Laura K. Markovich

Laura Markovich represents insurers in negotiating and litigating first- and third-party commercial insurance claims under policies covering directors and officers liability, financial institution liability, professional liability, errors and omissions and employment practices liability, as well as representations and warranties. She serves as monitoring and coverage counsel to insurers based in the United States, Canada, London, continental Europe and Asia. On behalf of clients, Laura negotiates large, complex claims and coverage workouts on issues involving topics such as securities fraud, corporate governance, credit crisis exposures, subprime risk and bank failures. She also resolves disputes arising out of regulatory proceedings presided over by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Ontario Securities Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Laura served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Andrew J. Peck, Magistrate Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. She also served as an intern and committee member on the Subcommittee on International Criminal Law with the New York County Lawyers' Association.

Laura is a member of Skarzynski Marick's Executive Committee.

Professional Associations

• Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Member
• Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS), Member