Aaron F. Fishbein

Partner

P:212-447-4640
E:afishbein@gvlaw.com

Aaron F. Fishbein

Aaron F. Fishbein

Partner

P:212-447-4640
E:afishbein@gvlaw.com

Meet Aaron

Aaron F. Fishbein is a partner in the Firm, handling first-party and liability coverage matters. He has over 35 years of experience advising insurance companies and litigating complex, high profile lawsuits and mediations, including some with over $100,000,000 at risk. His distinguished career includes cases before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the New York Court of Appeals, all New York Appellate Divisions, and the Illinois Supreme Court.   

Outside of the office, Aaron is interested in history, numismatics and traditional karate. 

Publications: Contributor: Lawyers As Whistleblowers Under The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, New York State Bar Association Journal 11 (July/Aug. 2012).  Contributor: 1 The New York Rules of Professional Conduct, Chs. 1.16, 1.18 (Oxford Univ. Press 2d ed. 2011).  Contributor: 2 New York Insurance Law, Ch. 30 (Matthew Bender, 1992).  Contributor: United States Money Laundering Laws: International Implications, 9 N.Y.L Sch. J. Int’ 1 & Comp. L. 1 (1988). 

Honors
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Practice Areas

  • Insurance Coverage and Litigation

Admissions

Bar
  • New York State Bar, 1985
Court
  • United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1986
  • United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 1989
  • United States Supreme Court, 1989

Education

  • Binghamton University, B.A., 1981
  • University of Chicago Law School, Doctor of Law, 1984

Representative Matters

  • Carlson v. Am. Int’l Grp., 30 N.Y.3d 288, 76 N.Y.S.3d 100 (2017)
  • Spallone v. U.S., 493 U.S. 265 (1990)
  • United Techs. Corp. v. Am. Home Assurance Co., No. 2:92CV267 (D. Conn.)
  • Six Flags, Inc. v. Westchester Surplus Lines Ins. Co., et al., 535 F. Supp.2d 744 (E.D. La. 2008), aff’d, 565 F.3d 948 (5th Cir. 2009)
  • Outboard Marine Corp. v. Lib. Mut. Ins. Co., et al., 154 Ill. 2d 90, 607 N.E.2d 1204 (Ill. Sup. Ct. 1992)
  • Archstone-Smith Operating Trust v. Travelers Indem. Co. of Ill., et al., No. 220831 (Va. Cir. Ct., Fairfax Cty.)
  • Pyramid Hotel Opportunity Venture, LLC v. Lexington Ins. Co., et al., No. 635-788 (La. Ct., Jefferson Parish)
  • Formosa Plastics Corp., U.S. v. ACE Am. Ins. Co., et al., No. 06-CV-5055 (D. N.J.)
  • Am. Bumper & Mfg. Co. v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co., 452 Mich. 440 (Sup. Ct. 1996)
  • Resorts Int’l, Inc. v. Lib. Mut. Ins. Co., 813 F. Supp. 289 (D.N.J. 1992)
  • Mass. Elec. Constr. Co. v. Siemens Bldg. Techs., No. 09C-01-138-JOH (Del. Super. Ct. 2010)
  • Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., et al. v. Refrigerated Food Distrib., Inc., No. 0162 (Pa. Common Pleas)
  • In re Allou Distrib., Inc., Adv. Proc. No. 803-8274-511 (Bankr. E.D. N.Y.)
  • Kaplan v. Milwaukee Elec. Tool Corp., No. 98-CV-6093 (S.D. N.Y.)
  • U.S. ex rel. Dick v. Long Island Lighting Co.,912 F.2d 13 (2d Cir. 1990)
  • People v. Allen, 69 N.Y.2d 915 (1987)