September 7, 2026—Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna has been named the 2026 Insurance Litigation Department of the Year by the New York Law Journal. This is the second time that Cohen Ziffer has earned this recognition since the firm’s launch in 2021, and the sixth consecutive year that it has been named a finalist in this category.
Cohen Ziffer has built a national reputation as fierce advocates for corporate policyholders facing high-profile, high-dollar disputes. The firm’s lawyers have a deep wealth of experience across industries and policy types, including an innate understanding of the arguments and strategies that maximize coverage and lead to successful outcomes. The team, which includes more than 35 lawyers based in New York, is consistently at the center of precedent-setting cases across the country, representing more than 100 different Fortune 500 companies and securing over $10 billion in recoveries.
In the past 18 months alone, Cohen Ziffer has secured over a dozen significant wins for clients ranging from global corporations like Paramount Global and AMC Entertainment to smaller companies facing existential risk. This includes a landmark ruling at the Delaware Supreme Court that provides critical guidance regarding the scope of bump-up exclusions and is expected to have broad implications for D&O coverage for M&A litigation. Across all matters, the team combines aggressive advocacy and strategic precision, delivering results that resolved high-stakes disputes, while also shaping the law.
Cohen Ziffer’s Insurance Litigation Department of the Year recognition comes on the heels of a strong year for the firm. Last month, Cohen Ziffer was named the plaintiff law firm of the year for insurance by The National Law Journal. Earlier this year, the firm was ranked in Band 1 by Chambers USA for Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder in New York and was named a Law360 Insurance Practice Group of the Year—the fourth time in five years that the firm has received this honor.
Read the firm’s Insurance Litigation Department of the Year profile here.