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Carrie E. Cope
Shareholder

Since she began the practice of law in 1991, Carrie Cope has steadily established herself as one of Chicago's most respected authorities on insurance and regulatory law. A sought-after speaker and writer on the subject, Carrie currently serves as an expert commentator for LexisNexis on insurance and regulatory issues. Her pivotal commentary in 2008 on the D&O "Duty to Defend" debate with the New York Insurance Department became a centerpiece for continuing industry discussion.

Carrie's regulatory practice is international in scope, advising clients on a wide variety of regulatory and compliance issues in the United States and foreign jurisdictions. Her clientele includes insurers, agents, brokers, reinsurers, reinsurance intermediaries, alternative risk insurance groups and third party administrators. She also has extensive legal experience in product development and policy and endorsement drafting for both commercial and personal line insurance policies. Her practice includes representing companies in responding to investigations by and complaints filed with state agencies, compliance and contract review, licensing, rate and form filings, market conduct examinations, corporate governance issues and preparing opinions on the validity of insurance-related transactions.

A separate but related practice area developed and led by Carrie is in specialty lines claims monitoring and coverage consulting services to the insurance industry. Her emphasis is in directors' and officers' liability, professional liability and employment practices liability. She is an active member of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society.

A passionate advocate with a unique breadth of regulatory and compliance, as well as D&O and management liability claims expertise, Carrie and her team at Schuyler Roche & Crisham are well positioned to meet the legal needs of their clients.

Publications and Lectures

Navigating Coverage on a Road with Obstacles: D&O Insurance in the Bankruptcy Context - New Appleman on Insurance Law, Current Critical Issues in Insurance Law (LexisNexis 2009)

Regulation of Policy Forms - New Appleman on Insurance Law, Library Edition (LexisNexis 2009)

Directors' and Officers' Liability: Exposures, Risk Management and Insurance Coverage - National Underwriter (co-authored with Joseph Monteleone, December 2008)

This book focuses on the D&O needs of public, private and not-for-profit corporations, the nature of the exposure, common D&O claims, risk management and insurance coverage.
(available through www.nuco.com)

OCG Opinion No 08-10-07, Special Bulletin

Understanding Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance, Chapter 37 - Appleman Insurance Law Practice Guide (LexisNexis 2008)

Towers of Coverage: Considerations for Leveling the Playing Field in Complex Insurance Transactions - ABA's Professional Liability Litigation Alert Newsletter (Vol. V., No. 1, W/S 2008)

Directors' and Officers Liability Insurance, Chapter 43 - California Insurance Law & Practice (LexisNexis 2007)

The Insolvent D&O Insurer: A Glass Half Full or Completely Empty? - ABA TortSource (co-authored with James Knox, September 2004)

Employment Practices Liability (EPL) Exposures - International Risk Management Institute (March 2003)