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About Us

From our roots in New York and New Jersey, Gallo Vitucci Klar LLP attorneys have forged a national reputation as nimble, experienced litigators. Our clients value our experience, skill, and creative approach to the practice of law. We bring a unique...

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Appellate

Gallo Vitucci Klar LLP’s Appellate Practice Group is led by its Chair, C. Briggs Johnson.  The Group is responsible for handling a wide range of complex appeals and motions across diverse practice areas.  This includes preparing briefs and motions inv...

Asbestos Litigation

Gallo Vitucci Klar LLP is an established leader in the field of asbestos defense. We have represented a myriad of clients in the context of asbestos-exposure claims for over 20+ years, including companies that have mined, milled, designed, specified,...

Construction Accident

Gallo Vitucci Klar LLP’s Construction Accident Practice Group is one of the most highly regarded in the defense industry. We house one of the largest and most prestigious construction practice groups in New York and New Jersey. We work with many major i...

Construction Defect

Construction Defect litigation or what is more commonly known as the defense against faulty or alleged "shotty" work product can be costly and lengthy to a carrier and insured. Construction defect cases in New York and New Jersey are often bogged down...

Corporate & Regulatory Services

GVK offers a complete range of corporate and insurance regulatory services to its domestic and international clients in order to satisfy the complex and diverse demands of the industry.  

Coverage

GVK is actively involved in identifying , analyzing and resolving complex insurance and reinsurance coverage issues. The firm's services are frequently sought to ascertain both the breadth and limitations of coverage and to assist in the development...

Directors & Officers Litigation

Gallo Vitucci Klar LLP’s Directors & Officers (“D&O”) litigation practice group defends claims asserted against directors and officers of public, private and not-for-profit companies.  We also represent the corporate entity where it is the di...

Elevator and Escalator

Gallo Vitucci Klar LLP’s Elevator and Escalator Group has extensive experience in the defense of cases involving elevator and escalator accidents throughout New York and New Jersey. We have a full understanding of the mechanical and engineering issues a...

Emergency Response

One of the most important roles defense counsel can play in the defense of a major accident is being first on the scene. At GVK, our Response Team has over 25 years of experience handling major transportation, hospitality, and construction accidents. O...

Environmental

Gallo Vitucci Klar LLP’s Environmental Group is one of the most highly regarded in the defense industry. We work with many major insurance carriers, third-party administrators and self-insured clients defending nationwide claims. The firm represents p...

Excess Insurance Monitoring / Substitution Counsel

Gallo Vitucci Klar is frequently called upon by clients with excess coverage layers to both monitor the defense and substitute in for their insured’s primary carrier. Whether on the eve of trial or before the depositions have taken place, GVK attorneys can substi...

First Party Coverage

GVK’s first party coverage department provides complete risk consultation and claim handling services, including: risk analysis, review and development of policy language, advice on the handling of first party claims arising out of property, fire a...

General Liability

GVK has extensive experience in the defense of liability and property claims on behalf of insureds and self-insureds, including general construction accidents, construction defect claims, premises liability for commercial and residential risks, retail...

Insurance Coverage and Litigation

Gallo Vitucci Klar's coverage attorneys have an in-depth knowledge of the insurance industry; specializing in representing insurers in first and third-party coverage claims at the trial and appellate levels in both State and Federal Court. Among our clients...

Labor and Employment

Gallo Vitucci Klar LLP’s Labor and Employment Group has extensive experience representing management in labor relations and employment disputes. We have successfully represented large national employers, including a large national restaurant chain and d...

Life Sciences

Gallo Vitucci Klar LLP’s Life Sciences Group is highly specialized and experienced in representing and defending manufacturers and distributors of medical devices, home and institutional use medical devices, over-the-counter drugs, generic and brand p...

Litigation and Reserve Analysis

Gallo Vitucci Klar LLP’s Litigation and Reserve Analysis attorneys have been assisting reinsurers and carriers with regard to run off programs for over 14 years. Specifically, our team is focused on high speed evaluation and settlement processes geared t...

Maritime 

Gallo Vitucci Klar’s maritime and admiralty practice focuses on the defense of commercial and recreational vessel casualties, merchant mariner licensing, property/vessel damage and personal injury defense. Our attorneys have vast experience at navigating t...

No-Fault/PIP

Our attorneys are experienced in defending insurers in law suits and arbitrations brought by medical providers in all areas ranging from medical necessity/IME termination/peer review, EUO/IME no-shows, fee schedule reductions and material misrepresentation....

Premises Liability

Gallo Vitucci Klar LLP has developed a reputation for excellence in the area of premises liability. Our attorneys have decades of experience successfully serving a wide range of clients, including Fortune 500 companies; commercial and residential building...

Product Liability Defense

Gallo Vitucci Klar LLP has in-depth knowledge and experience defending manufacturers, distributors, retail stores in the stream of commerce, and designers of products and equipment, including consumer retail products, industrial equipment, recreational...

Professional Liability

Gallo Vitucci Klar LLP and its attorneys are knowledgeable, experienced and highly skilled at managing large books of business for errors-and-omissions insurance, professional liability insurance and other forms of coverage. The firm provides all associated ...

Real Estate

Complex Real Estate Litigation in New York and New Jersey Gallo Vitucci Klar LLP has extensive real estate litigation experience in New York and New Jersey and represents property owners, condominium and cooperative boards, and commercial and residential...

Regulatory

GVK represents its clients before the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and all state insurance departments. The firm participates in the periodic meetings of the NAIC and serves on a multitude of advisory and other committees...

Reinsurance

Gallo Vitucci Klar has acquired the various practice areas of the firm formerly known as Rubin, Fiorella, Friedman & Mercante LLP, including its Reinsurance law practice group. The Reinsurance law practice group, chaired by Bruce Friedman, focuses...

Restaurant and Innkeeper Liability

Gallo Vitucci Klar LLP excels as one of the region’s preeminent firms in the defense of hotels, restaurants, bars and nightclubs. It has defended hundreds of establishments in New York and New Jersey in the last decade, including some of the most famous r...

Security Guard Litigation Defense

Gallo Vitucci Klar LLP’s defense attorneys are highly skilled in defending both national and local security companies against claims brought by third parties and client companies for negligent security, false imprisonment, false and unlawful arrest, a...

Subrogation and Property Loss

Gallo Vitucci Klar LLP has broad experience prosecuting large loss subrogation claims, including claims arising from catastrophic building fires and explosions, water damage, water main breaks, mold, theft of property, construction defects, collapse,...

Trucking and Transportation

Gallo Vitucci Klar LLP’s Trucking and Transportation attorneys have extensive experience in counseling and representing intrastate and interstate motor carriers of persons and property, drivers, owner-operators, shippers, freight forwarders, third-party l...