Clyde & Co expands with hire of Danny Worker and eight senior attorneys in Chicago

Global law firm Clyde & Co announced today the appointment of Danny Worker as partner in its Chicago office. Worker joins the firm with eight other attorneys from Lewis Brisbois, where he was the managing partner in its Chicago office and a partner in its Phoenix office. The hires are the latest expansion of Clyde & Co’s North America and global insurance practice.

Worker’s primary areas of practice include insurance coverage and bad faith litigation and he has served as national coordinating counsel and appellate monitoring counsel throughout the United States. Worker has tried cases nationally and is experienced in handling rapid response to supplement trial teams in high exposure litigation. His additional experience includes complex business and commercial litigation, construction, consumer financial services, first-party property, class action and mass tort, environmental litigation, aviation, transportation, hospitality, marine and energy. Worker has tried, arbitrated, or mediated cases nationally.

Eileen King Bower, partner and chair of Clyde & Co’s North American Board, comments: “Bringing in Danny and his colleagues is in line with our North American strategy to deepen our offering across insurance lines and build strength across all our key locations on the continent. With this breadth and depth of knowledge in handling complex cases, Danny is uniquely positioned to provide legal counsel on a national basis in liability and coverage litigation, and we are very excited to have him on board.”

Worker comments: “Clyde & Co is a major name in insurance law in North America and globally, and our clients will benefit hugely from our move. Clyde & Co offers an incredible opportunity for my colleagues and me to expand access to global expertise and representation for our clients. I am looking forward to linking up with colleagues across the firm’s insurance group to help clients navigate an increasingly complex and interconnected risk landscape.”

Worker’s team of insurance law and general liability specialists consists of:

• Senior Counsel Siobhan Murphy
• Senior Counsel Lindsay Bowman
• Senior Counsel Dawn Johnson
• Senior Counsel Charlotte Kormendy
• Senior Counsel Michael Roman
• Senior Counsel Vince Tomkiewicz
• Of Counsel Mary Sitko
• Associate Caroline Kim

Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, specializing in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity, namely: insurance, transport, construction, energy, trade and commodities. Its preeminent insurance practice provides the highest quality advisory and dispute resolution services to insurers and their clients operating in both established and emerging markets. The firm offers an unmatched depth of coverage and defence capabilities across insurance lines.