Christopher R. Mosley

Member

Denver, Colorado

Phone: 303.299.8466

Fax: 303.298.0940

cmosley@shermanhoward.com

Education

  • Juris Doctor, University of California – Los Angeles School of Law, 1991
  • Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Claremont McKenna College, 1988

Christopher "Chris" Mosley specializes in representing corporate policyholders in disputes against their insurers.

During Chris’ career, he has helped businesses recover more than $150 million from insurance companies. His expertise extends to all types of commercial insurance policies in virtually all industries.

Chris regularly speaks on insurance coverage issues and has been the author of several articles and advisories addressing insurance-related issues, including multiple presentations and publications addressing insurance coverage for pandemic-related losses. He has also been involved in some of the most significant and groundbreaking legislation benefiting corporate policyholders in Colorado.

Chris is the former national Chair for the Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association’s Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section. Chris has also been selected as a Fellow in the American College of Coverage Counsel, where he serves as a board member. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America and Colorado Super Lawyers for Insurance Law, and is rated “AV Preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell. He has also been honored as Colorado’s policyholder lawyer of the year.

Experience

  • Successfully negotiated $14.8 million recovery for a general contractor in connection with a claim involving various public buildings.
  • Recovered $12.65 million for a developer in connection with a complex environmental clean up of former Air Force base.
  • Recovered $10 million for a developer in connection with a nationwide construction defect claim.
  • On behalf of a trust company, successfully recovered more than $6 million in attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in connection with a Bernard L. Madoff-related class action.
  • Successfully negotiated $5.75 million recovery for an international resort developer in connection with a multi-development construction defect claim.
  • Obtained jury verdict in excess of $4 million in a two week insurance bad faith lawsuit involving an insurance company’s denial of coverage for an employment related lawsuit.
  • Successfully negotiated $3.25 million insurance recovery for multi-building condominium construction defect claim.
  • Obtained a $1 million default judgment against an insurer in connection with a claim for coverage of a construction defect dispute.
  • Successfully negotiated a $19 million insurance recovery for a municipality for damages arising from a defectively constructed water system which supplies water to 40% of the municipality’s residents.
  • On behalf of a trust company, successfully recovered $1.7 million in attorney’s fees and costs incurred in connection with a breach of fiduciary duty claim under a Bankers Professional Liability policy.
  • On behalf of a bank, successfully negotiated a $6 million recovery from an insurer under a directors’ and officers’ liability policy to settle claims asserted against the bank for alleged securities violations.
  • Successfully negotiated recovery of $7 million insurance recovery for general contract for the settlement of a multi-family residential construction defect lawsuit.
  • Successfully negotiated a settlement of a multi-million dollar construction surety dispute during the middle of a three week trial.
  • Successfully negotiated coverage for settlement of oil spill related personal injury claim involving $50 million in alleged damages.
  • On behalf of a contractor, successfully negotiated payment in full by the client’s insurer of a settlement in a $5 million construction defect claim involving a multi-unit condominium project.
  • Successfully negotiated the reinstatement of a $3 million life insurance policy following the life insurance company’s attempt to cancel the policy for alleged non-payment of premium.
  • On behalf of a contractor, successfully negotiated the payment of a $4.5 million settlement by multiple insurers in connection with a construction defect claim relating to defective windows installed in a high end condominium project.
  • On behalf of a developer, successfully negotiated the payment in full by the client’s insurer of a settlement in a $1 million personal injury claim arising from the defective construction of a model home.
  • On behalf of a prior owner of land, successfully negotiated the payment in full by the client’s insurer of a settlement in a $1 million construction defect claim involving damages arising from a heaving soil condition.
  • Successfully negotiated payment by a client’s property insurer in connection with a claim for the cost to repair a college dormitory building owned and operated by the client which was damaged by fire.
  • Successfully negotiated a favorable settlement of a $600,000 stop loss health insurance claim where the stop loss insurer sought improperly to rescind the policy.

Publications & Presentations

COVID-19 PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

  • Emerging Insurance Law Responses to the Global Pandemic
    Webinar with the American College of Coverage Counsel and the Boston College Law School | July 16, 2020
  • Management Liability Risks & COVID-19
    Webinar with BoK Financial Insurance | June 29, 2020
  • COVID-19 and Construction Insurance
    Webinar, WPL Publishing and Construction Claims Advisory | May 27, 2020
  • COVID-19 & Construction Insurance – An Overview
    Webinar, Retail Contractors Association | April 23, 2020
  • CGL Coverage Issues Arising From the Coronavirus Pandemic
    ACCC | April 14, 2020
  • 10 Tips to Preserve Insurance Coverage for COVID-19 Claims
    Sherman & Howard COVID Resources | April 4, 2020
  • Coverage Issues Under Business Interruption, D&O and Other Types of Insurance Policies
    CCIG Insurance Brokerage, ECFA Webinar, The Ministry In-House Counsel Roundtable, and The Orlando Group | April, 2020
  • Business Interruption Coverage for Coronavirus Loses
    Sherman & Howard COVID-19 Webinar Series | March 23, 2020

 

PRESS

 

