Eric C Scheiner

• Illinois
• Michigan

• Global Leader for Professional Liability, Who’s Who Legal Professional Negligence (2021-2023)

• Instructed in relation to multiple significant directors and officers matters, including In re Mutual Funds Investment Litigation, mortgage-backed securities litigation, Libor-related litigation, as well as individual securities and ERISA class actions involving large US and non-US companies and service providers.
• Instructed in relation to multiple significant professional liability matters involving law firms, accountants, and consultants.
• Instructed in relation to significant, multi-million dollar individual and class action employment practices liability claims involving large US and non-US companies and financial institutions.
• Instructed in relation to multiple construction defect claims involving litigation pending in Nevada and California arising from building and conversion of condominium projects.
• Instructed in relation to a multi-billion claims against multiple companies in relation to various California and other wildfires in the western US.
• Instructed in relation to filing anti-suit proceedings in Bermuda and London with respect to enforcement of London and Bermuda arbitration provisions.
• Prevailed in a London arbitration with respect to a multi-million claim involving the insured’s manufacture and sale of building products.
• Acting for insurers in relation to personal injuries arising from a manufacturer’s sale of guardrail end terminal systems pending in multiple state and federal jurisdictions.

Presentations

• “Rewriting the risk: addressing the challenge of the evolving climate litigation space,” In-House Client Training (February 2023)
• “CSR and ESG in the Boardroom,” In House Client Training (July and October 2022)
• "EPL and Wage & Hour Basics and Coverage,” In House Client Training (October 2022)
• “An Overview of US Derivative Actions,” presented at Kennedys Hot Topics Conference (October 2022)
• “CRS and ESG in the Boardroom: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly,” In House Client Training (April 2022)
• “Bermuda Form Basics and Claims Handling,” In-House Client Training (November 2021)
• “Bankruptcy and its Impact on the Claims Process,” In-House Client Training (June 2021)
• “Reputation – In An Environment of Increasing Leadership Accountabilities,” presented at AIRMIC seminar (February and May 2021)
• “Social Accountability in the Boardroom,” presented at Kennedys Hot Topics Conference (October 2019)
• “Directors and Officers Liability Insurance 101 and Current Claims Trends,” In-House Client Training (October 2019)
• “Watch You’re A-Side: Growing Concerns About Shareholder Derivative Actions,” In-House Client Training (October 2019)
• “The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Financial Lines: Limitless Opportunities or Risky Propositions?” In-House Client Training (June 2019)
• “Wildfire Liability Claims,” presented for AIRROC London Education Day (June 2019)
• “The Opioids Crises: How We Got Here and Where We Are Now,” presented at Capstone LLC (April 2019)
• “Just Getting Started – How Changing Social Norms and New Legislation in the #MeToo Era Will Impact Employment Liability Claims,” presented at the CLIM 2019 Annual Conference (March 2019)

Publications

• Co-author, “Key differences in the legal privileges in the US and England,” published for Kennedys (September 2023)
• “The SEC’s Proposed Rule on Climate-Related Disclosures: Potential Concerns for General Liability Carriers,” published in Law360 (February 2023)
• Co-author, “Rewriting the risk: addressing the challenge of climate change,” published for Kennedys (July 2022)
• Quoted in, “Litigation is on the Rise: Have You Got D&O Cover?” Insider Engage (March 2022)
• Co-author, “Causing climate change…a new tort? A cross-jurisdictional review,” published for Kennedys (February 2022)
• Co-author, “How The First Federal Appellate Decision Assessing COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims May Impact Similar Cases Going Forward,” published for Kennedys (September 2021)
• Co-author, “Storm Clouds Ahead: The US Supreme Court sidesteps issues relevant to ESG and climate change, while international and other pressures on corporate and D&O disclosures continue to mount,” published in the PLUS app (July 2021)
• Co-author, “Why D&I Matters to D&O: Exposures from diversity-driven lawsuits,” published by Insurance Day (February 2021)
• Co-author, “Financial Institutions Feeling Direct Pressure to Address Climate Change Concerns,” published in Kennedys London Market Brief (May 2020)
• Co-author, “Potential D&O Risks Arising from Corporate Social Responsibility,” published in the D&O Diary and PLUS Journal (February and March 2020)
• Co-author, “D&O Trends in the US,” published for Kennedys (March 2019)
• Co-author, “No Longer the Scapegoat – the Future of Professional Negligence Claims Against Insurance Brokers,” published for Kennedys (March 2019)