
Lawrence Klein
Partner
United States
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Biography
During his career, Larry has handled many matters involving sophisticated insurance programs, multiple parties, and complex issues. Larry has successfully represented clients in numerous high-profile cases that have made international news. Many of these have involved insurance transactions in various disciplines, including product and pharmaceutical development, manufacturing and distribution, construction projects, class actions, environmental issues, pollution catastrophes, financial transactions, mass torts, product recalls, institutional sex abuse, terrorist attacks, and healthcare coverage.
Larry has also been at the forefront of representing insurers in handling coverage issues relating to, for example, the Opioid Epidemic, Covid-19, MTBE, and PFAS exposure.
Larry also advises insurers on policy drafting and complex insurance coverage issues. He has extensive experience providing advice and handling disputes relating to sophisticated retrospective premium and risk-transfer issues.
Professional Background
Larry holds an AV Martindale-Hubbell peer review rating, the highest ranking for legal ability and general ethical standards, as reported in the LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. He was named a top lawyer in Legal Media Group’s Insurance and Reinsurance Expert Guide and has been selected to the New York Metro Super Lawyers list every year since 2010.
Prior to joining DAC Beachcroft, Larry focused on insurance-related litigation and counseling at an international law firm, where he held many senior positions.
Qualifications:
- Boston University School of Law (Juris Doctor)
- Yeshiva University (Bachelors)
- B.A.
- Selected to the New York Metro Super Lawyers list from 2010 to 2024
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated in Martindale-Hubbell™ (Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings is a trademark. AV Preeminent is a certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties, Inc.)
- Top Lawyer, 2015 Insurance and Reinsurance Expert Guide, Legal Media Group
- Leadership + Memberships : American Bar Association
Admissions:
- State of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
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Insurance
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Healthcare Litigation
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Policy Wording
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Product Liability, Safety and Recall
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Reinsurance
Office Location

United States