Tae Andrews

Tae’s practice focuses on advising corporate policyholders on insurance coverage issues arising under commercial general liability, directors and officers, professional liability/errors and omissions, excess, umbrella, and other types of policies. He has a track record of delivering successful results for clients with D&O, E&O, Property and General Liability Insurance claims.

Prior to joining Calfee as Senior Counsel in 2024, Tae served as Counsel with a premier insurance recovery boutique law firm in the U.S. focused on helping commercial policyholders reduce and transfer risk.

Prior to earning his J.D. from The University of Michigan Law School, Tae taught history with Teach for America in the Bronx, New York.

Honors & Recognitions

• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Insurance Law (2021-2024)
• New York Super Lawyers, New York Rising Stars Insurance Coverage (2022-2024)

Education

J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 2014

B.A., American Studies, University of Notre Dame, 2008

Experience

The following experience was gained at former law firms:

• Persuaded insurer to reverse its coverage denial and fund settlement of an underlying personal injury suit brought against a plastic surgery center.
• Persuaded excess EPL insurer to reverse its coverage denial and provide defense coverage for underlying discrimination claim.
• Cas. Co. v. Andrew Smith Co., No. 1:22-cv-03615 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 15, 2022), won stay of insurer’s declaratory judgment suit pending resolution of underlying litigation arising out of alleged e. coli contamination.
• Secured a multi-million-dollar settlement in mediation for a client seeking coverage for costs associated with a False Claims Act investigation from the Department of Justice.
• Recovered defense costs for a client seeking coverage for costs incurred defending against a lawsuit brought under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).
• Negotiated recovery of hundreds of thousands of dollars for losses due to Hurricane Harvey by persuading insurer to reverse initial denial of coverage.
• Secured a half-million-dollar settlement at mediation by persuading insurers that corporate aircraft policy potentially covered diminution in value after accident at airport.

Professional & Community

• Law360 Insurance Authority Specialty Lines, Editorial Board Member

Publications

• Author, "Groundbreaking Ruling, Insurance Can Provide Relief for Health Care Providers Facing False Claims Act Suits," American Health Law Association Health Law Weekly (December 6, 2024)
• Quoted, "SL Policyholders Gifted Court, Underwriting Wins In 2024," Law360 Insurance Authority (December 5, 2024)
• Quoted, “Insurance Pros Are Grateful for These CGL Rulings This Year,” Law360 (December 5, 2024)
• Quoted, “Insurers Win Big in Hawaii Climate Change Pollutant Suit,” Law360 (October 10, 2024)
• Author, “Insurance Coverage for Biometric Data Privacy Claims,” Thomson Reuters Practical Law (September 16, 2024)
• Author, “3 Cyber Insurance Tips for CPAs and Accounting Firms,” NJCPA (July 9, 2024)
• Quoted, “Attys. See Huge Financial, Legal Stakes in Hawaii Climate Suit,” Law360 (June 20, 2024)
• Author, “Insurance Coverage for Biometric Data Privacy Claims,” Thomson Reuters Practical Law (June 14, 2024)
• Quoted, “High Court Sticks to Status Quo in Insurance-Packed Term,” Law360 (June 13, 2024)
• Author, “How to Fight Back Against Insurer Declaratory Judgment Suits,” Today's General Counsel (May 14, 2024)
• Author, “Considering CGL Defense for Social Media Addiction Claims,” Law360 (April 24, 2024)
• Author, “Insureds Fight Back Against Insurer Declaratory Judgment Suits in New York,” Westlaw Today (April 5, 2024)
• Quoted, “NC Justices' Split Leaves Willful Violation Question Unsolved,” Law360 (March 28, 2024)
• Author, “Lessons for D&O Policyholders from Pharma Co. Ruling,” Law360 (March 1, 2024)
• Author, “Ill. BIPA Ruling May Spark Violation-of-Law Exclusion Fight,” Law360 (January 4, 2024)

Presentations

• “2024 Mid-Year Insurance Litigation Update,” Celesq (July 26, 2024)
• “Evaluating and Litigating Insurance Coverage: Unraveling Insurance Coverage Ambiguities, Leveraging Extrinsic Evidence in Policy Analysis,” myLawCLE (July 17, 2024)
• “Insurance Law: Mid-Year Update,” Practising Law Institute (June 6, 2024)
• “Insurance Annual Caselaw Update (2024),” Lawline (January 17, 2024)