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Timestamp: 2019-04-20 04:53:07+00:00

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Patrick Kennell is a professional liability litigator and coverage lawyer, representing U.S. and London Market insurers and their insureds in courts throughout the U.S. in matters ranging from professional negligence and breach of contract actions, to complex business disputes involving claims of fraud and conspiracy. He understands decision-makers – whether clients or judges – need clear and succinct communication of essential information. He focuses on claims related to directors and officers (D&O), professional errors and omissions (E&O) and management liability.
Mr. Kennell also advises insurers on D&O, E&O and environmental policy coverage issues, litigating those matters and trying them through jury verdict when necessary. He has successfully litigated declaratory judgment, rescission and bad faith lawsuits in state and federal courts nationwide, on matters including professional services, prior knowledge and claims-made topics.
His clients encompass a variety of professions and classes of business, including management and fiduciary, investment funds, lawyers/law firms, architects and engineers, environmental consultants, real estate professionals, and technology specialists, and miscellaneous E&O.
Mr. Kennell’s background advising London Market insurers includes a secondment with a leading Lloyd’s of London syndicate, where he worked alongside the claims team and provided in-house legal advice on a broad range of professional indemnity and D&O issues. He also helped the company design and implement e-discovery protocols for responding to electronically stored information demands in U.S. lawsuits.
Syracuse University College of Law – J.D.
TIAA-CREF v. Illinois National, et al. – Tried issues involving “consent to settle” provisions through jury verdict in Delaware Superior Court.
Ranasinghe v. Great West Cas. Co., et al. – Won summary judgment and attorneys’ fee award as the prevailing party for insurer in non-insured’s breach of contract action.
Vertrue, LLC v. Hiscox Inc. – Prevailed at summary judgment for insurer in Connecticut bad faith and breach of contract action involving claims-made and interrelatedness issues.
Appel v. Schoeman Updike Kaufman Stern & Ascher L.L.P., et al. – Represented a family-owned environmental consultancy in wide-ranging conspiracy action, succeeding on motion to dismiss and obtaining attorneys’ fee award for client.
Barton Malow v. Underwriters – Litigated coverage action in Michigan federal court on behalf of London Market insurers involving “claims made” and “professional services” issues under architects & engineers policy.
Executive Risk Indem. Inc. v. Pepper Hamilton, LLP, et al. – Represented a legal malpractice insurer in rescission action in trial court and in appeals to the First Department and New York Court of Appeals.
31-01 102nd Street Assocs. V. ACE European Ins. Group, et al. – Litigated to judgment for insurer in rescission and misrepresentation case in New York trial court.

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