Practices

Sedgwick has significant expertise in dispute resolution between entities with multinational interests, whether the method of resolution is international commercial arbitration, mediation or expert neutral evaluation.  With offices in London, Paris, and Bermuda, in addition to those in the United States, our attorneys offer local and international expertise to our clients, wherever in the world they may be situated.

Sedgwick has significant expertise in dispute resolution between entities with multinational interests, whether the method of resolution is international commercial arbitration, mediation or expert neutral evaluation.  With offices in London, Paris, and Bermuda, in addition to those in the United States, our attorneys offer local and international expertise to our clients, wherever in the world they may be situated.

Commercial arbitration is a particular feature of our services.  Our attorneys participate in arbitrations governed by the English Arbitration Act, the United Nations Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, the Bermuda International Conciliation and Arbitration Act, the American Arbitration Association Rules, and the International Chamber of Commerce Rules.  Our attorneys also represent parties engaged in arbitrations under the International Chamber of Commerce Rules and various ad hoc and local arbitration rules, such as the ARIAS U.K. Rules and the Geneva Chamber of Commerce Rules.

Sedgwick represents insurers in London arbitrations on coverage questions involving as much as hundreds of millions of dollars each. The issues vary widely, but include questions of misrepresentation in the formation of contracts, the legal consequences of long courses of conduct between parties, and the interpretation of complex contract language (including all parts of an insurance contract) in light of a disputed factual history. Other arbitrations handled by our attorneys focus on insurance/reinsurance issues and concern all major classes of business, including general liability, professional indemnity (including D&O), brokers E&O, product liability, property, environmental liability, marine, cargo, satellites, personal accident and U.S. workers’ compensation reinsurance.

In conducting arbitrations in London and Bermuda, in particular, Sedgwick provides clients with the benefit of firsthand knowledge of those jurisdictions. Members of our team are admitted to practice in Bermuda, England  and Wales, in addition to the United States.

Sedgwick’s International Disputes practice is part of the firm’s Insurance Division, one of the largest international teams of trial attorneys and business advisors dedicated to the institutional concerns and success of the insurance industry. Our clients cover the spectrum of the insurance industry and include some of the largest insurers and reinsurers in the business.

Sedgwick has significant expertise in dispute resolution between entities with multinational interests, whether the method of resolution is international commercial arbitration, mediation or expert neutral evaluation.  With offices in London, Paris, and Bermuda, in addition to those in the United States, our attorneys offer local and international expertise to our clients, wherever in the world they may be situated.

Commercial arbitration is a particular feature of our services.  Our attorneys participate in arbitrations governed by the English Arbitration Act, the United Nations Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, the Bermuda International Conciliation and Arbitration Act, the American Arbitration Association Rules, and the International Chamber of Commerce Rules.  Our attorneys also represent parties engaged in arbitrations under the International Chamber of Commerce Rules and various ad hoc and local arbitration rules, such as the ARIAS U.K. Rules and the Geneva Chamber of Commerce Rules.

Sedgwick represents insurers in London arbitrations on coverage questions involving as much as hundreds of millions of dollars each. The issues vary widely, but include questions of misrepresentation in the formation of contracts, the legal consequences of long courses of conduct between parties, and the interpretation of complex contract language (including all parts of an insurance contract) in light of a disputed factual history. Other arbitrations handled by our attorneys focus on insurance/reinsurance issues and concern all major classes of business, including general liability, professional indemnity (including D&O), brokers E&O, product liability, property, environmental liability, marine, cargo, satellites, personal accident and U.S. workers’ compensation reinsurance.

In conducting arbitrations in London and Bermuda, in particular, Sedgwick provides clients with the benefit of firsthand knowledge of those jurisdictions. Members of our team are admitted to practice in Bermuda, England  and Wales, in addition to the United States.

Sedgwick’s International Disputes practice is part of the firm’s Insurance Division, one of the largest international teams of trial attorneys and business advisors dedicated to the institutional concerns and success of the insurance industry. Our clients cover the spectrum of the insurance industry and include some of the largest insurers and reinsurers in the business.