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Gordon & Rees’s Insurance Group Receives Recognition in Chambers USA 2010

June 2010

"Terrific, straight-shooting lawyers."

Gordon & Rees announces that our California Insurance Practice has been included in the 2010 edition of Chambers USA: The Client's Guide to America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Since 1999, Chambers has been researching the U.S. legal profession, identifying “the world’s leading lawyers and law firms” through in-depth research and independent interviews with clients and lawyers. According to Chambers, "No lawyers are included unless they are strongly recommended by the market" and "No lawyer can buy their way into our rankings."

Chambers’ Guides include editorial comment based on market research and quotes from client interviews. Gordon & Rees shares the following information about our California Insurance Practice as it appears in Chambers USA 2010.

THE FIRM Gordon & Rees typically acts on the defense of bad faith claims, rescission actions and complex coverage litigation, as well as assisting with policy drafting. It is particularly noted for its expertise in contentious matters at both the trial and appellate level. Recent work includes the representation of Evanston Insurance Company in a coverage dispute over a chemical storage facility consumed in a massive fire.

Sources Say: "Terrific, straight-shooting lawyers."

KEY INDIVIDUALS Group chair David Capell is a trial and appellate lawyer; recently, as Amicus Curiae for the Association of California Insurance Companies, he helped persuade the California Court of Appeal to reverse a $12 million judgment against an insurer in a case of first impression. Interviewees describe him as "smart, collegial, and easy to work with. He can adapt to any circumstance."

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