Adam Ziffer

Internationally known for his successful litigation and arbitration strategies, Adam Ziffer litigates for policyholders and counsels clients on some of the most cutting-edge, precedent-setting insurance coverage cases in trial and appellate courts nationwide, as well as in London and Bermuda arbitrations. His work includes privacy liability, employee dishonesty, first-party, errors and omissions, directors and officers, product liability, asbestos, environmental, and employment coverage matters. Notably, Adam won a significant ruling for Viacom Inc. (now Paramount Global), establishing that its insurers could not avoid covering a $122.5 million settlement of litigation stemming from the Viacom-CBS merger by relying on a “bump-up” exclusion. Following this decision, Adam won another significant ruling for Viacom, when the Delaware Superior Court ruled on summary judgment that earlier actions are not interrelated to the former Viacom shareholder class action filed following the merger of CBS and Viacom—favorably permitting Viacom to continue its pursuit of D&O insurance coverage. · Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna

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Adam Ziffer is an internationally recognized litigator and arbitrator who represents policyholders in precedent-setting insurance coverage cases in trial and appellate courts nationwide, as well as in London and Bermuda arbitrations. He has secured significant rulings for clients such as Viacom Inc. (now Paramount Global) in D&O insurance coverage disputes.

Practice areas

Insurance CoverageLitigationArbitrationPrivacy LiabilityEmployee DishonestyFirst-Party CoverageErrors And OmissionsDirectors And OfficersProduct LiabilityAsbestosEnvironmental CoverageEmployment Coverage

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United States

Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna · Internationally known for his successful litigation and arbitration strategies, Adam Ziffer litigates for policyholders and counsels clients on some of the most cutting-edge, precedent-setting insurance coverage cases in trial and appellate courts nationwide, as well as in London and Bermuda arbitrations. His work includes privacy liability, employee dishonesty, first-party, errors and omissions, directors and officers, product liability, asbestos, environmental, and employment coverage matters. Notably, Adam won a significant ruling for Viacom Inc. (now Paramount Global), establishing that its insurers could not avoid covering a $122.5 million settlement of litigation stemming from the Viacom-CBS merger by relying on a “bump-up” exclusion. Following this decision, Adam won another significant ruling for Viacom, when the Delaware Superior Court ruled on summary judgment that earlier actions are not interrelated to the former Viacom shareholder class action filed following the merger of CBS and Viacom—favorably permitting Viacom to continue its pursuit of D&O insurance coverage.

United States

Expertise

Policyholder Insurance CoverageLitigationArbitration

Education

B.S. from University of Florida (1992)
J.D. from Fordham University School of Law (1995)

Admissions

New York Bar
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York