Clayton, Bernard

John Clark is a partner in the firm's New Jersey office and International/London Markets Practice Group. His practice focuses on complex insurance coverage, litigation and consulting. Mr. Clark handles various first-party and third-party coverage as well as the defense and monitoring of various matters, including claims such as, but not limited to, catastrophes, fraud, arson, theft and business interruption. Mr. Clark also specializes in defending surplus lines insurers throughout the United States related to the application of individual states' insurance statutes to such insurers. He has handled and litigated matters for foreign and domestic insurers throughout the United States and its territories, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Mr. Clark has almost two decades of experience in the London-based insurance market, and has a distinct appreciation and understanding of the relationships of MGAs, brokers and insurers. As such, Mr. Clark brings his collective experience of the surplus lines and London-based insurance market to better assist in handling the distinct needs of these markets. In order to better understand and serve the London-based insurance market, Mr. Clark spends considerable time in London and Europe.

He applies his extensive litigation experience and knowledge of surplus lines issues when frequent lecturing on litigation issues affecting surplus lines carriers doing business in the United States. He has presented seminars to the claims departments of various underwriters at Lloyd's of London on a variety of topics such as "Privileges in Litigation: The Importance of Direct Attorney Reporting" and "Reducing Your Risk of Litigation through Effective Claims Handling."