Richard W. Brown

Mr. Brown is a partner at Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C., and a member of the firm's Executive Committee. He focuses his litigation practice on insurance coverage disputes—exclusively on the policyholder side. Since joining SDV more than a decade ago, he has recovered millions of dollars for policyholder clients under various types of insurance policies, including commercial property, builders risk, owners'/contractors' professional and protective, directors and officers, marine, and cyber-risk policies.

Mr. Brown has litigated several issues of first impression in multiple jurisdictions, including a New York Court of Appeals decision resolving a critical split of authority on the scope and availability of additional insured coverage, and a Florida federal court case regarding the recovery of attorney fees incurred by an insured in defense of a declaratory judgment action. He is often called upon to advise on the impact of current developments in legislation and case law affecting insurance coverage and risk transfer, and regularly publishes articles and industry guidance regarding novel insurance coverage issues.

Mr. Brown represents policyholder clients nationwide on all aspects of insurance coverage in the construction, power and energy, and real estate industries. His clients range from regional construction management contractors and commercial real estate investment and lending firms to a prominent multinational leader in the renewable energy sector. In addition to his active litigation practice, he provides a broad range of legal services to insurance brokers and other corporate clients, including the review and revision of insurance and indemnity terms, comprehensive analysis of risk management programs, and identification of potential operational exposures. Through collaboration with numerous regional and national insurance brokerage clients, Mr. Brown remains at the forefront of emerging trends and issues related to insurance procurement and risk transfer.