PRESENTATIONS

  • Business Interruption Coverage for Coronavirus Losses
    Webinar, Aspen Chamber of Commerce | April 22, 2020
  • Construction Coverage – Key Developments in the World of Insurance Coverage for the Construction Industry
    Annual Colorado Construction Seminar | March 2020
  • Insurance Update: Stresscon, Drones, and Hotels – Oh My!
    Sherman & Howard Construction Seminar | March 2019
  • Mass Shootings and Insurance Coverage Panel
    American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section; Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, Phoenix, Arizona | February 22, 2019
  • Show Me The Money! Pleading, Litigating & Trying Your Case To Coverage
    Colorado Trial Lawyers Association | February 15, 2017
  • Appraisal: What Is For The Court And What Is For The Appraisal Panel
    American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section; Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, Phoenix, Arizona | February 20, 2015
  • Shifting the Risk, Sharing the Load, Balancing the Interests (panelist)
    Construction SuperConference, Las Vegas, Nevada | December 2, 2014
  • Construction Defect Claims in Multi-Family Residential – Risk Reduction, Contract and Insurance Strategies for General Contractors (panelist)
    Associated General Contractors of Denver | October 22, 2014
  • OCIP & CCIP Insurance Coverage: Wraps and How They Can Protect Your Projects for Winning Results
    Webinar sponsored by WPL Publishing Co., Inc. | August 21, 2014
  • Insurance Coverage for Wage & Hour Claims in Class-Action Lawsuits
    American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, Phoenix, Arizona | 2014
  • The Expanding Role of the Risk Manager
    The Risk Management Society, Rocky Mountain Chapter | September 26, 2013
  • Chair, ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section
    Midyear Meeting, Phoenix, AZ | 2013
  • Co-Chair, ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section
    Midyear Meeting, Phoenix, AZ | 2012
  • There’s Something In The Air: Coverage for Climate Change, Air Emissions, and Oil Spills
    American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, Phoenix, Arizona | 2011
  • Resolving Catastrophic Multi-Party Construction Insurance Cases
    American Bar Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California | 2010
  • Webinar – Managing Public Construction In A Challenging Economy
    May 12, 2010
  • Insurance Coverage Issues Arising Out of the 2009 Financial Crisis
    Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, Phoenix, Arizona | 2010 Midyear Meeting
  • Stipulated Judgments & Garnishment – The Latest Battle In The Coverage Of Settlements War
    Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, Los Angeles, California | 2009 Midyear Meeting
  • Coverage For Construction Defect Claims: A Policyholder’s Perspective
    Defense Research Institute Insurance Coverage And Practice Symposium, New York City, New York | December 2008
  • Damage To A Contractor’s Work Product: Is There An “Occurrence”?
    American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, Marina Del Rey, California | 2008 Midyear Meeting
  • EPLI & D&O Coverage – What Every Business Should Know
    Sherman & Howard Annual Employment Law Seminar | April 2008
  • Recent Developments In Insurance Coverage For Construction Defect Litigation – Update On Insurance Coverage Issues
    Sherman & Howard Annual Construction Law Seminar | 2006-2011
  • The Impact of Recent Legislation on the Colorado Construction and Real Estate Development Industry – Impact On Insurance Coverage Issues
    2007
  • Ethical Considerations For Insurer-Appointed Defense Counsel Defending Environmental Claims
    Colorado Bar Association, Environmental Committee | 2006
  • Doing Your Homework Upfront – How To Maximize Your Insurance Coverage
    2005
  • Practical Advice On How To Protect Against Individual Liability Through Insurance
    PEI | May 2004
  • The Insurer Agreed To Defend, Now What??? Strategies For Insurance Defense Counsel In Employment Disputes
    2004

 

PUBLICATIONS

  • Mass Shootings and Insurance Coverage (co-author)
    IRMI Insurance Law Essentials Deep Dives | May 2019
  • Reasonable Expectations: Interpreting Insurance Policies in Common Law Jurisdictions
    Author of Colorado Chapter
  • Wildfires – Know Your Rights
    Colorado Real Estate Journal | July 2013
  • Four Key Steps To Maximizing Insurance Coverage For Construction Defects
    Construction Executive | April 2009
  • Coverage For Construction Defect Claims: A Policyholder’s Perspective
    Defense Research Institute Insurance Coverage And Practice Symposium, New York City, New York | December 2008
  • Damage To A Contractor’s Work Product: Is There An “Occurrence”?
    American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, Marina Del Rey, California | 2008

Professional Activities

  • Colorado Bar Association
  • California Bar Association
  • Catholic Lawyers Guild
  • The Risk Management Society, Rocky Mountain Chapter
  • Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
  • American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel
    • Board Member
    • Fellow
  • American Bar Association
    • Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee
      • Former Chair

Highlights

  • Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation (2013-2022); Insurance Law (2007-2022), Denver
  • 5280 Magazine, “Top Lawyer,” Insurance (2017-2021)
  • Law Week Colorado, “Barrister’s Best,” Policyholder Coverage Lawyer (2014)
  • Super Lawyers, “Top 100,” Colorado (2016 – 2021)
  • Super Lawyers, Insurance Recovery (2019-2021)
  • Super Lawyers, Commercial Litigation
  • Martindale-Hubbell, “AV Rated Preeminent”
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