carey, and Adam H. Fleischer. The USA 2016 Rankings describe...

Read Article

BatesCarey LLP Successfully Defends D&O Insurer Enforcing Contract Exclusion

May 2016 | Category: News, Recent Successes

The Superior Court of Georgia for Fulton County has ruled in favor of a BatesCarey LLP client, holding that a contract exclusion in a D&O Policy unambiguously excluded coverage for Subscription Agreements valued at $1.7 million. An insurer issued a duty-to-defend, Private Company Management Liability Insurance Policy to the insured.  The policy contained a Directors,...

Read Article

Does the Pollution Exclusion Apply Only to Environmental Harm?

April 2016 | Category: Articles and Presentations, News

Pollution claims continue to increase in number and complexity, as do the coverage issues they raise.  In particular, courts across the county have struggled to determine whether the standard pollution exclusion should only apply to actual harm to environmental resources, or whether it may also apply to harmful contaminants in a basement or scents across a neighbor's land.  Click Here for our most recent 50-state survey addressing these issues!

Read Article