ATLANTA, Jan. 29, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Lewis E. Hassett, head of Morris, Manning & Martin's insurance/reinsurance dispute group, will co-chair the upcoming Mealey's Fundamentals of Reinsurance Litigation & Arbitration Conference in New Orleans, March 15-16 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
This prestigious educational program provides attorneys with strategic insight into the reinsurance principles, processes and practical applications vital to providing successful legal counsel. The event will feature two additional attorneys from Morris, Manning & Martin: Larry Kunin and Jessica F. Pardi.
Reinsurance litigation and arbitration is undergoing tremendous changes as some companies are consolidating, while others are going through high profile insolvencies. Topics covered during the program include: alternatives to traditional arbitration, emerging trends in reinsurance disputes, and changes to the law that affect allocation and aggregation.
In addition to co-chairing the conference, Hassett will also moderate a roundtable discussion on "The Changing Landscape of the Reinsurance Market" featuring four insurer and reinsurer in-house counsel. Attendees will hear how recent consolidation within the marketplace have transformed the industry, how to deal effectively with runoff managers, and the impact of recent reinsurer insolvencies on the industry.
Hassett's practice concentrates on the area of complex insurance and reinsurance disputes, including treaty and facultative matters, coverage disputes, agency issues, business torts and insurer insolvencies. His insurer insolvency practice includes the representation of receivers, reinsurers and acquiring insurers.
Larry Kunin will be a panelist on "Discovery Battles: What Every Reinsurance Practitioner Needs to Know." Kunin, a partner in the litigation department, concentrates on technology litigation. Kunin's presentation will include changes with respect to e-discovery and the application of those changes to reinsurance disputes.
Jessica F. Pardi, a partner in the firm's insurance group, will be one of two panelists for the seminar, "Key Phases of the Arbitration Process." Pardi practices in the areas of insurance litigation, reinsurance dispute resolution, complex coverage disputes, managing general agency disputes and insurer insolvency.
For more information, or to register, go online to www.lexisnexis.com/conferences or call 1.800.MEALEYS or 610.768.7800.
Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, (www.mmmlaw.com) enjoys national prominence for its corporate finance, securities, litigation, technology, real estate and real estate capital markets, environmental, insurance and healthcare practices. The firm has offices in Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham and Princeton.