Firm Overview

In August of 2000, Mike Nelson, Ken Levine, Dan de Luca and Bob Horst opened the doors of NLdH with offices in suburban Philadelphia. From the start, the firm had very strong client allegiance and was entrusted with significant national litigation. This exposure led to immediate and dramatic expansion. Before the close of its third year, NLdH was listed in Pennsylvania Law Weekly's 100 largest firms in Pennsylvania. In January 2008, NLdH moved into its third office location in suburban Philadelphia and is now able to accommodate up to 80 attorneys. The firm also has strong, vibrant offices in London, New York, Ohio and New Jersey.

We quickly realized that our expertise in litigation and consulting support for the insurance industry would fuel our growth. We have stayed true to this course and have achieved great success along the way.

NLdH is unique. We've been told it's because we know the insurance industry - more specifically, we know the business of insurance because we've been part of it for over twenty-five years. Clients tell us that we separate ourselves from the competition as a result of knowledge, understanding and background in the insurance industry. Our programs are clear in purpose, aggressive in pursuit, and business-oriented in structure. This combination of key elements results in our clients being able to manage their businesses while trusting NLdH to represent their interests effectively and efficiently.

Many of our lawyers have worked either within the insurance industry or in the insurance regulatory community. As a result of this positioning, we have been able to garner the confidence of some of the largest insurers in the world to manage their complex litigation and regulatory matters throughout the United States; in fact, we are currently active in litigation and regulatory matters in virtually every state.

Our attorneys defend some of the most complex insurance cases in the country. We act as national coordinating counsel for several insurers on wide-ranging issues of importance. We regularly testify in Washington and before the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. We represent insurance departments as clients. Our lawyers are known nationally as authorities on regulatory matters, reinsurance, insurance class action, extra contractual liability and subrogation. We are also on the forefront of reform efforts on e-discovery, class action and the attorney client privilege.

We publish periodicals, including a weekly ad hoc e-bulletin addressing "breaking news" on significant issues for insurers, a monthly periodical, "Up To Speed," focusing on national insurance litigation and regulatory issues affecting automobile insurers, and a quarterly periodical focused on regulatory issues that is released in sync with the National Association of Insurance Commissioner's quarterly meetings. All of our partners have published articles pertaining to issues affecting insurers. Currently, we are publishing a book through American Lawyer Media on the topic of extra-contractual litigation from a national perspective.

Not only do our attorneys frequently present at some of the industry's leading national conferences and seminars, but several of our attorneys also serve on executive boards of the associations.

As the insurance industry faces a changing legal and regulatory landscape, our knowledge of the industry is proving paramount to decision-makers concerned with rapid resolution of business-based challenges.

The future of our firm and its lawyers has never been brighter.