Raymond A. Mascia Jr. concentrates his practice in insurance recovery and commercial litigation. His insurance recovery practice focuses on disputes involving complex long-tail claims, including environmental liabilities and asbestos claims. He also has extensive experience in coverage disputes involving professional liability and property insurance policies. He has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars in insurance proceeds for policyholders, with an emphasis on governmental entities, corporate policyholders, and asbestos trusts. Ray joined Anderson Kill in 2009 and returned in 2015 after serving for two years as a law clerk to the Honorable Joanna Seybert of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He is a member of the Insurance Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association. Ray holds a J.D. from St. John's University School of Law, where he was the Editor-in-Chief of
St. John's Law Review, and a B.A. from Boston College.
Vianny Pichardo Paulino has extensive litigation and trial experience representing large corporate clients in insurance coverage disputes concerning general liability, product liability, transaction liability, professional and D&O liability, business interruption, and property damage claims. She is a member of Anderson Kill's Cyber Practice as well as the Women's Initiative Group and Diversity Committee. Recognized by Super Lawyers as a New York Metro Rising Star for Insurance Coverage since 2015, Vianny is a recipient of the 2018 Hispanic National Bar Association’s Top Lawyers under 40 award and the Fordham LALSA’s 2017 Andrew A. Rivera Alumni Achievement Award. She is also the past President of the Dominican Bar Association and founder of the DBA’s Women’s Committee, Las Mariposas. She is a member of the Mayor's Advisory Committee on The Judiciary and the Latino Justice PRLDEF’s Líderes Board. Vianny earned a B.A. cum laude from New York University and a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law. While at Fordham, she received the Archibald R. Murray Public Service Award.
"Ray and Vianny are excellent lawyers and provide creative solutions for our clients," said William G. Passannante, co-chair of Anderson Kill's Insurance Recovery Group. "Ray has been a major force in complex insurance recovery litigation, bringing superior legal analytical ability to the aid of his clients. Vianny is an accomplished litigator recognized by clients for superior work, and recognized by bar groups as a rising star and top lawyer, with a strong public service orientation as well. I am delighted to welcome them into the ranks of our shareholders."
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