United States

Kennedys was established in the United States in June 2017 by the merger with US-based insurance firm Carroll McNulty & Kull. Elevated by each other’s complementary strengths, Kennedys offers honest, straightforward legal advice to the insurance and reinsurance industry wherever in the world our clients require it.

With offices in California, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington, we offer deep sector counselling and representation that is carefully tailored to local needs. Our US complement of over 200 lawyers regularly advises clients in the insurance, reinsurance, financial, construction and engineering, healthcare, shipping and real estate sectors. Our lawyers are admitted in numerous jurisdictions and we regularly represent clients at all levels of state and federal courts across the US. Our extensive litigation and trial experience is matched by our ability to creatively and efficiently resolve matters outside of the courtroom, including through mediation and arbitration.

We recently received a Tier 2 ranking in US Legal 500 in Insurance: advice to insurers, achieved a top Band 1 ranking in Chambers USA 2024 for Insurance (New Jersey) and have been named as one of the best law firms in New Jersey by US News & World Report 2017-2022, and also as a best law firm in San Francisco for 2022.

We advise and represent our global and domestic clients, including insurers, multinational corporations and financial institutions, in a host of areas, including:

• Insurance coverage
• Insurance defense
• Commercial business counselling and disputes
• Directors’ and officers’ liability
• Employment issues and disputes
• Healthcare, including managed care and healthcare liability
• International arbitration/Bermuda form
• Life, health & disability insurance
• Professional liability
• Real estate/commercial property
• Reinsurance disputes and advisory services
• Shipping and international trade
• Latin America; and
• Caribbean