Press Release - Catalina J. Sugayan Joins Sedgwick Chicago as Insurance Practice Partner

March 2008

Sedgwick welcomes Catalina J. Sugayan, as a partner in our Chicago office. Sugayan, who has more than 20 years’ experience in insurance coverage and litigation, joins our Insurance Practices group, and is accompanied by associate David M. Dolendi, who worked with Sugayan at their former firm.

“We are thrilled with Cathy’s arrival, both here in Chicago and firmwide,” said Sedgwick Chicago’s Managing Partner Jim Wangelin. “Her experience and talent in a wide range of insurance matters, and her personal qualities, will benefit the clients and the firm tremendously. Dave Dolendi likewise adds experience and a strong background to our team.”

Sugayan provides domestic and international insurers with coverage analysis, risk management counsel and litigation defense. Her services include policy drafting, claims evaluation, coverage opinions, claims resolution and monitoring of high-exposure cases. She also defends insurers in complex litigation and coverage disputes in state and federal court and in mediation proceedings. Her clients include leading U.S. and U.K. insurers as well as government entities, universities, school districts, churches and professionals.

Sugayan is the author of four editions of “Coverage and Liability Issues in Sexual Misconduct Claims” (Munich Reinsurance America). She is a member of the American Bar Association and the Association of Professional Insurance Women. She received her J.D. from Boston University and her B.A. from the University of Michigan, where she received high honors in economics.

Dolendi focuses his practice on litigation defense, coverage advice and risk analysis for insurers. He received his J.D., cum laude, from The John Marshall Law School, where he was on the Dean’s List and editor-in-chief of The John Marshall Law Review. Dolendi graduated with an M.P.A. from Arizona State University and a B.S. from Illinois State University.