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Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.THE FIRM The majority of attorneys in the firm’s poli-cyholder practice operate out of New York. The team’sstrong commitment to the discipline enables it to han-dle a wide range of matters, typically working on behalfof clients against major insurance companies. Thegroup has obtained coverage for clients in environmen-tal and toxic tort liability, class actions, product liabilityand D&O liability cases, as well as in a number of otherareas. The team has also acted as court-approved insur-ance recovery counsel to claimants committees on anumber of the largest asbestos bankruptcies in the USA.Sources say: “Simply the best of their breed – excellentand fearless in achieving results.”

KEY INDIVIDUALS Insurance recovery group chairRobert Horkovich is regarded by clients as “one of thefinest coverage trial lawyers in the country.” He has beeninvolved in the firm’s asbestos bankruptcy mandates aswell as handling a dispute with 14 insurance companiesseeking coverage for homeowners affected by ChineseDrywall. Cochair William Passannante recently repre-sented Taco Bell as it sought coverage for businessincome losses stemming from an outbreak of E. coli.“He’s a terrific policyholder lawyer,” say sources.

Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.THE FIRM Anderson Kill enjoys a well-deservednational reputation for defending the rights of insur-ance policyholders, and its profile in New Jersey remainshigh. Its work for franchisees of fast-food chain TacoBell has underlined its reputation for handling food andbeverage contamination claims. Members of the teamalso have experience of acting on insurance cases forenvironmental and real estate-related pollution liabili-ties. Its experience of handling insurance claims isfurther complemented by a broad range of client-ori-ented coverage seminars and training programs.

Sources say: “A top-notch firm for any insurance coveragedisputes. They are engaged in battles with firms represent-ing insurance companies all the time. We have beentremendously satisfied with their work product.”KEY INDIVIDUALS “Trustworthy, personable” StevenPudell is admired for his “creative efforts and willingnessto put the effort into getting work done on time.” He leadsa team of six insurance litigators in the state.

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Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.THE FIRM This established insurance practice advisesclients across the country on a wide range of con-tentious matters. Its leading New York lawyers havehandled complex disputes on the West Coast, includinga successful jury verdict on behalf of the State of Califor-nia, which secured coverage for the Stringfellow AcidPits hazardous waste disposal site. The team has alsohandled environmental matters in Idaho and Nevada, aswell as asbestos, Chinese drywall and various liabilitydisputes across the US.Client Service “This team is outstanding for service. Thelawyers are more conscious of responsiveness than anyfirm I have worked with.”Commercial Awareness “The lawyers have a total com-mand of this area, coupled with excellent trial andappellate skills.”

KEY INDIVIDUALS Asbestos bankruptcy disputes area key part of practice head Robert Horkovich’s recentcaseload. He has also dealt with numerous nationwidedisputes involving environmental and general liabilityclaims. He and practice vice chair William Passannanteare held in the highest regard by the market: “Both ofthose attorneys are the real deal – they are just terrific cov-erage lawyers.”

NATIONWIDE

NEW JERSEY

is ranked in Chambers USA 2011 as follows:

INSURANCE DISPUTE RESOLUTION: POLICYHOLDER

Insurance: Dispute Resolution: PolicyholderLeading Firms

Band 2Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.

Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.

Recommended for Client ServiceNationwide

Litigation: InsuranceLeading Firms

Band 2Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.

Leading Individuals

Band 2Pudell Steven J Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.

LITIGATION

Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.

Recommended for Commercial AwarenessNationwide

INSURANCE

NEW YORK

Insurance: Dispute Resolution: PolicyholderLeading Firms

Band 1Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.

Leading Individuals

Band 1Horkovich Robert M Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.

Band 2Passannante William G Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.

Leading Individuals

Band 1Horkovich Robert M Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.

Band 2Passannante William G Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.

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HORKOVICH, Robert MAnderson Kill & Olick, P.C., New York212 278 1322rhorkovich@andersonkill.com

Featured in Insurance (Nationwide), Insurance (New York)

Practice Areas: Robert M Horkovich has obtained over $5 bil-lion in settlements and judgments from insurance companies forhis clients over the past decade. Mr Horkovich has been engagedon several projects as insurance counsel to the United Nations.He is a trial lawyer with substantial experience in trying complexinsurance coverage actions on behalf of corporate and govern-ment policyholders. As lead trial counsel for the State ofCalifornia, he won a major jury verdict in 2005 (largest insuranceverdict in the U.S. in 2005) securing coverage for the clean-up ofthe Stringfellow Acid Pits that was upheld in several key particu-lars by the State Supreme Court in 2009, at which pointrecovered gross settlements exceeded $121 million plus $58 mil-lion in defense. In Fuller-Austin, he won a jury verdict of over$188 million against numerous insurance companies in anasbestos insurance coverage (the 9th largest verdict in the US in2003, now on remand). His victories also include five landmarkstate Supreme Court Decisions, two ground breaking Court ofAppeal decisions, eight jury verdicts and eight bench trial deci-sions in favor of policyholders. He presently is lead insurancecounsel for the WCI Trust in the Chinese Drywall multi-districtlitigation. He now also serves on the insurance work-group forthe plaintiffs’ steering committee in the Deepwater Horizon (BP)multi-district litigation.Publications: Mr Horkovich frequently lectures and writes oninsurance recovery issues. He is co-editor of the book, The Poli-cyholder Advisor, published by Juris Publishing.

