Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP is a firm of more than 600 lawyers with 11 offices offering a full array of legal services to clients worldwide, with a special industry-based focus in the Financial Services, Insurance and Reinsurance, Life Sciences, Education, Airport, Technology and Private Equity/Venture Capital sectors. Whether the legal issue involves complex securities, high stakes litigation, bankruptcy, intellectual property, real estate development, public finance, estate planning and fiduciary services, tax, or other legal services, our extensive business knowledge of these industry segments makes us value-added members of the client's team.

At Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, we share a culture of respect and professional excellence. We believe these are key factors in our ability to be responsive to our clients' needs, and that we succeed when our clients succeed. We offer our clients an unyielding commitment to their success, and a tireless effort to add value.

The combination of Edwards & Angell LLP and Palmer & Dodge LLP in the Fall of 2005 blended the distinguished reputations of two century-old leading full-service law firms.

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge has earned its reputation as a distinguished community leader and a spirited citizen. In addition to serving as directors and advisors to numerous community organizations. Our attorneys have received awards for their steadfast commitment in providing pro bono services throughout the communities in which they live and work. Further, the Firm has produced several public and private leaders including a current U.S. Senator, as well as Federal and State Judges.

California Federal Court Holds That D&O Insurer is permitted to Rescind Policy Based on Nondisclosure in Application
November 18, 2009
In a recent decision by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, the court held that an insurer does not have to provide D&O insurance coverage to a group of bondholders who took on the responsibilities of the bankrupt insured. The ruling was based on the insured's...

Central American Insurance Regulators Report on Market Performance
November 18, 2009
The Superintendencia de Bancos y Otras Instituciones Financieras (SIBOIF) (Nicaragua), Superintendencia del Sistema Financiero (SSF) (El Salvador) and Superintendencia de Bancos (Superban) (Guatemala) recently released insurance industry results for the first nine months of 2009. Taken together,...

Chilean Court Finds Insurance Broker Liable for Failure to Obtain Requested Coverage, Leading to Claim Denial by Insurer
November 18, 2009
Earlier this year, a Chilean court found an insurance broker liable to an insurance beneficiary for failing to obtain the insurance coverage requested, which led to the insurer denying the beneficiary's claim for disability benefits. Silva v. Vorbezza, C-7077-2007 (Juzgado Civil de Santiago, March...