New York—For the second consecutive year, Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLP has been selected as a finalist for the New York Law Journal’s Insurance Litigation Department of the Year award, which recognizes the leading insurance firms in the New York region based on their litigation achievements within the past 18 months. The firm is one of only three shortlisted for this category this year.
With a national presence in high-stakes, sophisticated insurance litigation, Cohen Ziffer has represented more than 100 different Fortune 500 companies and secured over $10 billion in recoveries for corporate policyholders.
Over the past 18 months, the firm has secured multiple notable victories, including a Delaware Supreme Court decision that upheld a rare reversal of a pro-insurer jury verdict in a high-profile insurance coverage dispute between AIG Specialty Insurance Company and Conduent State Healthcare—the first jury verdict that Delaware Superior Court Judge Mary Johnston had reversed in nearly 20 years on the bench.
In a precedent-setting win for AMC Entertainment Holdings, Cohen Ziffer secured a Delaware Superior Court ruling finding that non-traditional forms of settlement payments may qualify as covered loss under insurance policies, unless the policy specifically states otherwise. The firm also earned a major victory for Harman International Industries, when the Delaware Superior Court ruled on summary judgment that a “bump-up” exclusion in a D&O policy did not bar coverage for Harman’s $28 million settlement of an underlying securities class action alleging violations of Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act.
This recognition adds to the growing list of awards that Cohen Ziffer has earned from the New York Law Journal. The firm was named Insurance Litigation Department of the Year in 2021, and chair Robin Cohen has previously been selected as a Distinguished Leader.
The full list of the New York Law Journal’s 2025 Legal Awards honorees can be found here. Honorees will be recognized at an awards ceremony in New York on September 4.