John D. Shugrue

Partner

John Shugrue is a partner in Morgan Lewis's Litigation Practice, with a focus on insurance recovery. Mr. Shugrue has substantial experience in handling complex litigation and insurance coverage matters involving Commercial General Liability (CGL), Directors & Officers (D&O), Errors & Omissions (E&O), First Party Property, Representations & Warranties and Fidelity policies. He is experienced in all aspects of litigation, mediation, and arbitration with Lloyd’s of London, London and Bermuda market insurers, and all major domestic insurers. His significant representations have encompassed major U.S. policyholders such as Nicor Gas, Tribune Company, Kraft Foods, Union Pacific Railroad, and Anadarko Petroleum.

Mr. Shugrue is a former co-chair of the American Bar Association Litigation Section's Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee. He twice co-chaired the Committee's annual meeting. He also co-chaired a bi-partisan American Bar Association task force that prepared the "Manual for Complex Insurance Coverage Litigation," published by Aspen Law & Business.

Mr. Shugrue is co-author of the treatise Insurance Coverage Disputes. He writes and lectures frequently on a variety of insurance coverage topics, including business interruption claims, environmental insurance coverage, coverage for emerging areas of tort liability, use of ADR in insurance disputes, and special issues relating to Lloyd’s of London and the London insurance market.

Mr. Shugrue is recognized as a leading insurance practitioner in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2003–2008) and in The Best Lawyers in America (2006–2008).

Mr. Shugrue is admitted to practice in Illinois.