Peter Laun has recovered more than $1 billion for Firm clients and has successfully defended actions involving claims as high as $1.6 billion. His experience includes insurance recovery, engineering/construction, product liability, contracts, securities, employment, and class actions. He has litigated in more than 20 federal and state courts, including courts in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Texas, Mississippi, Minnesota, New Jersey, and California. His experience includes trials in state and federal courts, injunctions, agency proceedings, and arbitrations. Peter has handled matters in foreign countries, including the United Kingdom, Bermuda, Europe, and Latin America. He has extensive experience with international discovery and electronic discovery.
As a practice focus, Peter represents policyholders in insurance coverage disputes and counsels clients on insurance matters. In recent years, he has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for clients in matters involving virtually every type of insurance policy, including property, directors and officers, errors/omissions, general liability, employment, environmental, and workers compensation. Peter has extensive experience in property damage and business interruption claims in the United States and abroad, as well as reinsurance claims. He has drafted insurance policies and has litigated against virtually all major U.S. and non-U.S. insurers.
Before joining Jones Day in 1993, Peter served as an in-house attorney with Alcoa. He is an avid tennis and platform tennis player and played lacrosse in college. Peter is involved in a wide range of community activities ranging from pro bono matters to coaching lacrosse. He has spoken and written on a range of insurance topics.
Experience
Speaking Engagements
- November 7, 2017
2017 Jones Day Speaker Series: Current Trends in Securities Litigation and Enforcement - October 15, 2015
2015 Regional Energy Conference: Navigating Turbulences in Global Oil & Gas Markets - April 26-29, 2015
"On Directors & Officers Insurance: 50 Ways to Lose Your Coverage." and "Deconstructing Construction Coverage: What on Earth Do Construction Project Policies Cover?", RIMS 2015 Annual Conference and Exhibition - July 25, 2014
Jones Day Regional Energy Conference, International Implications of the Marcellus and Utica Shale - May 20, 2014
2014 Speaker Series: Energy and Construction Law Update - February 14, 2013
Jones Day Regional Energy Conference, Harnessing Regional Opportunity in the new Energy Economy - November 15, 2012
2012 Speaker Series
International Disputes: Laying the Foundation for an Effective Resolution Strategy - April 2012
Insured/Insurer Privilege: Can You Tell Your Insurer Your Deepest Secrets, RIMS 2012 - April 2012
On Foreign Soil - Best Practices for International Property Insurance Claims, RIMS 2012 - February 2012
Global Insurance Risks, Business Insurance Risk Management Summit 2012 - March 2, 2009
Insurance Coverage Issues, Association of Corporate Counsel
- University of Pittsburgh (J.D. magna cum laude 1992; Order of the Coif; Executive Editor, Law Review; Niagara Moot Court Team); Rice University (B.A. 1985)
- Texas, Pennsylvania, and U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Third, Fifth, and Sixth Circuits
The Best Lawyers in America (2013-2017)
Member of an arbitration team recognized by Global Arbitration Review as one of the leading international arbitration law firms in the 2020 edition of the GAR 30
- Romanian