Robert Lewin�s practice primarily is in the area of insurance and reinsurance litigation/arbitration. He has represented numerous clients in various insurance and reinsurance coverage disputes involving comprehensive general liability, directors and officers, errors and omissions, excess and umbrella liability, worker�s compensation and financial guarantee and performance bonds. His experience in the reinsurance area has been in representing cedents, reinsurers, retrocessionaires, pool members, intermediaries and liquidators. He has been responsible for several complex litigations and arbitrations, at both the trial and appellate level, in a variety of jurisdictions.

Mr. Lewin is active in various professional organizations. He has served as a speaker at insurance/reinsurance conferences. Mr. Lewin is a member of the AIDA (Association Internationale de Droit des Assurances) U.S. Presidential Council. Mr. Lewin serves as Chairman of Stroock�s Committee on Pro Bono activities.

Memberships

Association of the Bar of the City of New York: Member, Committee on Federal Courts, 1991-1994; Committee on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar, 1985-1988; Young Lawyers Committee, 1981-1984

Member, American Bar Association

Activities

Board of Directors, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest; Speaker, Mealey�s Insurance Allocation Conference; Speaker, ARIAS Conferences

Admitted to Practice

New York, 1978; Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, 1978; Western District of New York, 1997; the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1981; Second Circuit 1985; Eleventh Circuit, 1998; Third Circuit, 2000; Fifth Circuit, 2002; U.S. Supreme Court, 2000

Education

J.D., New York University, 1977

B.A., The Johns Hopkins University, 1974