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Excellence in Insurance

Trusted Legal Partners with Insurers Nationwide

We take pride in our deeply rooted relationships with the most prominent insurance companies in the professional liability industry. Many of our client relationships go back decades. We represent our clients across the country in their most complex and high-exposure insurance coverage matters as coverage litigation counsel and claims monitoring counsel. We act as litigation counsel in state and federal courts at the trial court level and have extensive appellate experience. Our long-standing relationships reflect our commitment to delivering the best results and allow us to work seamlessly with our clients as an integrated team.

Our Attorneys

We are a partnership of the insurance industry’s most recognized and sought-after lawyers.

Professional liability insurance coverage is all that we do. We have expertise in litigating and monitoring claims that arise under the full spectrum of policies issued by our clients, including policies providing coverage for D&O liability, E&O liability, financial institution liability, private equity and portfolio company liability, employment practice liability, fiduciary liability, cyber liability, and liability under fidelity bonds. We also defend insurers in bad faith litigation and under policies providing coverage for reps and warranties liability and cost of corrections liability. Our attorneys have been elected to the prestigious American College of Coverage Counsel and are recognized as leading lawyers for insurers throughout the industry and by Chambers USA.

“They are in my all-star team. Their word is gold, they are as tough as it comes in the industry and they have respect of the market.”

— CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS USA 2024

What does this mean for you?

It means when you work with us, you gain a team of more than twenty experienced advisors and litigators who thoroughly understand the nuances of insurance coverage. We pride ourselves in our responsiveness and our ability to quickly learn the goals and expectations of our clients, including their internal operating practices and needs. This allows us to efficiently deliver positive results without unexpected surprises. We are your legal partners dedicated to your business.

Our Culture

Founded on Trust.
Fueled by Innovation.

We founded WAM with a vision to set ourselves apart from more traditional law firms. We are a majority women-owned law firm that embraces diversity, an inclusive work environment and alternative work arrangements. Most of our attorneys have worked together collaboratively for decades, which allows us to work as an integrated team.

Practice Areas

Comprehensive Expertise. Recognized Results.

Insurance coverage is our specialty. Our lawyers have decades of experience representing insurers and defending their interests across the full spectrum of insurance coverage matters.

“Werner Ahari Mangel provides insight beyond just representing my company; they also provide guidance on how to better mitigate future risk.”

— CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS USA 2024

Directors & Officers Liability

Public and private companies, together with their directors and officers, are more vulnerable than ever to a rapidly broadening array of business exposures. Our vast experience in this area allows us to limit the risks faced by our clients while working with policyholders to mitigate their own exposure.

Fiduciary Liability

Breach of fiduciary duty claims brought by employee benefit plans against plan trustees are increasing in frequency and severity. Our expertise with ERISA and other laws governing these plans is critical protecting the interests of our clients.

Employment Practices Liability

Recent years have seen an explosion in the EPL exposure faced by our clients. Our expertise in this area allows us to add value to the defense of each underlying case and to mitigate the ever-present potential for extra-contractual exposure in high severity cases.

Financial Institution Liability

Financial institutions operate in a heavily regulated industry that present a unique set of risks, especially in this age of rapidly evolving technology. Our experience with these regulatory schemes and the institutions themselves allows us to keep pace with the many complexities presented by financial institution claims.

Professional E&O Liability

We represent our insurance company clients under E&O policies issued to policyholders in virtually every service sector.

Insurance Coverage Litigation

Our insurance coverage litigators practice in state and federal trial courts across the country and boast a long string of high-profile victories at both the trial and appellate levels.

Bad Faith & Extra-Contractual Claims

When a policyholder seeks extra-contractual damages, our insurer clients face heightened exposure that requires a special level of expertise.

Representations & Warranties Insurance

Corporate buyers and sellers are turning to RWI insurance more than ever to mitigate their risks, and our specialized RWI team is ready to step in and quickly evaluate any underlying transaction in this emerging area.

Media, Technology, & Cybersecurity Liability

Rapidly evolving technology and laws aimed at regulating the dissemination of personal information create unforeseen and high-exposure risks for policyholders and insurers alike. We understand these risks and how to mitigate our clients’ exposure.

Our Leaders

WAM was founded and is led by a group of nine highly experienced and sought after professional liability coverage lawyers, including our three named partners.

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