David Cox focuses his practice on insurance coverage and complex commercial litigation issues. He has experience representing corporate policyholders, including manufacturers, government contractors, professional services companies, financial institutions, investment companies and non-profits, in connection with civil actions, arbitrations, mediations, negotiations and advice involving a wide range of commercial insurance and reinsurance issues, including insurance company bad faith and coverage for asbestos bodily injury disputes, environmental liabilities, catastrophic property losses, copyright infringement, construction defects, theft, directors' and officers' liability, professional malpractice, property damage and business interruption. Mr. Cox has been a regular commentator for Mealey's Litigation Report: Insurance Bad Faith and also has experience in consulting on complex e-discovery issues.
Mr. Cox has also committed many hours to representation of pro bono clients. He recently was part of a team of firm attorneys who developed a series of webinars with the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program's Community Economic Development (CED) Project, on risk management and insurance matters, focused on issues faced by non-profit organizations. The firm was honored as the co-recipient of the D.C. Bar's 2011 Frederick B. Abramson Award for its work on this project.
Professional & Community Activities
District of Columbia Bar Association (Litigation Section E-Discovery Committee), Member
American Bar Association (Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section), Member
Street Law Program in partnership with Georgetown University Law Center and the District of Columbia Public School System, Participant
District of Columbia's Landlord Tenant Resource Center Staff, Volunteer
District of Columbia's Public Schools, Volunteer Teacher
North Carolina Law Review, Former Member
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law's National Trial Team, Former Member
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law's Pro Bono Board, Former Member
Experience
Insurance coverage litigation for a government contractor regarding losses resulting from Hurricane Katrina, The firm represents a government contractor in litigation regarding coverage for catastrophic property damage and business interruption losses as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
Insurance coverage litigation for investment company regarding professional liability losses, Represent investment company in litigation regarding coverage under errors & omissions policies for professional liability losses.
Insurance litigation for recognized leader in apartment operations, Represent recognized leader in apartment operations regarding construction-related liabilities and losses.
Pro Bono Plaintiffs' Action *, Represented and successfully settled pro bono plaintiffs' action to recover title to property allegedly lost in fraudulent equity stripping scheme.
Insurance recovery litigation for naval shipbuilding and repairing manufacturer, Successfully represented a naval shipbuilding and repairing manufacturer in a dispute regarding coverage for substantial property damage and business interruption losses sustained as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
Insurance coverage litigation for financial services company in receivership *, Represented a financial services company in interpleader coverage litigation regarding directors & officers and errors & omissions liabilities.
Reinsurance coverage arbitration for captive insurance company of major accounting firm *, Represented captive insurance company of major accounting firm regarding professional liability losses.
Insurance coverage litigation for manufacturer and distributor of chemicals and plastics *, Represented manufacturer and distributor of chemicals and plastics in coverage litigation regarding asbestos, environmental, and toxic tort liabilities.
Insurance coverage litigation for manufacturer of automotive parts *, Represented a manufacturer of automotive parts in coverage litigation regarding asbestos liabilities.
*Experience gained by attorney prior to joining Kilpatrick Townsend
Publications
09 February 2012, Liability Insurers With Grounds Must Timely Disclaim Coverage Even While Investigating Claim George Campbell Painting v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa., Legal Alerts
01 January 2012, Limits Issues
Source: The Handbook on Additional Insureds, Other Publications
01 August 2010, D&O Liability Coverage for U.S. Governmental Investigations
Source: Willis Guide to Executive Risks, Articles
15 August 2005, When There's Not Enough
Source: Legal Times, Articles
News
07 July 2011, Kilpatrick Townsend Receives 2011 Frederick B. Abramson Award from the D.C. Bar, News Releases
29 March 2011, Photos of Kilpatrick Townsend Partners Giving Back to the Community at Recent Partners' Retreat, News Releases
23 February 2011, Kilpatrick Townsend's Michael Mancusi and David Cox Serve as Panelists on Prominent D.C. Bar Panel, News Releases
13 October 2009, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP Expands Insurance Coverage Team, News Releases
Events
23 February 2011, The Bank Has Failed: Now What? - Insurance Coverage Issues, Events
17 November 2010, What Your Organization Needs to Know about Insurance and Risk Management: Understanding Insurance, Events
12 March 2009, 2008 - A Year in Review: The Policyholder's Perspective - 2008 Bad Faith Case Law from the 2005 Hurricane Season, Events
04 March 2008, 2007 - A Year in Review: The Policyholder's Perspective - Two Significant Battlegrounds in Insurance Bad Faith Disputes, Events
21 June 2006, Coverage in the Context of Hurricane Katrina, Events