Robert D. Laurie

Robert D. Laurie is a partner in the firm's Hartford, Connecticut office. He concentrates his practice on complex civil and commercial litigation including insurance coverage determinations, extra-contractual insurance litigation, reinsurance dispute resolution, construction defect/architects and engineer liability disputes and other general matters arising in the commercial context. 

 

Robert is an experienced trial lawyer who has successfully presented cases in various state and federal courts (jury and courtside).  Robert has also represented clients in domestic and international arbitration and mediation proceedings arising out of re/insurance transactions.  Robert currently serves as regional counsel to a large domestic insurance company for extra-contractual/bad faith litigation.

In addition to litigation, Robert has experience drafting reinsurance contracts, commutation and settlement agreements and assisting clients in the review and analysis of reinsurance contracts.  Robert also has advised clients on various risk management issues.

Robert is currently serving a two-year term as Secretary for the Insurance Committee of the International Bar Association. 

Direct Dial
860.760.8405
Fax
860.760.8401
E-mail
rlaurie@goldbergsegalla.com
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Practice Areas

• Suffolk University Law School, J.D., cum laude 
• Western New England College, B.A.

• Connecticut - All Courts
• Massachusetts - All Courts

• International Bar Association, Insurance Committee
• American Bar Association, Tort, Trial & Insurance Practice Section
• ARIAS U.S.
• Professional Liability Underwriters Society
• Defense Research Institute
• Connecticut Bar Association
• Massachusetts Bar Association

• Co-Author, Deja Vu All Over Again - Auction Rate Securities are the Latest Debacle to Hit the Financial Services Industry, Mealey's Emerging Insurance Disputes, August, 2008
• Speaker, "United States Insurance Regulation - Developments in the Movement for Reform, 2007 International Bar Association Annual Conference, Singapore
• Co-Author, "Mass. High Court Says Excess Carrier Not Bound By Primary's Settlement Decision," National Underwriter, November 5, 2007
• Speaker, "The Insurability of Punitive Damages," Association of Insurance Compliance Professional, National Conference, October, 2006
• Co-Author, "Trouble In Front," Run Off Business, Summer, 2004
• "Navigating the Seas of D&O Policy Rescission," National Underwriter, September 20, 2003.
• Co-Author, "Proposed SEC Proxy Disclosure Rules; Investors' savior or plaintiffs' bar weapon?" Financial Advisor, November, 2002
• "Note, When does Time Begin? A clarification of the Federal Courts' Inconsistent Application of the Federal, 'Catch All' Statute of Limitations," 5 Suffolk J. Trial & Appellate Advocacy 57, 2000

Civic Activities

Robert currently sits on the Board of Directors of The Bridge Family Center, a non-profit organization that provides community-based programs, residential services, youth services, child-parent support, mental health counseling and art and recreational programs for children and families in Connecticut.