Wayne is a founding Partner of the Firm and a nationally recognized expert regarding directors’ and officers’ liability, indemnification and insurance. He represents a broad array of domestic and international insurance companies in matters throughout the United States. Wayne is a frequent lecturer and has published dozens of articles on topics ranging from D&O liability and insurance, to ERISA fiduciary liability and insurance, employment practices liability and insurance and professional liability and insurance.
Wayne has worked extensively in representing insurers and underwriters in the drafting of D&O, EPL, ERISA and professional liability 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.
Wayne represented D&O and ERISA fiduciary liability insurers in connection with claims involving:
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Abercrombie & Fitch AOL Time Warner Bank of America Blackstone Group Boston Scientific Cardinal Health Cendant Corp. Charter Communications Clarent Corp. Confederation Life Conseco Delphi Enron Corp. General Electric General Motors Green Tree Financial Hanson Natural Corp. HealthSouth Hollinger International
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Jabil Circuit Krispy Kreme Marvell Maxim Group MBIA Mellon Bank Monster.com Motorola Northern Trust Philip Services Corp. PNC Bank Providian Financial Corp. Qwest Communications Refco Regions Financial Corp. Safety-Kleen Sealed Air Corp. Sunbeam Watson Wyatt WorldCom Inc.
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Practice Areas
Cyber Liability
Directors & Officers Liability
ERISA and Fiduciary Liability
Insurance Coverage
Professional Liability
Education
Pace Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1982
-Notes Editor, Pace Law Review
State University of New York
College at Geneseo, B.A., 1976
Bar and Court Admissions
New York
U.S. District Court - Southern District of New York
Other Professional Affiliations
New York State Bar Association
Professional Liability Underwriting Society
Defense Research Institute
American Bar Association