Stephen Raptis, Of Counsel to the Firm, represents commercial policyholders in complex, multi-party insurance disputes.  Steve has litigated major insurance cases and other commercial disputes in numerous state and federal courts, and also has substantial experience resolving such claims through negotiation and alternative dispute resolution procedures.  Matters in which Steve was substantially involved include:

• Representation of major manufacturer in ongoing coverage disputes with its insurers involving environmental contamination claims

• Representation of successor asbestos trusts in coverage litigation that has culminated in the recovery of hundreds of millions of dollars

• Representation of a major pharmaceutical company in a products liability coverage action involving hundreds of millions of dollars in underlying tort claims

• Litigation of major “products/non-products” disputes

Prior to joining Gilbert LLP in 2004, Steve was an associate at Kirkpatrick & Lockhart in Pittsburgh (1995 to 1998) and then Swidler Berlin in Washington (1998 to 2004).  While at those firms, Steve represented Fortune 500 companies in insurance-related and general commercial disputes, including:

• Litigation and negotiation of numerous environmental insurance coverage matters on behalf of major petroleum companies, electrical utilities, and industrial manufacturers

• Defense of asbestos and related toxic tort claims

• Litigation of intellectual property disputes

• Litigation and negotiation of complex commercial contact and tort cases

• Executive Editor, West Virginia Law Review