ATTORNEYS AT LAW
CHICAGO LONDON NEW YORK PRINCETON

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.



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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