![]() Representation of lawyers professional liability insurer in California asserting that coverage did not exist because of law firm's prior knowledge of a potential claim.Representation of corporate management in alleged sexual discrimination claim.Representation of directors and officers of Fortune 500 corporation in securities litigation stemming from the acquisition of the assets and liabilities of another Fortune 500 corporation.Representation of California law firm in structuring risk management program and evaluating insurance needs.Representation of client of law firm in binding arbitration against claims by law firm for $15 million in fees premised on purported sliding scale contingent fee agreement.Representation of California law firm in dispute with former partners.Representation of national law firm in legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary action in California arising from employment advice provided to corporate executive.Represented New York law firm in legal malpractice and malicious prosecution action in California arising from representation of New York corporation in dispute with former executive.Represented New York law firm in legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary action in California arising from representation of closely held corporation (in which certain law firm members were principals). ![]() Represented New York City law firm in legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary actions in California state and federal court seeking in excess of $50 million stemming from a series of underlying patent infringement actions in California and Texas.Hoffman is a 1977 graduate of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, where he was editor of Constitutional Law Quarterly and elected to the Order of the Coif, and a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles. Hoffman is a frequent speaker at seminars focusing on lawyer liability and insurance coverage for lawyers. Hoffman has represented clients in trials and arbitrations involving legal fees, coverage under specialty lines of insurance, bad-faith cases and legal malpractice actions. Hoffman has a national practice specializing in advising insurance companies on their duties and obligations to insureds, counseling them on how to fulfill those duties and representing them in litigation when the need arises with a focus on specialty lines (lawyers, directors and officers and architects and engineers). As a counsel to the insurance industry, Mr. Hoffman represents attorneys, directors and officers, corporate management and brokers in litigation asserting claims against them. With respect to fiduciary litigation, Mr. Hoffman practices in the area of litigation with a focus on fiduciary litigation and insurance coverage advice and litigation.
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