People
Andrew E. Gerow
Associate
- New York
Biography
Andrew Gerow represents professional liability insurers as coverage and litigation counsel for matters involving directors and officers (D&O) liability, representations and warranties, financial institutions, and fiduciary liability claims. His practice involves advising clients in the assessment and evaluation of coverage for complex disputes such as securities class action and derivative lawsuits, SEC and the Department of Justice regulatory investigations, private investment fund activities, alleged breaches of representations and warranties in merger or acquisition agreements, and bankruptcy adversary proceedings.
Andrew works with clients, other insurers, insureds, brokers, and defense counsel to resolve disputes and advise on the resolution of claims. He has experience conducting coverage investigations, drafting coverage position letters, providing recommendations on reserves and resolution strategies to insurers, participating in mediation, and participating in all facets of coverage litigation.
Prior to joining Skarzynski Marick, Andrew clerked for the Hon. Martin Carlson and the Hon. Karoline Mehalchick, both of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Andrew works with clients, other insurers, insureds, brokers, and defense counsel to resolve disputes and advise on the resolution of claims. He has experience conducting coverage investigations, drafting coverage position letters, providing recommendations on reserves and resolution strategies to insurers, participating in mediation, and participating in all facets of coverage litigation.
Prior to joining Skarzynski Marick, Andrew clerked for the Hon. Martin Carlson and the Hon. Karoline Mehalchick, both of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Honors
- The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, Insurance Law, 2023 - 2024
Professional Associations
- Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS), Member
Experience
Experience
- Convinced insured nonprofit entity to withdraw claim for coverage under D&O policy by filing complaint for declaratory judgment in California federal court establishing applicability of assault and battery exclusion.
- Achieved favorable settlement of fiduciary liability coverage matter based on argument that settlement of underlying ERISA litigation largely consisted of “benefits due,” which were not covered under the policy’s definition of “Loss”.
- Represented professional engineering firm in connection with the successful sale of substantially all of its assets.
- Drafts pleadings and motions addressing substantive and procedural issues for clients involved in insurance coverage litigation.
- Provides advice to insurers on coverage matters, including the definition of “Loss”, interrelationship of claims, and allocation and capacity issues.
- Serves as monitoring counsel in connection with complex litigation in federal and state courts and advises clients on coverage issues relating to such litigation.
Publications & Presentations
- Lawyers Professional Liability Exposures, January 2019 update, Co-Author.
Publications
Developments and Trends in Lawyers’ Professional Liability Exposures
01/23/2019Evan Shapiro, Joel Vander Vliet and Andrew Gerow co-authored a comprehensive update on developments in lawyers’ professional liability in Professional Liability Insurance published by the International Risk Management Institute.
News
Skarzynski Marick Lawyers Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2024
08/17/2023Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP is pleased to announce that Bill Accordino, Sarah Allison, Marie Figueiredo, Marissa Gerny, Andrew Gerow, Doug Giombarrese, Tae Young Lee, Mircea Lupu, John Lynn, Neel Rana, Michael Thompson and Sarah Voutyras were recognized in the 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for Insurance Law.