Jonathan practices litigation, focusing on complex insurance claims and coverage and litigation involving bad faith allegations and insurance coverage disputes. Jonathan has provided assistance and analysis in a wide variety of coverage areas, including architects and engineers professional liability, directors and officers liability, and commercial general liability. Jonathan also has a wide range of experience in other types of litigation, including multi-million dollar contract disputes and securities claims.
Notable Experience
· Jonathan drafted a summary judgment brief in a complex dispute involving coverage and bad faith issues;
· Jonathan developed and drafted a coverage opinion in response to a claim under a professional liability policy;
· Jonathan assisted in the prosecution of a claim for breach of a large-scale commercial contract;
· Jonathan assisted in the successful defense of an action to enjoin a complex financial restructuring of a telecommunications company;
· Jonathan assisted a mother of two in obtaining an order of child support.
Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications
· Jonathan is a frequent contributor to InsureReinsure.com.
· "New Wave of ARS Derivative Suits Will Need To Overcome The Business Judgment Rule," co-author, Securities Law360, November 2010.
· "First Circuit Issues Important Decision on Misleading Answers to Question in Policy Application," co-author, Professional Liability Underwriting Society Journal, April 2009.
News & Publications
November 18, 2010, In Law360 Article, John Hughes and Jonathan Toren Contend That Business Judgment Rule Will Benefit ARS Defendants
Before Edwards Wildman
Prior to joining Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP, Jonathan was an associate in the litigation department at Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson, LLP, in New York, NY.
Besides Edwards Wildman
Jonathan enjoys hiking, cross-country skiing, and classical music.