Wayne E. Borgeest, Partner
wborgeest@kbrlaw.com

Wayne E. Borgeest, born in Ogdensburg, New York, is a founding partner of the Firm. He has been practicing insurance law and professional liability defense in New York since 1982.

Mr. Borgeest‘s practice emphasis is in the areas of Directors & Officers Liability, Employment Practices Liability, ERISA Liability and Insurance matters. He is nationally recognized in these fields and a frequent lecturer for legal and insurance industry organizations such as The New York State Bar Association, The American Bar Association, The New York State Trial Lawyers Association, The Practicing Law Institute, The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, The American Conference Institute, The Risk and Insurance Management Society, EuroForum and The Professional Liability Underwriting Society.

Mr. Borgeest has worked extensively in representing insurers and underwriters in the drafting of insurance policies, counseling insurers on underwriting and claim issues, in acting as coverage and monitoring counsel in the most complex litigations nationally, and in the representation of directors and officers.

Mr. Borgeest has published numerous articles, including: "Employment Law Claims: Triggering Coverage Under ‘Claims-Made’ Policies," Western New England Law Review, Vol. 18, Issue 1 (1996); "Insurance Coverage for Employment Related Claims: Uncertainty and Transition," PLI Employment Law Liability Claims: What You Need to Know About Insurance Coverage (1995); "The Environment and Directors and Officers Liability in the United States," 2 Int'l Ins. L.Rev., Issue 3 at 98-102 (1994); "Current Issues in Directors and Officers Liability Insurance," in PLI Insurance, Excess and Reinsurance Coverage Disputes," (B. Ostrager & T. Newman 1994).

Practice Areas
Directors & Officers Liability
ERISA Liability
Employment Practices Liability
Fiduciary Liability
Insurance Coverage Litigation
Nursing Home Liability

Education
State University of New York College at Geneseo, B.A., 1976
Pace University School of Law, JD, cum laude, 1982

Bar and Court Admissions
New York 1983

Southern District
of New York 1983

Other Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association
Professional Liability Underwriting Society
Defense Research Institute