Sean Mahoney

Education

• Villanova University School of Law, JD, 2002
• University of Notre Dame, BA, 1999

Sean is the firm’s head of US Financial Lines and a partner in the Philadelphia office. His experience spans a broad range of complex commercial insurance coverage matters

Sean routinely serves as lead counsel for commercial primary and excess insurers with respect to both coverage evaluations and litigation involving complex coverage disputes arising out of directors and officers and management liability insurance programs, fiduciary and ERISA liability insurance policies, errors and omissions policies, and employment practices liability insurance policies, as well as commercial general liability and professional liability policies and life insurance disputes. He is frequently called upon by both primary-layer and excess commercial liability insurers to evaluate coverage for specific claims and to serve as lead trial counsel in coverage litigation, which often involves disputes between multiple insurers and coverage towers.

Sean has extensive and successful trial and litigation experience in state and federal courts, as well as in numerous private arbitrations involving complex commercial insurance coverage, financial lines coverage, and life insurance disputes. He has achieved significant victories as lead counsel representing insurers in jury and federal bench trials, in many private arbitrations, and as an appellate advocate in both state and federal appellate courts. Commercial insurers have also frequently called upon him to oversee and litigate disputes involving the collection of premiums, managing general agents, retail agents, insurance producers, and third-party claims administrators.

Insurers often seek Sean’s advice and counseling with respect to insurance coverage disputes prior to litigation and/or in connection with mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. He has frequently negotiated favorable resolutions for insurers and other clients involved in disputes with third parties that have avoided costly and protracted litigation.

Sean regularly delivers presentations to clients and general audiences and publishes articles about many important and current insurance coverage issues. He has been published in The Legal Intelligencer and has also spoken at CLE events on many diverse insurance industry topics.

Sean is also an active member of his local community in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, where he has served as the league commissioner for the local youth basketball league, served upon the board of the Swarthmore Recreation Association, and volunteered his time in connection with various local community events.