Anderson Kill is pleased to announce that Richard W. Brown, an insurance recovery attorney who has won influential decisions for policyholders, has joined the firm as a shareholder in New York and Connecticut.

In more than a decade of work for policyholders,  Richard has recovered millions of dollars in insurance proceeds for clients nationwide, primarily in the construction, power and energy, and real estate industries. His clients range from regional construction management contractors and commercial real estate investment and lending firms to a prominent multinational leader in the renewable energy sector. He has won recoveries under a wide range of insurance policies, including Commercial Property, Builders Risk, Owners’/Contractors’ Professional & Protective, Directors & Officers, Marine, and Cyber-Risk policies.

Richard has litigated several issues of first impression in multiple jurisdictions, including a New York Court of Appeals decision resolving a critical split of authority on the scope and availability of additional insured coverage, and a Florida federal court case regarding the recovery of attorney fees incurred by a policyholder in defense of a declaratory judgment action.

In addition to his active litigation practice, Richard provides a broad range of legal services to insurance brokers and other corporate clients, including the review and revision of insurance and indemnity terms, comprehensive analysis of risk management programs, and identification of potential operational exposures.

Richard’s extensive legal experience is further sharpened by his prior business experience and education, having earned a Master’s in Business Administration from Quinnipiac University. Prior to entering private legal practice, Richard was a member of the State & Local Tax group of Big Four public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (PwC). Richard also served as Corporate Counsel at Franchise World Headquarters, the international franchisor for SUBWAY Restaurants, where he managed complex commercial litigation matters.

Richard holds a J.D. from Quinnipiac University School of Law and an M.B.A. from Quinnipiac University. He is admitted to practice in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey, and in U.S. District Courts throughout the tri-state area, as well as in Texas.

Robert M. Horkovich, Anderson Kill’s managing shareholder and chair of the firm’s insurance recovery practice, stated, “Richard has built a reputation as a highly effective and influential litigator for insurance policyholders in a range of key industries. He increases the depth and range of our national insurance recovery practice, and we are delighted to have him aboard.”