Albert K. Alikin

I'm a seasoned litigation and coverage attorney who has prevailed in trial and appellate courts throughout the Country. I counsel clients in complex insurance coverage disputes, bad faith defense, and litigation involving first and third party coverages related to Media & Tech, Commercial & Residential Property, E&O, EPLI, D&O, Fidelity, Transportation, Excess/Reinsurance, Accident & Health, and CGL policies. I also frequently defend insurance brokers, agents, and TPAs in professional liability claims as well as represent directors & officers in commercial litigation. My recent cases and claims involve high-exposure disputes and litigation in industries such as real estate, hospitality, retail, entertainment & film, healthcare, banking & financial services, construction, homeowners, special events, government, education, energy, auto & trucking, nonprofits, and manufacturing.

I'm a Co-Founder and National Board Member of the Asian American Insurance Network ("AAIN"). Please msg me if you're interested in learning more about AAIN!

I frequently present on insurance coverage and professional negligence matters, and also write on these topics for the ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, ABA Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, DRI's Insurance Law Committee, The Rutter Group’s California Practice Guide on Insurance Coverage Litigation, and CLM. I am an Editor for the DRI Insurance Law Committee and also sit on its steering committee. I recently Chaired the 2024 DRI Extra-Contractual and Bad Faith Seminar.

I've been named a Southern California Rising Star for many years since 2012 by Super Lawyers and Los Angeles Magazine, including the Top Up-and-Coming 100 list for 2023 and 2024. I am also AV-Preeminent Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

While in law school, I received the First Honors and American Jurisprudence awards. I was also the recipient of the Lim, Ruger & Kim Scholarship Award. I was a Note & Comment Editor for the Loyola International & Comparative Law Review and was the President of the Business Law Society. Additionally, I was a member of the Asian Pacific American Law Student Association and Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association.

Some recent engagements include:

• Defended major property insurance carriers in a variety of 1st party coverage actions alleging bad faith conduct
• Represented a national insurer in numerous mediations, settlement negotiations, and appeal involving underlying bad faith setups in personal injury actions including several excess multimillion-dollar jury verdicts
• Represented a specialty insurer in coverage dispute over underlying solicitation, breach of contract, and trade secret claims between competing regional banks under E&O and D&O policies
• Represented insurer in insurance coverage and bad faith lawsuit brought by non-profit organization under specialty commercial non-profit property policy in connection with fire that involved complex issues of business income loss, extra expense, and period of restoration
• Represented a national insurance company in a first-impression insurance coverage dispute related to underlying privacy claims and lawsuits involving access to medical records stored by a large institutional dental network
• Successfully resolved a high-exposure bad faith lawsuit involving an excess insurer subrogating against a primary insurer over the denial of policy limits demand in the underlying action
• Represented a global insurance company in a massive insurance coverage dispute with a national bank over coverage for underlying class action lawsuits alleging unfair competition and fraudulent business practices related to overdraft fees based on the sequential posting of credits and debits in checking accounts resulting in favorable settlement
• Represented a large regional insurance company in a multifaceted insurance coverage action against a global parts manufacturer over coverage for underlying class action lawsuits in federal MDL alleging defective plumbing products
• Prevailed in subrogation trial involving two primary insurers disputing the interplay between insurance and indemnity contracts with local city and entertainment companies over liability from special event in city
• Prevailed in arbitration involving insurance coverage under EPL policies for three underlying class actions alleging violations of wage and hour laws against a nationwide restaurant chain
• Secured a favorable settlement in an insurance coverage dispute over coverage for an underlying breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and disparagement lawsuit related to a $100 million real estate development project funded by major private equity firm