Jill M. Levy
Principal
NEW YORK |
One Battery Park Plaza, 32nd Fl.
New York, NY 10004
Phone: (212) 820-7711
Fax: (212) 820-7740
Email: jlevy@bswb.com
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Jill Levy acts as monitoring and coverage counsel for major professional liability
lines, including directors and officers liability, bankers and financial professional
liability, errors and omissions, fiduciary liability and employment practices
liability.
Presently, Jill represents several carriers with
respect to potential exposure arising out of numerous
large corporate scandals, including WorldCom, Enron
and IPO Laddering litigation. Jill has been involved
in the mediation of several large claims and participated
in the negotiation of policy settlements.
Jill is currently an active member of the Insurance
Law Committee and the Directors and Officers Subcommittee
for the Association of the Bar of the City of New
York.
For the past two years Jill has spoken at the American
Banker's Association Insurance Risk Management Annual
Conference and participated on panels addressing
the recent trends in directors and officers liability.
Jill's comments at the Conference were quoted in
a subsequent article in Business Insurance.
Prior to joining BSWB, Jill practiced for several years representing Fortune
500 companies in the areas of securities fraud, antitrust, product liability,
trademark, trade dress and labor law. Jill has also participated in several
federal trials, including a trademark case concerning the corporate name change
following the merger between a major bank and an insurance company. Jill has
also participated in various NASD arbitrations and has represented former
corporate directors and officers before the Securities Exchange Commission.
Jill also serves as a volunteer attorney for the Network for Women's Legal
Services and the Unemployment Action Center.
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Practice Areas
Insurance Coverage
Litigation |
Admissions
New York, 1994
U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New
York, 1994
Education
J.D., Benjamin Cardozo N. Law School, 1994
B.A., New York University, 1990
Honors / Associations
American Bar Association
BV Rating received from Martindale-Hubbell
New York State Bar Association
Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Member of the Subcommittee on Director and Professional
Liability
Speeches
American Bankers Association's
Insurance Risk Management Annual Conference. Jill's presentation
covered "Trends in Securities Litigation & Claims."
January 30, 2006
Palm Springs, CA
American Bankers Association's
Insurance Risk Management Annual Conference.
January, 2005
St. Petersburg, FL
Upcoming Events
Moderator on the New
York City Bar Association panel, Current Issues
in D&O Liability & Insurance 2007.
June 7, 2007
New York, NY
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