PASSANNANTE, William GAnderson Kill & Olick, P.C., New York212 278 1328wpassannante@andersonkill.com

Featured in Insurance (Nationwide), Insurance (New York)

Practice Areas: William G Passannante is a leading lawyer forpolicyholders in the area of insurance recovery. Mr Passannantehas represented clients in major precedent-setting cases tried incourts throughout the country. He has successfully representedPrinceton University in its insurance recovery matter involving aD&O liability insurance policy; a foreign manufacturer withregard to insurance for a large number of asbestos claims; andfranchisees of a major food chain in a business income recoverymatter stemming from alleged food-borne illness. He also hasrepresented a number of large financial institutions with regardto their insurance claims, as well as chemical companies,telecommunications companies, and healthcare-related organi-zations in multi-million dollar insurance recovery efforts. Healso represented Weyerhaeuser Company in its precedent-settinginsurance recovery case.Publications: Mr Passannante frequently lectures and writes oninsurance recovery issues, including those published in The JohnLiner Review, The International Bar Association (IBA) Newslet-ter, Risk Management Magazine, The (ABA) Brief, CorporateCounsel Magazine, The Corporate Counselor, Corporate BoardMember, American Banker, Insurance Litigation Reporter, andMealey’s Insurance. He is also the editor of the book, The Policy-holder Advisor, published by Juris Publishing.

PUDELL, Steven JAnderson Kill & Olick, P.C., Newark973 642 5877spudell@andersonkill.com

Featured in Litigation (New Jersey)

Practice Areas: Steven J Pudell, Managing Partner of Ander-son Kill’s New Jersey office, has represented food industrycompanies, multi-national chemical manufacturers, pharmaceu-tical companies and real estate developers in insurance recoverymatters, including environmental, product liability and businessincome recoveries. In recent client matters, Mr Pudell represent-ed over 75 Taco Bell Franchisees – encompassing over 1000locations – in an ongoing litigation with respect to insurancecoverage for the 2006 E Coli break out. Mr Pudell also helpedsecure a favorable confidential insurance settlement for a manu-facturer in a coverage battle over losses arising from $6 million intainted baby formula. Mr Pudell has been called upon to counsellarge corporations with respect to securing insurance recoverythat would enable settlement of large securities or consumer classaction lawsuits. He currently serves on the Risk ManagementCommittee of The Associated General Contractors of Americaand is a current member of the Committee on Model Civil JuryCharges of the New Jersey Supreme Court.Publications: Mr Pudell frequently lectures and writes oninsurance recovery matters, including those affecting the foodindustry.

Leaders

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ANDERSON KILL & OLICK, P.C.THE FIRM

Managing Partner: Robert M Horkovich

Number of lawyers: 83

FIRM OVERVIEW: Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C. is a corporate law firm best known for its

work in insurance recovery. The firm represents policyholders only in insurance coverage

disputes, with no ties to insurance companies and no conflicts of interest. The NewYork Times

has described Anderson Kill as ‘a leader in representing big corporations and individuals

against insurance companies.’ The Wall Street Journal has described Anderson Kill and its

insurance coverage practice as combining ‘corporate polish with the pugnacity’of a plaintiff ’s

firm. Anderson Kill attorneys have recovered billions of dollars in judgments and settlements

from insurance companies and have made insurance law in multiple states. Recent landmark

victories include decisions for the State of California, franchisees of Taco Bell, Asarco, HLTH

Corporation, and Princeton University. The Insurance Recovery Practice is known for its

creative and strategic approaches, backed by an unrivaled library of insurance company regu-

latory filings, insurance company claims and underwriting manuals, briefs, advertisements

and other discovery materials.Anderson Kill’s membership in Interleges, a consortium of simi-

lar law firms in some 20 countries, assures a high quality of service throughout the world.

MAIN AREAS OF PRACTICE:Bankruptcy & Restructuring: Anderson Kill’s Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice repre-

sents clients in debt restructurings, bankruptcy cases, creditors’ rights matters, litigation and

related finance and corporate transactions. The group has earned a solid reputation repre-

senting creditors and bondholders in ad hoc and official committees, as part of lending groups

and as holders of control positions in restructurings and bankruptcy cases.

