Peter D.Laun

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 U.K., 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 U.S. 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.