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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP has announced that Robert Shulman has joined the firm's Washington, DC office as a partner in the Insurance Recovery Practice Group. Shulman comes to the firm from Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP.
Shulman has more than 30 years of experience in the insurance recovery area. His practice includes litigating on behalf of corporations and in complex disputes with insurance companies regarding coverage for environmental claims, products claims, asbestos and other large-scale tort claims, construction claims, directors' and officers' claims, securities-related claims, hurricane-related claims, and claims for business interruption losses. He also is experienced in class action litigation, including opposing certification as well as the development and implementation of both certification and the merits. He has represented clients in cases designated for multidistrict coordination and has experience in all forms of alternative dispute resolution in the context of a wide range of matters.
Shulman's clients have included International Paper Co., MBIA, Amerada Hess Corp., Electrolux, Phillips Petroleum Co., DuPont and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Shulman has more than 30 years of experience in the insurance recovery area. His practice includes litigating on behalf of corporations and in complex disputes with insurance companies regarding coverage for environmental claims, products claims, asbestos and other large-scale tort claims, construction claims, directors' and officers' claims, securities-related claims, hurricane-related claims, and claims for business interruption losses. He also is experienced in class action litigation, including opposing certification as well as the development and implementation of both certification and the merits. He has represented clients in cases designated for multidistrict coordination and has experience in all forms of alternative dispute resolution in the context of a wide range of matters.
Shulman's clients have included
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