Chiara Tondi Resta represents insurers in complex insurance coverage litigation involving coverage disputes arising under directors and officers, errors and omissions, and other professional liability insurance policies as well as cyber insurance policies. She serves as monitoring counsel for insurers under a variety of policies, as well.
In her Pro Bono work, Chiara represents incarcerated individuals seeking sentence reductions under DC’s Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act and other post-conviction relief.
Representative Matters
- Obtained summary judgment that bump-up carve-out barred coverage under $50 million D&O tower for $78.5 million settlement of lawsuit alleging minority shares were purchased at an artificially depressed price, and that certain insured was not entitled to defense costs (2022).
- Won dismissal of coverage action for insurer in decision holding that neither Florida nor Delaware law requires insurers to establish prejudice to deny coverage under claims-made-and-reported policies (2022).
- Successfully defended against motion to dismiss claiming a competing, later-filed coverage action in Delaware denied jurisdiction to Texas court presiding over the earlier-filed action (2022).
Speaking Engagements and Publications
- Expert Panelist, “Hostage Crisis: The Insurance and Legal Ramifications of Negotiating with Cybercriminals During a Ransomware Attack,” Keynote Panel of ABA Insurance Coverage Litigation Conference, March 2023, Tucson, AZ.
- Author, “Waiver of Late Notice Defense in New York: Cementing the Difference Between Occurrence, Claims-Made, and Claims-Made-and-Reported Policies,” PLUS Blog, 2022.
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
Education
- J.D., University of Virginia School of Law
- B.A., University of Georgia
Memberships
- Professional Liability Underwriting Society, 2023 Leadership and Mentoring Program Fellow
- DC Women’s Bar Association, Young Lawyers Committee Co-Chair
- DC Hispanic Bar Association
