Colin Watson litigates insurance coverage disputes for policyholders. He also counsels clients on insurance-related issues. Mr. Watson has acted in state and federal courts around the country, and has pursued coverage for a range of underlying liabilities, including mass tort, pollution, product defect, consumer privacy, antitrust, and shareholder claims, as well as for first-party property and business interruption losses. He has experience with a variety of coverages, including CGL, E&O, D&O, commercial property, pollution, and the Bermuda Form. Mr. Watson has helped obtain hundreds of millions of dollars for clients in multiple industries, including energy, asset management, custodian and investment banking, consumer finance, financial technology, real estate, and sports.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Watson litigated a broad range of commercial and non-commercial disputes involving, among other things, securities fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, anti-competitive conduct, false advertising, trademark infringement, and employer negligence.
Mr. Watson also maintains an active pro bono practice, regularly representing individuals, including veterans, in a variety of unpaid matters. Recently, he was one of only ten recipients of the New York State Bar Association’s Access to Justice Award, for his contributions to public service. Mr. Watson’s pro bono work also earned the firm the Hon. J. Clarence Herlihy Award from Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York.
Within the firm, Mr. Watson has served as the summer associate program’s litigation assignments coordinator, been active in new attorney integration efforts, and presented CLE on a number of litigation topics. Before relocating to Washington, Mr. Watson practiced in the firm’s New York office for several years.