Experience

Abbie is a Partner in the firm’s Manhattan office. Abbie is an accomplished and diversified litigator, he focuses his insurance coverage practice litigating insurance coverage disputes and counseling insurance companies, insurance agents, brokers and third-party administrators on a variety of insurance policies issues, including errors and omissions, directors and officers, commercial general liability, environmental, professional liability and fidelity policies. Abbie advises insurance companies, claims administrators, insurance agent and brokers on all coverage issues including those involving excess insurance, extra-contractual liability, policy language, conflict of laws, reinsurance, co-insurance, rescission, misrepresentation and the interplay of other insurance clauses. He has been featured in the national media discussing insurance coverage issues, including Moneyline, National Public Radio, Investor’s Business Daily, the New York Law Journal, regional newspapers and local television stations.

Abbie’s practice encompasses claims involving unfair competition, breach of contract, partnership and corporate disputes, breach of fiduciary duty claims, trusts and estates litigation, trade secrets and unfair and deceptive business practices, as well as attorney, accountant, insurance brokers and agents errors and omissions. Abbie also handles the defense of property damage actions, class actions, real estate disputes, securities fraud claims, subrogation claims and tort actions including product liability matters. He also handles commercial transactions particularly those involving small business owners and insurance agents and brokers. Abbie is experienced in alternative dispute resolution.