Andrea S. Warren

Andrea Warren is special counsel in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's San Diego office. 

Areas of Practice

Andrea has a nationwide practice representing major insurance companies in both litigated and non-litigated coverage matters. Over the last several years, Andrea has handled complex disputes in over 15 jurisdictions across the United States and in Puerto Rico. Andrea’s work includes both first-party and third-party matters, E&O, D&O, and general liability coverages. Her experience includes cutting-edge issues of first impression, such as the application of “related claims” issues and “prior and pending” litigation exclusions in the context of E&O and D&O coverage totaling over $2 billion. In non-litigated matters, Andrea’s experience has ranged broadly from analyzing first-party coverages to assisting clients with the analysis of complex liability coverages, drafting coverage opinions, and writing coverage position letters for D&O, E&O, general liability, cyber, auto, homeowners, and other types of claims.

Andrea writes and speaks frequently on D&O, E&O, and general liability coverage issues. She also serves on the Editorial Board of the San Diego Lawyer Magazine. Andrea is licensed in both California and Indiana, where she was named a Super Lawyers Rising Star – Insurance Coverage from 2017 to 2020. 

Honors

2023 San Diego County Bar Association Leadership Academy Scholar

Indiana Rising Star - Insurance Coverage, Super Lawyers, 2017-2020

Articles

Insurance Law Blog Posts

• "The California Supreme Court Confirms Vertical Exhaustion Applies for First-Layer Excess Insurers," July 19, 2024

• "Insurers Owe No Coverage for COVID-19 Related Business Interruption Losses Under Commercial Property Policies Insuring “Direct Physical Loss of or Damage to Property”," October 15, 2021
• "Carrier Considerations: Business Interruption Coverage for COVID-19 Losses," April 7, 2020
• "An Expanding View on Satisfying the Self-Insured Retention", June 24, 2014

Media Mentions

Speaking Engagements

• D&O Coverage for Senior Management and Board Members Seminar for the Association of Corporate Counsel, Phoenix, AZ, February 13, 2020
• "BI Analyst Briefing on Insurers and Opioid Litigation," Bloomberg Intelligence, October 8, 2019
• D&O Coverage for Senior Management and Board Members Seminar for the Association of Corporate Counsel, Nashville, TN, May 1, 2019
• D&O Coverage for Senior Management and Board Members Seminar for the Association of Corporate Counsel, Indianapolis, IN, December 1, 2018

Events

Memberships

Editorial Board of the San Diego Lawyer magazine, 2022-present