Crowell & Moring's New York Office Gains Two Insurance/Reinsurance Attorneys

WASHINGTON, May 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased
to announce that its internationally recognized Insurance/Reinsurance Group
has gained two lawyers in the firm's New York office. The new lawyers are
partner Harry P. Cohen, who joins from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, and
counsel Rodney M. Zerbe, who joins from Dechert LLP.

"Our new team members add highly-focused, seasoned experience in the areas of
reinsurance and brokerage litigation. Crowell & Moring is committed to
maintaining and growing a first class Insurance/Reinsurance practice, and our
growth in New York is an example of the long-term view we take toward
supporting the needs of our clients," said Clifford B. Hendler, co-chair of
Crowell & Moring's Insurance/Reinsurance Group.

Cohen offers clients more than 20 years of experience handling reinsurance
disputes. He has handled dozens of multimillion dollar arbitrations and
litigations covering the full range of reinsurance issues, as well as issues
arising under the Federal Arbitration Act. In addition to his reinsurance
work, Cohen has also handled direct insurance defense cases, coverage
disputes, and disputes between insurance companies and their agents in the
property, casualty, life, accident, and health areas. Cohen is a graduate of
State University of New York at Stony Brook and Boston University School of
Law.

"Our attorneys have known and worked across the table from Harry for many
years. He is highly regarded by the reinsurance bar and brings our practice
greater depth and experience in the area of sophisticated dispute resolution,"
said William C. O'Neill, who heads Crowell & Moring's reinsurance practice.

Zerbe has more than 20 years of extensive experience in the litigation of
commercial matters, with a concentration in the representation of insurance
brokers and reinsurance intermediaries in breach of contract, negligence, and
professional malpractice actions and in the litigation of insurance coverage
disputes. His practice also focuses on the litigation of Rule 10b-5 and other
federal securities law claims, state derivative litigation, shareholder
derivative claims, accountants' liability and partnership disputes, civil
RICO, distressed debt recovery, unfair trade practice litigation, bankruptcy
litigation, and domestic and international arbitration of commercial disputes
before the American Arbitration Association, ARIAS, and the International
Chamber of Commerce. Zerbe is a graduate of Bucknell University and
Northwestern University School of Law.

Crowell & Moring LLP's Insurance/Reinsurance Group also concentrates on
coverage litigation and client counseling and negotiations in a number areas,
including property and casualty, bankruptcy, errors and omissions, directors
and officers, health care, and legislative matters. The group represents more
than 20 different insurance companies from more than a dozen different
insurance carrier groups in a wide range of matters. It has been ranked in
Chambers USA by clients and peers as a leading practice, and many of the
group's partners have been individually recognized for their experience and
client service.

Crowell & Moring LLP is an international law firm with more than 400 lawyers
practicing in litigation, antitrust, government contracts, corporate,
intellectual property and more than 40 other practice areas. More than
two-thirds of the firm's lawyers regularly litigate disputes on behalf of
domestic and international corporations, start-up businesses, and individuals.
Crowell & Moring's extensive client work ranges from advising on one of the
world's largest telecommunications mergers to representing governments and
corporations on international arbitration matters. Based in Washington, D.C.,
the firm also has offices in California, New York, London, and Brussels. Visit
Crowell & Moring online at http://www.crowell.com.

Contact: Jessica O'Neil
(202) 508-8750
joneil@crowell.com

SOURCE Crowell & Moring LLP

Jessica O'Neil of Crowell & Moring LLP, +1-202-508-8750, joneil@crowell.com