{"id":470847,"date":"2021-04-05T09:20:26","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T13:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=470847"},"modified":"2021-04-05T09:20:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T13:20:26","slug":"hunton-andrews-kurth-continues-expansion-of-national-coverage-practice-with-insurance-recovery-attorney-lara-degenhart-cassidy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/hunton-andrews-kurth-continues-expansion-of-national-coverage-practice-with-insurance-recovery-attorney-lara-degenhart-cassidy\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunton Andrews Kurth Continues Expansion of National Coverage Practice with Insurance Recovery Attorney Lara Degenhart Cassidy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Washington, D.C., April 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lara Degenhart Cassidy<\/a>, an insurance coverage attorney with nearly three decades of experience representing corporate policyholders and individuals in complex coverage disputes has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as a Special Counsel in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

Cassidy assists clients in the energy, chemical, retail, technology, construction, political law, financial services and entertainment industries pursue coverage in a wide range of underlying disputes, including class action securities litigation, shareholder derivative suits, regulatory and administrative proceedings, general liability claims, professional liability claims, wrongful death and food recall claims.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

She joins the firm from Perkins Coie LLP and is the most recent addition to Hunton Andrews Kurth\u2019s insurance coverage practice, which has added eight attorneys over the past year. Her new colleagues include partner Koorosh Talieh<\/a> in Washington and special counsel Scott DeVries<\/a> in San Francisco, who joined the firm in December and May, respectively, and Andrea DeField<\/a> in Miami, who was promoted to partner<\/a> on April 1.<\/p>\n

\u201cLara is an outstanding attorney whose experience and reputation as a trial lawyer and counselor add further depth to our nationally recognized policyholder practice, as we continue to build one of the largest national platforms,\u201d said Walter Andrews<\/a>, head of Hunton Andrews Kurth\u2019s insurance coverage practice. \u201cSeveral of our partners have known Lara for many years and we are thrilled to welcome her to the firm.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cassidy\u2019s experience includes seeking coverage for companies and their individual directors, officers, and managers under Directors & Officers (D&O) or Management Liability insurance policies. She notably led the appellate briefing in MBIA Inc. v. Federal Insurance Co.<\/i>, which led to a groundbreaking Second Circuit decision on D&O insurance coverage issues, resulting in full coverage for her financial-services client.<\/p>\n

Some of her past representations include:<\/p>\n