New York based law firm Cullen and Dykman LLP has announced that Julie Weerth has joined as a Partner in its Construction Litigation and Insurance Coverage Practices, where she will lead the Risk Transfer & Insurance Coverage group.
Weerth formerly served as Vice President of Complex Casualty Claims at AIG, and began her career as a litigator in New York, specialising in Labour Law and Insurance Coverage Litigation.
She has experience managing hundreds of complex casualty cases across the U.S, including class action, mass tort, products liability, construction defect, environmental pollution, sexual abuse, Title IX, discrimination, defamation, product disparagement, and public entities liability.
“I am excited to have a Partner of Julie’s expertise join our firm,” said John Sparling, Head of the Cullen and Dykman’s Construction Litigation Practice. “Julie’s experience in insurance coverage and construction litigation enhances our practice group’s capabilities and will be integral to our expansion of services as we continue to grow to meet our clients’ needs.”
Weerth is an experienced Insurance Coverage litigator and has managed the litigation of many high-profile declaratory judgement actions over the last decade, with amounts in dispute frequently exceeding $100 million.
“We are thrilled and honored to welcome Julie as our Partner at Cullen and Dykman, said Christopher H. Palmer, Managing Partner of Cullen and Dykman. “Julie is an extremely well renowned attorney in the insurance coverage field, and she has managed hundreds of complex casualty cases nationwide in her prior role as an insurance executive.”
He continued: “Julie will lead our risk transfer and coverage litigation groups within the firm’s construction litigation and insurance coverage practices, and her addition will no doubt boost the continued growth of those groups.”
