Robert Lewin is co-chair of Stroock’s Insurance and Reinsurance Group. He has represented clients in disputes in both property and casualty and life insurance products, including comprehensive general liability, directors and officers, errors and omissions, excess and umbrella liability, worker’s compensation and financial guarantee and performance bonds. Robert also has represented clients in regulatory matters, including contentious Form A proceedings.
In the reinsurance area, he has represented cedents, reinsurers, retrocessionaires, pool members, intermediaries and liquidators in more than 100 disputes, over 25 of which entailed hearings or trials.
In his 40-year career, Robert has worked both at the trial and appellate levels in domestic and foreign jurisdictions. He has successfully tried cases that have resulted in nine-figure awards. He has served as lead counsel in multiparty cases and appeals.
He has particular expertise in claims arising from natural and man-made disasters, including Enron, the 9/11 terrorist attacks and Hurricane Katrina.
Robert is renowned for creative thinking; he applied a novel legal theory of liability to recover in excess of $70 million from Lloyd’s of London in one dispute. He also led a team of U.S., British and Bermuda attorneys in successfully defending an insurer against a $100 million misrepresentation claim.
Robert led Stroock’s pro bono committee for more than 10 years and has served on the Board of Directors of the New York Lawyers for the Public Interest since 1999. He is active in professional organizations and has served as a speaker at conferences.
He’s been named to Chambers list of America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for many years, with one client calling him a “bulldog with adversaries.” He also has been recognized by Super Lawyers and Who’s Who Legal as among the country’s top lawyers.
Representative matters include the following:
Panelist, “Business Interruption in the Era of COVID,” AIRROC Webinar, September 9, 2020
Speaker, “COVID-19 Insurance Claims: Challenges for the Entertainment Industry,” Stroock and AMEC Webinar, June 3, 2020
New York
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
J.D., New York University School of Law, 1977
B.A., The Johns Hopkins University, 1974
Robert Lewin is co-chair of Stroock’s Insurance and Reinsurance Group. He has represented clients in disputes in both property and casualty and life insurance products, including comprehensive general liability, directors and officers, errors and omissions, excess and umbrella liability, worker’s compensation and financial guarantee and performance bonds. Robert also has represented clients in regulatory matters, including contentious Form A proceedings.
In the reinsurance area, he has represented cedents, reinsurers, retrocessionaires, pool members, intermediaries and liquidators in more than 100 disputes, over 25 of which entailed hearings or trials.
In his 40-year career, Robert has worked both at the trial and appellate levels in domestic and foreign jurisdictions. He has successfully tried cases that have resulted in nine-figure awards. He has served as lead counsel in multiparty cases and appeals.
He has particular expertise in claims arising from natural and man-made disasters, including Enron, the 9/11 terrorist attacks and Hurricane Katrina.
Robert is renowned for creative thinking; he applied a novel legal theory of liability to recover in excess of $70 million from Lloyd’s of London in one dispute. He also led a team of U.S., British and Bermuda attorneys in successfully defending an insurer against a $100 million misrepresentation claim.
Robert led Stroock’s pro bono committee for more than 10 years and has served on the Board of Directors of the New York Lawyers for the Public Interest since 1999. He is active in professional organizations and has served as a speaker at conferences.
He’s been named to Chambers list of America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for many years, with one client calling him a “bulldog with adversaries.” He also has been recognized by Super Lawyers and Who’s Who Legal as among the country’s top lawyers.
Representative matters include the following:
Panelist, “Business Interruption in the Era of COVID,” AIRROC Webinar, September 9, 2020
Speaker, “COVID-19 Insurance Claims: Challenges for the Entertainment Industry,” Stroock and AMEC Webinar, June 3, 2020
New York
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
J.D., New York University School of Law, 1977
B.A., The Johns Hopkins University, 1974
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