Equity Partner-Insurance Coverage (Liability)
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Area: Insurance Coverage – Liability
Level: Equity Partner
We are seeking an Equity Partner with deep experience in liability insurance coverage. The senior coverage attorney must be able to immediately assume responsibility for existing liability coverage matters and play a leadership role within the Insurance Coverage practice.
Portable business is welcomed but not required. The primary need is for a partner with the judgment, experience, and technical depth to service sophisticated institutional coverage work from day one.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage complex third-party liability coverage matters involving:
- Commercial General Liability (CGL)
- Automobile liability
- Excess and umbrella programs
- Additional insured and manuscript endorsements
- Provide strategic advice on core coverage issues, including:
- Duty to defend and duty to indemnify
- Trigger of coverage
- Allocation and exhaustion
- Notice and late notice
- Exclusions and “other insurance” provisions
- Draft, review, and sign coverage opinions, reservation of rights letters, and denial or partial denial letters.
- Lead insurance coverage litigation, including declaratory judgment actions, dispositive motion practice, and coverage-focused discovery.
- Serve as a primary point of contact for insurer and insurance-industry clients.
- Supervise and mentor attorneys within the Insurance Coverage group and collaborate with attorneys handling underlying liability litigation.
Qualifications
- 8+ years practicing insurance coverage law, with a primary focus on liability coverage
- Demonstrated ability to independently manage complex coverage matters
- Extensive experience drafting and signing coverage opinions and position letters
- Meaningful experience leading insurance coverage litigation
Additional Considerations
- Experience advising insurers or insurance-industry clients is strongly preferred.
- Candidates with insurance defense backgrounds will be considered only if they demonstrate sustained, senior-level responsibility for liability coverage analysis and coverage litigation.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.
GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.
