Attorneys

Stephen Jacobs 
New York, New York
Member
phone (212) 238-4800
fax (212) 238-4848
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Stephen Jacobs has over 30 years of legal experience, including over 25 years of insurance coverage, professional liability, and commercial litigation in state and federal courts in New York and numerous other jurisdictions.  Steve's insurance experience has spanned primary, umbrella, and excess coverages for GL, OCIP, media, D&O, E&O, SMP, professional liability, RRP, and EIL coverages in the context of toxic tort and other personal injury, construction defect, environmental, IP, and other types of commercial claims.  Steve has defended accountants, lawyers, insurance brokers and others facing a wide variety of statutory and common law claims, including Rule 10b-5, RICO, GBL, fraud, and malpractice claims arising out of a host of circumstances from shareholder disputes to Madoff's Ponzi scheme.  Since 2005, Steve has been involved in defending Sherman Act, RICO, and other claims asserted against an insurance group in MDL litigation.  Steve also writes and speaks on various topics, including insurance coverage, claims handling, and professional liability defense, in connection with training programs at the firm, various clients, and elsewhere.
Bar Admissions:
New York, 1979
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
Education:
Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1978
J.D.


Columbia College, New York, 1975
B.A.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa


Published Works:
Preparing for and Trying the Civil Lawsuit, Contributing Author, New York State Bar Association, 1987 and Supplements


Honors and Awards:
Articles Editor, Harvard International Law Journal, 1977 - 1978


Martindale AV rated


Professional Associations and Memberships:
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Member


American Bar Association
Member, Section of Litigation, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee


American Bar Association
Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section


Defense Research Institute
Member, Insurance Law Committee


New York County Lawyers Association
Member, Insurance Committee