Mr. David Blau, founding partner of the law firm Blau & Associates, P.C., will be speaking at the 2016 CLM National Construction Claims Conference. The conference will be held in the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, California, September 28-30.
This September, the CLM will hold the most comprehensive construction claims conference ever. In addition to addressing construction defect claims, conference sessions will also address facets of construction-related claims including construction site accidents/injuries, coverage issues, subcontractor issues, and new technologies. Sessions also will address issues on the national, regional, and state levels.
David Blau is the founding partner of Blau & Associates P.C., which provides superior transactional and litigation legal counsel to institutional and individual clients in the insurance, construction and entertainment industries. Mr. Blau has extensive transactional and litigation experience in various areas of law, including insurance coverage, intellectual property, corporate and business formation, development and compliance, construction, employment, and premises liability. He is licensed to practice in the federal and state trial and appellate courts throughout California, federal courts in other jurisdictions, and has engaged in all aspects of litigation, arbitration, mediation and trial.
With regard to construction defect coverage issues, Mr. Blau acts as coverage counsel and provides coverage advice to primary and excess insurance carriers respecting policy drafting, program and claims management, and handles large loss and related recovery tasks and issues, including litigation of declaratory relief, contribution, bad faith, and other coverage actions in various state and federal venues in California, Washington, Nevada and Arizona, and has successfully negotiated resolutions of countless coverage disputes to avoid otherwise protracted and costly litigation.
Mr. Blau takes pride in his and his firm's efficient and effective handling of matter, and coordination with carriers, risk managers, claims adjusting firms and retained defense counsel to proactively address coverage, contribution, allocation and additional insured issues and disputes.
About the CLM
The Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM) promotes and furthers the highest standards of claims and litigation management and brings together the thought leaders in both industries. CLM’s Members and Fellows include risk and litigation managers, insurance and claims professionals, corporate counsel, outside counsel and third party vendors. The CLM sponsors educational programs, provides resources and fosters communication among all in the industry. To learn more about the CLM, please visit www.theclm.org.
Contact:
Susan Wisbey-Smith, Chief Communications Officer
Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
847-317-9103
