Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

About this office:

Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP serves clients in the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia. Domestically, we rank among the American Lawyer 100 and The National Law Journal's Top 50 law firms. For more than 25 years, we have provided our clients with a full range of experienced and innovative legal services. At Wilson Elser, we offer clients a strong national presence, with offices in 20 cities across the United States. The firm provides international scope through its office in London, as well as through a network of affiliate firms in France, Germany and Mexico.

The lawyers of Wilson Elser enjoy a strong reputation among judges and fellow lawyers in each of their respective markets. Dedicated to providing experienced and cost-effective client representation, our lawyers also participate in a variety of local, national and international legal organizations that set the standards for the profession. In addition to being recognized as leaders in today's legal profession, some of our lawyers are experienced accountants, architects, former judges and engineers, along with legal nurse consultants. With state-of-the-art support systems and technology at their disposal, Wilson Elser lawyers provide timely and efficient legal solutions to all clients.

Wilson Elser's Los Angeles office has served this multifaceted city for 30 years, blending hometown knowledge with the resources of a national law firm. As an anchor for the firm's Pacific Rim interests, our office recognizes the importance of attorneys practicing in a world without borders. Our attorneys have contacts throughout Asia, including Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore.

We have a long history of service to our Asian clients and their business interests in California. We have knowledge of Asian business practices and procedures, language capabilities, and experience in the Asian insurance market. One of our attorneys is a past president of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, a professional advocacy group representing the interests of more than 40,000 Asian Pacific American attorneys nationwide.

The firm serves the needs of a state where growth rarely seems to slow down. As California has experienced booms in building and manufacturing - and the attendant growth in professional services - Wilson Elser has time and again proven a valuable resource for clients. Some of the areas in which our skills have been brought to bear in this climate of dynamic growth are construction litigation; directors and officers litigation; employment issues; insurance coverage; and general, professional and product liability. We have represented the state of California, as well as numerous municipalities, on a variety of issues.

Moreover, the firm has been involved in some of the largest cases filed in California involving insurance coverage for response costs in environmental incidents. Our office has handled a wide variety of environmental and toxic tort issues, including defense of institutions against claims of liability for groundwater contamination and for exposures to asbestos, solvents and lead paint.

Our attorneys represent insurers and reinsurers in court and before administrative agencies. We have experience in high-exposure commercial tort litigation, as well as all aspects of errors and omissions, including the defense of financial institutions, securities brokers and insurance agents.

Always on top of innovative practice areas, we have recognized that the increasing age of the general population has made elder care litigation a growth industry. Our office represents health care institutions in cases involving allegations of elder abuse and neglect. Recent changes in California laws have created a proliferation of such cases, and we are ready to respond.

Our attorneys have a broad range of professional experience, including positions such as supervising attorney for the State of California Department of Transportation, and arbiter and temporary judge in the Los Angeles courts. Additionally, the attorneys have served in a variety of capacities with the American, Asian American, California and Los Angeles County bar associations.

Accounting Liability, Admiralty Law, Agents and Brokers Liability, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, Architects and Engineers Liability, Asbestos Defense, Aviation Law, Commercial Law, Construction Law, D&O Liability, Employment Law, Environmental Law, General Liability, Health Care, Insurance Bad Faith, Insurance Coverage, Intellectual Property, Lawyers' Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Municipal Law, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Toxic Torts, Trucking Law, Transportation Liability.

Mexico Imposes Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Goods in Response to Suspension of NAFTA Trucking Program
Ricardo J. Cata, Brian T. Del Gatto, Aide C. Ontiveros, Alan S. Gaynor, June 26, 2009
The Mexican government recently imposed import tariffs on $2.4 billion of U.S. goods after the United States suspended a program allowing Mexican trucks to deliver goods across the border. When the U.S. closed the southern border to Mexican trucking in March, Mexico promised to retaliate. Mexico...

California Supreme Court Rules on the Effect of Concurrent Causation in Coverage Cases Involving Indivisible Damage from Pollution
William K. Enger, Gregory K. Lee, June 23, 2009
In its March 9, 2009 ruling in State of California v. Underwriters at Lloyd's London et al. (S149988) ("Underwriters"), the California Supreme Court, which is the highest court in that state, handed down a significant ruling for insurers and insureds litigating coverage for environmental...

Ninth Circuit Provides New Standard for Reviewing (Some) Conflict of Interest Evidence on ERISA Motion for Summary Judgment
Russell H. Birner, February 10, 2009
The Ninth Circuit, in Nolan v. Heald College , et al., 9th Circuit Docket No. 07-15679 (January 13, 2009), revisited the standard a U.S. District Court should apply when reviewing evidence of a conflict of interest on a motion for summary judgment in ERISA litigation.

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