Charles J. Fischette

Charles Fischette is a litigation associate in the Insurance Practice Group and White Collar Defense and Investigations Group at Covington & Burling.

Mr. Fischette represents policyholders seeking insurance coverage in state and federal courts at the trial and appellate level.  He has successfully obtained coverage for major corporate policyholders for third-party liabilities relating to asbestos, long-term environmental contamination, products hazards, professional liability/malpractice, and product recall.  He has also advised clients on a wide variety of first-party claims, including earthquake damage, major capital equipment break-down, and construction losses.

Representative Matters

• Successfully represented SPX Corporation in North Carolina state court in an insurance coverage matter concerning asbestos, including on appeal, SPX Corporation v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, 709 S.E.2d 441 (N.C. Ct. App. 2011).
• Represents major petroleum refiner in multi-jurisdictional insurance coverage litigation related to gasoline products liability litigation.
• Represented a public company in an internal investigation related to a proceeding in the Delaware Chancery Court.
• Represents NCR Corporation in Wisconsin state court in an insurance coverage matter concerning environmental liabilities.
• Represented an individual defendant in a multi-jurisdictional white collar criminal matter.

Previous Experience

• University of Pennsylvania Law School, John M. Olin Fellow in Law (2006-2007)

Pro Bono

• Secured insurance coverage for employment discrimination suit against non-profit advocacy group.
• Represents DC inmate in parole hearing.
• Represents a death row inmate in Alabama on state habeas corpus proceedings.

Memberships and Affiliations

• American Bar Association, Co-Chair, London/International Sub-Committee, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, Section on Litigation
• New York State Bar Association

Publications and Speeches

• "Adding to the Debate: Defense Costs Create Conflict," Law360 (7/8/2013), Co-Author
• "10 Things You Need to Know About London Market Practice," Annual Meeting of ABA Section of Litigation, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee (March 2013), Co-Author
• "Henkel (Almost) 10 Years Later: Recent Decisions on the Assignability of ‘Occurrence’-Based Insurance Rights After Injury or Damage," The Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin (December 2012), Co-Author