Sarah H. Mitchell

Representing an energy company in claims arising from EPA claims and third-party claims under commercial general liability and pollution policies

Representing an energy company in claims arising from an oil spill under commercial general liability policies

Representing energy company in claim under directors and officers liability insurance policies involving “related Wrongful Acts” issues

Represented a major pharmaceutical company in a series of international arbitrations in London seeking recovery under specialty liability insurance policies for settlement of a patent infringement lawsuit

Represented a chemical manufacturing company in a dispute against a property insurer and an insurance broker seeking recovery for losses from a fire

Representing multiple clients in connection with claims arising from shareholder activism under directors and officers liability insurance policies

Representing multiple clients in connection with claims arising from government investigations under directors and officers and errors and omissions liability insurance policies

Advised a communications company regarding insurance coverage under commercial general liability, and directors and officers liability policies, in connection with a business tort, Lanham Act, and antitrust lawsuit

Advises private equity firms regarding directors and officers liability insurance policies in connection with IPOs of portfolio companies

Advised a private equity firm regarding insurance issues in advance of IPO of portfolio company SPAC

Advised a private equity firm regarding insurance issues in connection with portfolio company’s bankruptcy filing

Represented pharmaceutical company in negotiating transfer of insurance in connection with $40 billion acquisition

Advised various clients in connection with obtaining representations and warranties policies for corporate transactions

Represented companies on claims under representations and warranties policies

Advised directors and officers of bankrupt public company in seeking coverage under directors and officers liability insurance policies 

Assisted in the representation of an insurance company pursuing reimbursement from other insurers in two New York state court actions and one New York federal court action for defense and settlement costs incurred in consolidated litigation involving a major crane collapse at a construction site in New York City

Assisted in the representation of an insurer in domestic arbitration involving a coverage claim in excess of $200 million

Assisted in the representation of a Bermuda insurer in London arbitration involving a coverage claim for more than $200 million

Assisted in the representation of a ceding insurer in a reinsurance dispute regarding settlement of claims arising from September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York federal court

Assisted in the representation of an insurer in coverage litigation in New York state court

Assisted in the representation of an insurance company in domestic arbitration of a contractual dispute with a managing general agent

Representing pharmaceutical company in connection with indemnification claims under master purchase agreement following $40 billion acquisition

BP Midstream Partners LP in its $765 million initial public offering of common units 

Advising multiple clients in connection with contractual indemnification provisions and related additional insured provisions in agreements with service providers

Represented healthcare insurer in contractual indemnification dispute with vendors

Advised real estate developer regarding contractual indemnification claims against contractor and sub-contractors following crane collapse at construction site

Representing a large retailer in an investigation being performed by the SEC

Representing energy company in SEC investigation relating to disclosures and related party transactions

Assisted in the representation of a pension trust as creditor in equity receivership in proceedings initiated by SEC and CFTC

Assisted in the representation of a buyer in post-acquisition litigation regarding terms of the acquisition agreement

Assisted in the representation of a grocery store chain in TRO proceeding in New York federal court involving trademark and trade dress infringement claims

Represented energy company as debtor in Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Represented private equity firm as creditor in portfolio company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Assisted in the representation of a settled insurer in an appeal to district court from bankruptcy court’s order dismissing an asbestos bankruptcy case pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1112(b)

Assisted in the representation of insurers as objectors to proposed confirmation plans in various § 524(g) asbestos bankruptcies

Assisted in the representation of settled insurers in various § 524(g) asbestos bankruptcies

Conducted an internal investigation regarding accounting errors and sufficiency of internal controls for financial services company

Conducted an internal investigation regarding potential trade secret misappropriation of a competitor’s product engineering plans

Conducted an internal investigation on behalf of a global bank regarding allegations by a public pension trust that the bank breached its contractual and fiduciary obligations

Represented PTO organization in claim under fiduciary insurance policy

Represented an asylum seeker in immigration court

Represented home repair fraud victim in Mississippi as plaintiff in civil action and as a witness in companion criminal action

Argued criminal appeal on behalf of an indigent before intermediate New York appellate court

Drafted trademark license agreements for a nonprofit group and provided intellectual property advice to Lincoln Center