David Sheiffer

David S. Sheiffer is a Retired Partner and former Exective Committee member of Wilson Elser LLP, whose practice focused on Directors & Officers liability and, insurance coverage, as well as professional liability, employment practices, and construction related defense litigation, including the defense of design professionals and contract surety matters. David was regularly engaged as special settlement counsel to the insurance industry in complex matters nationwide. He is AV rated by Martindale and was a founding memeber of the firm's Insurance Coverage Practice Team. Publications: Utmost Good Faith, Insurance Law & Claims, Autumn 1993; Evaluating Mediating Insurance Coverage Disputes; Alternatives, CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution, vol. 14, no. 9, October 1996; The Costs of Arbitration and Mediation From An Underwriting Perspective, Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Summer and Fall 1998; Considerations for Insurers to Effectively Rescind a Policy, Professional Liability Underwriting Society Journal, December 2005 and January 2006. Presentations: D&O 101: An Intro to Directors & Officers Liability & Insurance, New York City Bar Association 2008; Risks and Rewards of Bankrupt Companies for Insurers: A Look at Underwriting Considerations and Professional Liability Claims Resulting from Bankruptcy, Professional Liability Underwriting Society, National Conference, 2006; Employment Law School For Managers, American International Group, 2006; Evaluating The Claim – A Dirty Business, American Bar Association Fidelity & Surety Committee, Midwinter Meeting 2004; Emerging Trends in D&O Liability, Professional Liability Underwriting Society, 1994 Specialties: Insurance Coverage, including monitoring and litigation, for Directors & Officers, miscellaneous professional liability and general liability matters. Commercial, professional, employment and general liability defense litigation.