Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C., the nation's leading insurance recovery firm, has won a top ranking and is "commended for its unfettered loyalty to upholding the reputation of policyholders" in the Legal 500 USA 2012 directory. The firm's insurance recovery group was recognized for Insurance: Advice to Policyholders for "an excellent overall level of service" and for being "well known in the risk management community as the go-to law firm for high-dollar policyholder litigation."

In addition, Robert M. Horkovich, president of the firm, was once again singled out as a Leading Lawyer, noting "one of the most knowledgeable in the insurance recovery area."

This year, William G. Passannante, co-chair of the firm's insurance recovery group, has been added to the list of Leading Lawyers. Clients note that he "has an ability to take complex issues and boil them down to decision-level points."

In addition, Finley Harckham and Dennis J. Artese, two shareholders in Anderson Kill's Insurance Recovery Group, were singled out as being "superb lawyers and subject-matter experts".

Robert M. Horkovich has obtained over $5 billion in settlements and judgments from insurance companies for his clients over the past decade. His victories include five landmark state Supreme Court decisions, eight jury verdicts and eight bench trial decisions in favor of the policyholder since 1994, including one of the top 10 jury verdicts in the United States in 2003 and the top insurance recovery jury verdict in the United States in 2005.

William G. Passannante is a leading attorney for policyholders in the area of insurance coverage. He has appeared in cases throughout the country and has represented policyholders in litigation and trial in major precedent-setting cases. Mr. Passannante was a drafter of the precedent-setting Weyerhaeuser pleading in the Supreme Court of the State of Washington, which held that no overt threat against a policyholder is required to trigger insurance policies.

Finley Harckham is a senior litigation shareholder who regularly represents and advises corporate policyholders in insurance coverage matters. He has successfully litigated, arbitrated and settled hundreds of complex coverage claims. His areas of particular expertise include property loss, business interruption, directors and officers liability, professional liability and general liability claims.

Dennis J. Artese is a litigation shareholder. His practice concentrates on insurance recovery litigation, with an emphasis on securing insurance coverage for first-party property losses, third-party liability claims and construction disputes.

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