David Wood, John Corbett, and Joshua Rosenberg have joined Barnes & Thornburg LLP's litigation department and insurance recovery and counseling practice group. The trio arrived from Anderson Kill's office in Ventura, California, where Mr. Wood served as co-managing shareholder.
Mr. Wood, a partner, and Mr. Rosenberg, an associate, reside in Barnes & Thornburg's Los Angeles office, while Mr. Corbett, of counsel, is based in Dallas.
“David, John, and Josh have helped corporate and individual policyholders resolve insurance coverage disputes throughout the U.S. and will add to our deep bench of insurance recovery lawyers across the country,” said Charles Edwards, the co-chair of the firm's insurance recovery and counseling practice group. “We welcome this high-caliber group who will vigorously advocate on behalf of clients facing risks with significant insurance implications.”
Mr. Wood has more than 30 years of experience in insurance disputes and recovery litigation involving Fortune 1,000 corporations and corporate directors and officers spanning many different industries. He represents publicly- and privately-owned corporations in enforcing their claims under professional errors and omissions, directors and officers liability, special risk, and general liability policies and fidelity bonds. He also assists clients on insurance coverage matters concerning data breaches and other cybersecurity issues.
Mr. Wood received his J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of Law, after graduating cum laude from Williams College. He is admitted to practice in California and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. District Courts for the Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California.
Mr. Corbett represents corporate policyholders in a variety of industries, ranging from construction and transportation to telecommunications and healthcare management. He has experience in obtaining recoveries under general liability, cyber insurance, director and officers, and professional errors and omissions policies.
Mr. Corbett received his J.D., cum laude, from the Pepperdine University School of Law and his M.A. and B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is admitted to practice in the states of California and Texas.
Mr. Rosenberg works exclusively with policyholders within his insurance recovery practice and concentrates on corporate and commercial litigation as well. Previously, he worked as a land use and planning legal consultant. Prior to that, he was a judicial intern for Judge Dana M. Sabraw of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
He received his J.D. from the Pepperdine University School of Law and his B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles. He is admitted to practice in California and before the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
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