Full Profile
Kimberly Forrester advises US and London insurers on complex and high-exposure coverage disputes and claims involving private company, public company, and not-for-profit management and D&O liability policies. Kimberly’s practice is focused on domestic and international claims under directors and officers, employment practices, professional liability, financial institutions, general liability, and commercial auto liability policies. Her experience includes underlying claims involving class actions, government investigations, statutory violations such as the False Claims Act and Fair Credit Reporting Act, and other common law claims.
Kimberly provides litigation monitoring and dispute resolution services, and she represents insurers at mediation and settlement conferences in both state and federal court litigation. She represents insurers throughout the entire life cycle of claims, from initial evaluation of coverage to responding to coverage challenges and beyond. Kimberly's ability to recall and analyze the smallest details, while never losing sight of the broader picture, enables her to develop and execute strategies that achieve the best possible results for her clients.
Earlier in her career, Kimberly served as a judicial extern to the president of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague. She was also involved in her law school’s California Asylum Representation Clinic, where she worked as a volunteer and mentor, advocating on behalf of asylum-seekers.
Admissions
Education
- J.D., University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), 2012. Senior editor of the Berkeley Journal of International Law. Staff editor of the Berkeley Business Law Journal.
- B.A., Johns Hopkins University, Phi Beta Kappa honors, 2009
Experience
Presentations
- Speaker, “California Claims Regulations,” Virtual Webinar, January 2024
- Speaker, “U.S. Litigation School – Introduction to U.S. Coverage Litigation,” London, November 2023
- Speaker, “U.S. Banking Crisis,” Virtual Webinar, June 2023
- Speaker, “Litigation Funding in the U.S.,” Virtual Webinar, April 2023
- Speaker, “U.S. Litigation School – Venue & Jurisdiction,” February 2023
- Speaker, “Clyde & Co FIDO Conference – Claims Aggregation Panel,” January 2023
- Speaker, "Litigation Funding & Insurance Coverage," Chubb, New Jersey, July 2019
- Speaker, "False Claims Act Litigation & Implications for D&O and Professional Liability Insurers," Chubb, Pennsylvania, March 2018
Publications
- Co-author of "Chapter 8 – Policy Exclusions" and "Chapter 10 – Allocation," Directors & Officers Liability Insurance Deskbook, American Bar Association, Fifth Edition, 2020 release
- Co-contributor, "Chapter 8 – Policy Exclusions," Directors & Officers Liability Insurance Deskbook, Fourth Edition, 2016
- "Employers Beware: Is Your Disclosure Solely a Disclosure?," Michigan Society of Association Executives, Impact Magazine, April 19, 2017
- Co-author, “Coverage B: Personal Injury and Advertising Injury Liability Trends," DRI Insurance Coverage and Claims Institute, April 2016
- "Insurance Coverage Issues Implicated in Data Breach Claims," DRI’s Data Breach and Privacy Law Seminar, Chicago, Illinois, September 2014
- “A Sigh of Relief for California Manufacturers," Law360, August 2013
