Darren Teshima helps corporate policyholders resolve their most complex insurance coverage disputes by providing both creative business solutions and strategic representation in litigation. Chambers USA has clients praising Darren as “incredibly efficient, responsive and practical” adding, “For any insurance coverage questions, he is my first call.” In addition to Chambers, Darren has been recognized by Lawdragon, Benchmark Litigation, Best Lawyers, Legal 500, and is a fellow of the American College of Coverage Counsel.
He serves as a true partner to technology and financial services clients, working closely with in-house risk management and legal departments to guide them through their cutting-edge issues, including complex first-party and third-party claims under directors and officers (D&O), errors and omissions (E&O), cyber, and representations and warranties (R&W) insurance policies.
Darren has successfully litigated high stakes insurance coverage and other commercial disputes, and has a proven track record of obtaining favorable results for clients at trial. His successes include leading a trial team asserting a professional negligence claim against an insurance claims administrator, where the case settled eight days into a jury trial after the client rested its case. Darren has received “shout out” recognitions by AmLaw Litigation Daily for his representation of BBAM and for his representation of Getaround.
Darren also serves as a General Counsel of the firm and is deeply committed to pro bono work and community involvement. Darren’s recent pro bono work includes civil rights litigation on behalf of immigrant and other vulnerable communities. He currently serves on the board of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCRSF) and on the Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation (JNE) of the State Bar of California. He previously served five years as the Chair of the Board of the Asian Law Caucus and served on the boards of Legal Services for Children and the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area (AABA).
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