Darren S. Teshima

Darren Teshima helps clients intelligently manage risk. From providing counsel to safeguard against anticipated and unforeseen dangers to handling high stakes litigation, clients turn to him for creative solutions to protect their businesses. Chambers USA 2020 quotes clients praising his ability to “balance expert knowledge with practical application.” Darren is sought-after for his advice to policyholders in insurance coverage disputes. With the profound uncertainty of COVID-19, clients are relying on Darren’s extensive insurance coverage experience to pursue claims and his proactive judgement to review policies to mitigate and eliminate potential coverage gaps.

• Engagements

  • Credit Suisse in defending a dozen lawsuits brought by monoline insurers and trustees alleging claims related to RMBS transactions following the global financial crisis, including a suit brought by MBIA, which was one of the only post-crisis RMBS cases to go to trial, and one of the financial sector’s largest and most complex litigations.
  • Premera Blue Cross in a lawsuit related to defense coverage under a commercial general liability policy following a data breach affecting 11 million customers, an issue of first under Washington law.
  • EFG Bank in three lawsuits against life insurers related to universal life insurance policy cost increases that violated policy terms and the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
  • IEC, a for-profit education company, in a coverage lawsuit in which the professional liability insurer wrongfully settled an underlying class action, exposing the insurer to bad faith and punitive damages liability.
  • Pacific Pulmonary Services in a bad faith action against its D&O insurer related to establishing the insurer's duty to advance defense costs for an FCA investigation.
  • Getaround, an on-demand carsharing company, in a coverage dispute with its auto rideshare insurance company.
  • Scopely, a leading mobile gaming company, in a coverage dispute with its cyber insurer regarding coverage for a trade secrets misappropriation claim.
  • Sony Pictures, advising on insurance claims related to a cyber-attack on its network and IT infrastructure.