Lorelie (“Lorie”) S. Masters has joined Perkins Coie in the firm's Washington, D.C., office as a partner in the insurance recovery group.

Ms. Masters was most recently a partner with Jenner & Block LLP in Washington, D.C.

An insurance litigator and counselor, Ms. Masters has more than 30 years of experience representing policyholders. She handles all aspects of complex commercial litigation and arbitration and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars of coverage for her clients under many different types of insurance.

“We're thrilled to welcome an attorney of Lorie's caliber and accomplishments to Perkins Coie's insurance practice in D.C.,” said Bill Malley, the managing partner of the firm's Washington, D.C., office. ”She has an extraordinary reputation that is backed by her winning track record, her extensive writing, and her contributions to the bar. We are delighted to welcome Lorie to Perkins Coie's expanding Washington presence.”

Ms. Masters' clients include companies and individuals seeking counsel in enforcing insurance coverage under general liability, directors and officers, fiduciary liability, first-party property, business-interruption, cyber liability and damage, and other types of insurance. She has experience representing clients in state and federal trial and appellate courts and in arbitrations, both domestic and abroad, and has won trials and arbitrations enforcing insurance coverage for policyholder clients.

“Lorie's addition strategically strengthens the depth and breadth of our national policyholder practice,” said Don Friedman, chair of Perkins Coie's insurance recovery group.

Ms. Masters received her J.D. from Notre Dame Law School, where she was the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Legislation and scholar with the Thomas J. and Alberta White Center, and her A.B. from Georgetown University.