Peter D.Laun

Pete Laun has recovered more than $2 billion for Firm clients as plaintiff's counsel and has successfully defended lawsuits with damages 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 in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Texas, Mississippi, Minnesota, New Jersey, and California. His trial experience includes trials in state and federal courts, injunctions, and arbitrations. Pete has handled matters in the United Kingdom, Bermuda, Europe, and Latin America. He has taken and defended more than 500 depositions.

Pete regularly represents policyholders in coverage disputes and counsels clients on insurance matters. He has litigated matters involving virtually every type of insurance policy, including property/business interruption, directors and officers, errors/omissions, general liability, employment, environmental, crime, and workers compensation, as well as reinsurance policies. He has drafted insurance policies and has litigated against virtually all major U.S. and non-U.S. insurers. Pete also regularly represents owners, contractors, and professionals in construction disputes, and he has drafted construction contracts for projects valued up to $500 million.

Before joining Jones Day in 1993, Pete was an in-house lawyer with Alcoa. He is an avid tennis and pickleball player and played lacrosse in college, serving as captain. Pete has been involved in a wide range of community activities ranging from pro bono matters to coaching youth lacrosse. He has taught, spoken, and written on a range of insurance, construction, and expert witness topics.