News
Events
- Virtual Platform | Thursday, October 22, 2020 | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM EDT
Publications
- Mealey's(R) Emerging Insurance DisputesSeptember 3, 2020
Cases & Deals
Justin K. Fortescue Partner
fortescuej@whiteandwilliams.com
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Justin Fortescue focuses his practice on reinsurance and commercial litigation matters. Justin prides himself on his ability to think outside the box and provide clients with simple solutions to complex problems and issues. He also strives to identify the strengths and weaknesses of a case in the early stages of a dispute and to provide his clients with advice accordingly, thereby maximizing the value of a strong case, while minimizing the potential risks of a less favorable one. Using this approach and perspective to problem solving, Justin has been able to obtain favorable results.
Justin regularly counsels insurers and reinsurers on matters such as the applicability of the follow-the-settlements doctrine to a ceding company’s allocation decisions, the application of a deficit carry forward provision in a multi-year contractual relationship, and the right to receive Medicare D subsidies following a loss portfolio transfer. Justin has also performed significant work involving the Federal Arbitration Act - The Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the New York Convention) in conjunction with confirming/vacating reinsurance arbitration awards.
Prior to joining White and Williams, Justin represented insurers in various types of coverage litigation including claims arising from theft, fire, automobile accidents and weather. Justin was also extensively involved in the investigation of suspicious insurance claims including conducting Examinations Under Oath of policyholders and working with private investigators to investigate the facts behind claims. Justin’s involvement in these matters resulted in numerous policyholders dropping their claims.
While in law school, Justin served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Judge Jane R. Roth of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He also served as Vice-President of the Animal Legal Defense Fund.
Representative Matters
- Represented a ceding company seeking to vacate an unfavorable arbitration award involving a highly complex finite reinsurance relationship
- Negotiated global commutations with reinsurance companies from various countries including Korea, France and Bahrain
- Recovered millions of dollars in reinsurance recoverables on behalf of ceding companies, the majority of which had been written off
Recognition & Involvement
Justin provides volunteer legal services through the Senior Law Center to assist seniors in the preparation of life-planning documents, including living wills and powers of attorney.
News
- November 1, 2019
- October 23, 2018
- January 6, 2017
- September 22, 2016
- January 14, 2016
- October 9, 2012
- October 6, 2011
Events
- Virtual Platform | Thursday, October 22, 2020 | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM EDT
- October 24, 2019
- To Give Privileged Communications to Your Reinsurers or Not? That is the Question12th Annual Coverage CollegeOctober 4, 2018
- It's Not Over 'Til It's Over: A Review of Post Arbitration RemediesWhite and Williams Coverage CollegeSeptember 22, 2016
- New York, NYSeptember 20, 2016
- Philadelphia, PASeptember 23, 2014
- Who Owes What to Whom: Are Reinsurance Offsets Being Stretched Beyond their Intended Purpose?White and Williams Coverage CollegeOctober 6, 2011
Publications
- Mealey's(R) Emerging Insurance DisputesSeptember 3, 2020
- Reinsurance AlertAugust 19, 2020
- Mealey’s Emerging Insurance DisputesJuly 16, 2020
- Reinsurance AlertJune 5, 2020
- Reinsurance AlertMarch 20, 2020
- Reinsurance AlertDecember 13, 2019
- Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith AlertOctober 22, 2019
- Complex Insurance Coverage ReporterApril 17, 2019
- Reinsurance AlertApril 1, 2019
- Reinsurance AlertJanuary 9, 2019
- Reinsurance AlertApril 6, 2017
- Reinsurance AlertMarch 9, 2012
Cases & Deals
Practice areas
Bar and Court Admissions
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Education
Villanova University School of Law, JD, cum laude, 2006
University of Delaware, BA, 2002
Memberships
American Bar Association
Philadelphia Bar Association