Adrian Mecz

Partner

Practice Description

Representative Matters

• Representing London market reinsurers of a major financial institution captive insurer in connection with liability claims relating to World Online.
• Advising London market insurers regarding a substantial claim under financial institution policies involving loan losses due to alleged employee dishonesty and alleged theft of collateral pledged.
• Advising London market insurers and reinsurers concerning over $450 million in claims stemming from the Algosaibi Group default on various credit facilities based on allegations of fraud and forgery.
• Representing reinsurers of offshore captives in Bermuda arbitrations involving accounting firms' professional liabilities.
• Advising insurers of a UK Fund Manager in connection with a claim from fund investors arising from the acquisition of a public limited company. Allegations made by investors include misrepresentation and misselling of the funds.
• Representing a UK insurer in arbitration proceedings to determine coverage in respect of claims involving alleged borrower frauds in the extension of subprime mortgage credit.
• Advising a London market insurer on its outwards reinsurance protections in connection with claims by Lehman Brothers.
• Representing Lexington Insurance Company in English High Court proceedings against Wasa and AGF regarding extent of back-to-back cover in facultative reinsurance.
• Led the team for a major U.S. insurer, defending the Hollywood Funding litigation brought on behalf of a Bond Trustee and offshore structured investment fund, in connection with a series of investment grade notes, which were utilised to finance various slates of films.
• Representing London market insurers of an international financial institution in connection with a $700 million unauthorized trading loss.
• Representing a cedant in litigation to recover under aggregate stop loss reinsurance.

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