Andrew is a founding partner who represents healthcare providers in virtually all medical specialty fields as well as many of the most prestigious hospitals in the New York metropolitan area. He also represents a number of well-known medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Over the past thirty years, Andrew has tried more than one hundred cases… Read more »
Location: New York City
Christine Heenan
Christine Heenan is a partner of the firm and focuses her practice on Insurance Coverage, particularly in the areas of Employment Practices and Wage & Hour Liability, Professional Liability, Cyber Liability and Directors & Officers Liability. She represents domestic and foreign insurers in the monitoring of complex claims, including nationwide class and collective actions, and… Read more »
Adi Halevi
Adi is an associate attorney practicing in the areas of Medical Malpractice, General Liability and Skilled Nursing and Aging Services. She represents hospitals, physicians, nurses and other healthcare entities in a variety of complex litigation matters. Adi is involved in all stages of litigation including drafting motions, conducting discovery, performing legal research, lawsuit evaluations and… Read more »
Joan M. Gilbride
Joan is the managing partner of KBR’s national Employment and Workplace Management Team. Her practice focuses on the representation of management in employment litigation and complex commercial litigation. Her practice also includes insurance coverage litigation and professional liability defense. Practicing law since 1987, Joan has obtained extensive pre-trial, trial, and appellate experience in both individual… Read more »
Judy M. Fisher
Judy is involved on behalf of insurers in all aspects of insurance coverage matters, including analysis of complex issues arising out of Employment Practices Liability, Directors and Officers Liability, Sexual Abuse & Molestation Liability and Professional Liability claims. She advises insurers regarding liabilities faced by employers and underwriting considerations relevant to insuring those liabilities. In… Read more »
Patrick S. Dowdle
Patrick is a partner who represents international and domestic insurers in coverage matters involving Directors and Officers Liability, Cyber Liability and Tech E&O, Financial Institutions (including banking, private equity, investment advisers and other alternative asset managers), ERISA and Fiduciary Liability, Errors & Omissions and Professional Liability, and Employment Practices and Wage and Hour Liability. Patrick… Read more »
Barbara-Ann M. Costello
Barbara is a partner with the firm practicing in the areas of Directors and Officers Liability, Employment Practices and Wage & Hour Liability, Fiduciary Liability, Privacy and Cyber Liability, Professional Liability and General Liability Coverage, and Insurance Coverage Litigation and Arbitration. Her practice also includes the drafting of insurance policies and the representation of insurers… Read more »
Ruth Corcoran
Ruth is a partner whose practice focuses on the defense of hospitals, physicians, nurses and other healthcare entities in Medical Malpractice litigation. Prior to joining KBR, Ruth worked as a Legal Compliance Specialist for a Manhattan-based ambulatory surgery center management firm where she gained exposure to issues pertaining to risk management, malpractice insurance and litigation,… Read more »
Betsy Baydala
Betsy is a partner practicing in the fields of Medical Malpractice, particularly focusing on Healthcare Law, and Privacy and Data Security. Betsy is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US) and handles healthcare-related cyber liability matters. Betsy has counseled healthcare clients on cyber issues, including HIPAA/HITECH and regulatory compliance, pre-breach risk assessments and best practices…. Read more »
Kenneth G. Abeyratne
Kenneth is an associate attorney in the firm’s Employment and Workplace Management group, primarily focusing on Employment Practices Litigation. He represents employers in a variety of employment-related litigation matters including discrimination, harassment, and wrongful termination claims. He also represents international and domestic insurers in coverage matters involving employment practices liability. During law school, Kenneth interned… Read more »