Leading Adviser 2019

Acquisition International - Leading Adviser 2019 15 Dec19247 12 Acquisition International - Issue 1 2020 Astounding Attorney Achieves Award Keeping up-to-date with evolving legal changes is no mean feat, and a good lawyer can make all the difference in understanding how best to move forward. Few are more accomplished than the team at Roxborough, Pomerance, Nye & Adreani. With Drew Pomerance, winner of AI’s award for Leading Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Disputes Attorney of the Year, California, a Senior Founding Partner at the firm, we took a closer look to find out more. ounded in 1996, this boutique law firm has managed to become a major player in the Californian law scene. Typically serving small and mid-sized businesses that do not want to pay for the overheads of a larger firm, the advantages of RPNA are its ability to be nimble and adaptable to changing circumstances. Nowhere is this better represented than by Senior Founding Partner, Drew Pomerance. Beginning with studies at University of California at Berkeley, he graduated in 1978 with a BA in Political Science. This stood him in good stead for his next step, taking a place at the Hastings College of the Law. Gaining his JD, he went into practice and grew into a nationally renowned trial and appellate attorney with 37 years of expertise, Pomerance is highly sought after to represent businesses in all aspects of insurance coverage and bad faith disputes at RPNA. Working alongside his peers, it is this work that has made the firm a tremendous success, as it focuses primarily on providing businesses with the broad range of legal services they require. This talented team have represented hundreds of businesses in complex litigation matters, defending them when it comes to claims of wrongful termination, sexual harassment and wage and hour claims, as well as specializing in representing businesses in actions against their insurance carriers for failure to defend and in other bad faith matters. Extraordinary success in the field of insurance coverage and bad faith has led to the firm being described effectively creating “Employer’s F Rights” for businesses throughout the State of California. This is a result of almost three decades of experience, where the firm’s lawyers have argued against some of the largest and prestigious law firms in the world and won. Pomerance has been an important figure in a number of these cases, obtaining a landmark decision from the California Supreme Court to uphold the rights of employers to sue their workers’ compensation insurance carrier for bad faith conduct, winning a binding $4 million arbitration award on behalf Children’s Hospital Los Angeles against its insurer, and successfully arguing for the reinstatement of a class action judgment that awarded $90 million to almost 15,000 current and former security guards at the California Supreme Court. The case settled for $110 million, making it one of the largest wage and hour class action cases in California history. Part of the firm’s success comes from the staff’s ability to understand the needs of a client and their business from the very outset of a case. An experienced administrative support team seamlessly handle the red tape and court procedures necessary, while paralegals act not only as support to the lawyers, but as valuable investigators in their own rights. In aiming to resolve cases as swiftly as possible, while trying not to engage in expensive, and ultimately wasteful, litigation, RPNA has gained a reputation for honesty and straight-forwardness. Most referrals are done by word-of-mouth from clients happy with the service provided and these clients are retained in the long-term with a low turnover. It’s clear that what RPNA offers clients is a talented team of experienced litigators, able to handle complex matters of law at every level. In a world that evolves and changes so quickly, it’s comforting to know that there’s a law firm that has your back. “An experienced administrative support team seamlessly handle the red tape and court procedures necessary, while paralegals act not only as support to the lawyers, but as valuable investigators in their own rights.” Company: Roxborough, Pomerance, Nye & Adreani Contact: Drew Pomerance Web Address: www.rpnalaw.com Leadi g I surance Coverage and Bad Faith Disputes Attorney of the Year, California