William F Greaney

William Greaney has extensive experience representing corporate policyholders in insurance coverage disputes. He has represented both private and public entities in coverage disputes before federal and state courts throughout the country, including disputes over coverage for underlying asbestos, environmental, lead paint, breast implants, mass tort, product recall, intellectual property, construction defects, securities, directors and officers, errors and omissions, and broker-dealer claims. He also has extensive experience representing policyholders in disputes arising under first-party property policies, including coverage for physical damage, extra expense, business interruption and contingent business interruption losses resulting from hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes, 9/11 and other catastrophes, and disputes arising under crime/fraud and fidelity policies. He also has litigated CERCLA contribution and enforcement actions in various federal courts. Mr. Greaney has represented numerous policyholders in alternative dispute resolution proceedings, including binding arbitrations under CPR/AAA rules, proceedings under the London Arbitration Act and mediations. He also has served as a party-appointed arbitrator in multiple arbitrations involving insurance coverage disputes. He also has an active non-litigation and counseling practice. For example, he has negotiated coverage-in-place agreements, structured settlements and policy commutations with foreign and domestic insurers on behalf of many policyholders facing "long-tail" liabilities. He also has advised numerous corporate clients on how to structure their insurance programs to eliminate potential gaps in coverage, and has negotiated modifications to standard policy wording to conform the coverage to policyholders' specific risk profiles. Mr. Greaney has written and spoken extensively on insurance coverage topics, has served on several ABA committees addressing environmental, insurance and litigation issues. REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS EnPro Industries, Inc., Coltec Industries Inc., Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC, SPX Corporation and Marley-Wylain Company in asbestos-related coverage litigation and multiple arbitrations. The Gillette Company, in environmental insurance coverage litigation. Sears, Roebuck & Co., in coverage litigation under Crime/Fraud policy. Blackstone Group, in coverage litigation for hurricane losses. The Procter & Gamble Co., in insurance arbitration for losses sustained in major earthquake abroad. The State of Minnesota, in multiple actions against major insurance companies under Minnesota’s Landfill Cleanup Act. ExxonMobil Corp., Goodrich Corp., Textron Inc., and ITT Corp., in challenging solvent schemes of arrangement in UK courts. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., in international product liability coverage arbitration and US litigation. HONORS AND RANKINGS BTI Consulting Group, Client Service All-Star Best Lawyers, Washington, DC Insurance Lawyer of the Year, 2012 Best Lawyers in America, Insurance Chambers Guide to America's Leading Business Lawyers, Band 1 Insurance Benchmark Litigation, National Rankings (Insurance) International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers - Insurance and Reinsurance The Practical Law Company (PLC) - Insurance and Reinsurance, The Law and Leading Lawyers Worldwide Washington DC Super Lawyers Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Insurance and Reinsurance Lawyers Legal 500 Leading Litigation Lawyers MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS American Bar Association, Litigation Section PUBLICATIONS AND SPEECHES Lecturer and panelist on insurance, environmental restructuring, toxic tort and product liability issues at various seminars sponsored by ABA Litigation Section, INSOL, Executive Enterprise Institute, Marsh & McLennan, Willis Group Holdings, HB Litigation Conferences, and Risk and Insurance Management Society.