Jorge’s practice concentrates on complex insurance recovery disputes on behalf of corporate policyholders. He also counsels clients on risk management and insurance recovery strategy. Jorge has helped clients secure millions in insurance coverage under claims involving a wide variety of losses.
Jorge represents commercial and governmental policyholders in all types of complex insurance matters throughout all stages of the insurance process, from pre-purchase policy analysis and review through litigation and settlement of contested claims. Jorge has handled claims involving CGL, D&O, E&O, and Cyber policies, among many others. Through trials, summary judgment, dispute resolution proceedings, and settlements, Jorge has assisted to recover millions of dollars in insurance proceeds for clients.
Jorge regularly writes on insurance topics and has lectured on insurance coverage issues. While in law school, Jorge interned for the US Senate and the New York Attorney General, served as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Corporate & Financial Law, and received the Archibald S. Murray Award. Jorge is fluent in Spanish and conversational in Portuguese.
Jorge is also a contributor to the firm’s Insurance Recovery Blog.
Relevant Experience
- Analyzed coverage for COVID-19 losses, including business interruption, for various industries, including REITs, hospitality / hotels, restaurants, health care providers and retailers.
- Represented construction sub-contractor in insurance coverage claim for record-setting wrongful death verdict and obtained summary judgment on key coverage issue triggering millions in coverage.
- Counseled global manufacturing company in coverage action for long-term bodily injury, asbestos-related claims under $100 Million+ multi-layer coverage tower.
- Advised Fortune 500 company specializing in electronic components and computer products in claims regarding environmental pollution at major engineering site.
- Mediated claim to recover settlement amounts paid by policyholder ($40+ million) to settle class action claims concerning allegedly improper credit card processing fees.
- Represented municipality in litigation for equipment breakdown and flood-related coverage following loss in wastewater treatment facility.
- Settled cyber breach claim for non-profit medical services provider.
- Assisted in month-long trial of asbestos coverage claims regarding exhaustion and allocation of primary insurance coverage.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Jorge R. Aviles
- Policyholders Score Win as Another State’s High Court Adopts the “Continuous-Trigger” Theory for General Liability Policies - (Posted On Thursday, December 07, 2023)
- Maui Losses Put Wildfire Insurance Risks in Spotlight - (Posted On Tuesday, August 22, 2023)
- Recent Decision Highlights the Importance of Avoiding Disclosure Pitfalls - (Posted On Monday, February 27, 2023)
- Coverage for Rotten Eggs: Livestock Coverage in the Event of a Crisis - (Posted On Thursday, February 23, 2023)
- “Imposed by Law”: Coverage for Contract-Based Liabilities - (Posted On Monday, August 01, 2022)
- From Adele to the NFL, Large-Scale Event Disruptions Show the Need for Policyholders to Have a Strategy to Recover in the Event of a Loss - (Posted On Friday, January 28, 2022)
- As Global Supply Chain Risks Continue to Grow, Policyholders Need a Strategy in the Event of a Loss - (Posted On Thursday, October 21, 2021)
- First Judgment Upholding Coverage for COVID-19 Business-Interruption Losses - (Posted On Friday, October 23, 2020)
- Insurance Companies Drop Appeal Against the London High Court’s Ruling in the FCA’s “Test-Case” - (Posted On Thursday, October 22, 2020)
- English High Court Finds That Business-Interruption Insurance Can Cover COVID-19 Losses - (Posted On Tuesday, October 06, 2020)