Corporate & Commercial Litigation: Anderson Kill’s corporate and commercial litigation

attorneys handle claims on behalf of clients across all industries and business sectors, appear-

ing in trial and appellate courts nationwide in cases involving anti-counterfeiting, antitrust,

breach of contract, securities, common law fraud, employment, unfair competition, corpo-

rate governance, breach of fiduciary duty, waste management, class actions, and white-collar

crime.

Corporate & Securities: Anderson Kill’s Corporate and Securities Practice delivers solu-

tions with personalized focus, efficient staffing, and creative, hands-on senior leadership,

resulting in fast turnaround on corporate, partnership and limited liability company trans-

actions, with substantial savings for clients. The practice offers capabilities in complex trans-

actional, mergers, divestitures, corporate restructuring and corporate governance and

cross-border legal issues, including equity investments, joint ventures, finance and captive

insurance companies.

Employment & Labor Law: Anderson Kill counsels management in every phase of employ-

ment and labor law on a full range of issues affecting the workplace. If litigation ensues, the

firm provides cost-effective and results-oriented representation. The firm also represents

employers in labor arbitrations, union negotiations and union avoidance.

Health Reform: The passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010

means the advent of federal insurance law. With its extensive experience in the field of health

insurance recovery, Anderson Kill’s Health Reform Task Force is monitoring the rapid

changes in health insurance on the federal and state levels. The firm’s attorneys have experi-

ence representing employers, self-funded plans and plan sponsors in disputes with third-

party administrators and insurance companies.

Insurance Recovery: Anderson Kill has an unparalleled track record obtaining insurance

recoveries for policyholders in trial verdicts and settlements in environmental/ asbestos/ toxic

tort liability, directors’ and officers’ liability, products liability, professional liability, intellectual

property claims, commercial crime insurance, property losses, business interruption losses

and many other types of insurance. The firm maintains evidence databanks related to the

insurance industry unmatched by any other law firm in the world. For over 40 years Ander-

son Kill has declined to defend the insurance industry, establishing its undivided loyalty to

the policyholder. Often, the policyholder’s defense counsel finds it difficult or impossible to

conduct both the defense of the liability claim and resolve the coverage issue with the insur-

ance company. In such cases,Anderson Kill provides very discreet, knowledgeable and results-

oriented insurance ‘conflicts counsel’ to obtain an insurance recovery without distracting or

compromising the defense counsel. The process works and fills a real need.

Intellectual Property: Anderson Kill provides counsel and litigation services to domestic

and international clients on a full range of IP issues relating to patents, trademarks, domain

names, copyrights and mask works, unfair competition and anti-counterfeiting.

HEAD OFFICENEW YORK1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, 10020Tel: 212 278 1000 Fax: 212 278 1733Website: www.andersonkill.com

BRANCH OFFICESCALIFORNIA864 East Santa Clara Street, Ventura, 93001Tel: 805 288 1300 Fax: 805 288 1301

CONNECTICUT1055 Washington Boulevard, Suite 510, Stamford, 06901Tel: 203 388 7950 Fax: 203 388 0750

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 200, Washington, 20006Tel: 202 416 6500 Fax: 202 416 6555

NEW JERSEYOne Gateway Center, Suite 1510, Newark, 07102Tel: 973 642 5858 Fax: 973 621 6361

PENNSYLVANIA1600 Market Street, Suite 2500, Philadelphia, 19103Tel: 267 216 2700 Fax: 215 568 4573

CONTACTS

Insurance Recovery . . . . . . . . . . .Robert M Horkovich, William G PassannanteBankruptcy & Restructuring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Todd E DuffyCorporate & Commercial Litigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Larry Kill, Michael J LaneCorporate & Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Costa N Kensington, Isaac E DrukerEmployment & Labor Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bennett PineHealth Reform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rhonda D OrinIntellectual Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kanishka AgarwalaReal Estate & Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lawrence J BartelemucciTax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Phillip EnglandTrusts & Estates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .James G Clements

Real Estate & Construction: Anderson Kill provides owners, developers, non-profit enti-

ties, commercial tenants and investors with land use, construction, construction insurance,

commercial property purchase and sale, leasing and other transactional and legal advisory

services for a host of complex real estate and construction projects.

Tax: Anderson Kill’s Tax Practice provides domestic and international tax planning with

clients’ objectives at the forefront. The group also leverages experience in alternative risk

transfer services such as offshore captive insurance company compliance and formation.

Trusts & Estates: Anderson Kill provides skilled advice to individuals concerning personal

tax, financial planning, and trusts and estates. The firm’s attorneys advise clients on methods

of accumulating, managing, and preserving wealth, as well as its disposition during life and

upon death. The firm helps clients build their estates and plan for the transfer of property to

family members and other beneficiaries in ways that minimize income, gift and estate taxes.

CLIENTS

Clients include Fortune 1000 companies, large public and private entities, including compa-

nies in financial services, retail, oil/ gas, technology, pharmaceutical and life sciences, utilities,

municipalities and state governments, religious and not-for-profit organizations, small

companies and individuals.

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