Janine C. Ciallella, born in Bronx, New York, is an associate attorney specializing in insurance coverage matters, particularly in the area of directors and officers liability. Ms. Ciallella represents insurers in complex coverage matters involving class action securities lawsuits. She also represents insurers in employment matters, such as lawsuits involving discrimination and wrongful termination.

Ms. Ciallella is a cum laude graduate of Pace University and a graduate of St. John’s University, School of Law, where she was an Articles and Notes Editor of the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review. Ms. Ciallella has published a note entitled “Should Bankruptcy Judges be Permitted to Conduct Jury Trials?” 8 Am. Bankr. Inst. L. Rev. 175(2000).

Prior to joining Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP, Ms. Ciallella represented insurers in complex reinsurance coverage matters, specializing in asbestos, environmental pollution and health hazard claims.

She is admitted to practice in the State of New York (2001) and the State of Connecticut (2000).

Practice Areas
Directors and Officers Liability
Employment Practices Liability
Professional Liability
Insurance Coverage

Education
J.D. St. John’s University, School of Law, 2000
B.S. Pace University, 1997

Bar and Court Admissions
New York – Admitted 2001
Connecticut – Admitted 2000

Other Professional Affiliations
Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS)
Westchester County Bar Association