OVERVIEW
Sneha Bethi is an Associate in the firm’s Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Practice. She focuses her practice on insurance coverage analysis, coverage litigation, and complex commercial disputes, advising insurers on matters involving fiduciary liability, errors and omissions, and private equity insurance policies.
Prior to joining White and Williams, Sneha was an Associate with a mid-size law firm, where she provided strategic guidance on complex coverage and litigation matters. Her practice included analyzing insurance policies, drafting coverage opinions, and advising clients on coverage exposure, risk allocation, and potential disputes arising from financial transactions, regulatory investigations, and securities-related claims. She also represented insurers in coverage disputes in state and federal courts and regularly handled sophisticated legal research and motion practice.
Sneha's litigation experience includes representing clients in high-stakes commercial, employment, and regulatory matters. She served as defense counsel in federal employment litigation and assisted with matters involving government investigations and regulatory compliance. In addition, she collaborated with corporate attorneys on governance and transactional matters, including drafting corporate resolutions and assisting with purchase transactions.
Before entering private practice, Sneha served as an Assistant Corporation Counsel with the New York City Law Department, where she managed a substantial litigation docket in state and federal courts. In that role, she handled all phases of litigation, including discovery, motion practice, settlement negotiations, and court appearances, and successfully obtained numerous summary judgment victories. She also participated in trial work and argued motions before New York courts.
Earlier in her career, Sneha gained experience in immigration law, regulatory compliance, international affairs, and public policy through positions with the United Nations, Amnesty International, and a New York-based immigration law firm.
Credentials
Bar and Court Admissions
New York
U.S District Court for the Southern District of New York
Education
Quinnipiac University School of Law, JD, cum laude
Served as a member of the Moot Court Honor Society and Chair of the Diversity Committee
University of Connecticut, BS, Business Administration
Memberships
Board Member and Director of Social Justice, AAMPLIFY, 2020-Present
