Profile: Susan Stone

Insurance and Reinsurance

Biography: Insurance & Reinsurance

Susan A Stone is a litigation partner in Sidley's Chicago office. She handles a variety of commercial litigation matters and has significant trial experience in both federal and state courts. She has particular knowledge in the area of reinsurance disputes. She has represented cedants, reinsurers and brokers in a myriad of issues involving property and casualty; life, health and accident; and surety business. Her practice currently encompasses disputes relating to workers compensation carve-out, reinsurance pools, non-products asbestos exposure, 9/11 losses, environmental claims, and Enron and other types of surety losses. Ms Stone also has significant experience involving insurance and reinsurance insolvencies; she has represented liquidators, rehabilitators, claimants and brokers in connection with these insolvencies.

Ms Stone has served as an adjunct professor teaching trial practice at DePaul University College of Law for several years. Before joining the firm, Ms Stone served as a law clerk for District Court Judge William J Orrick of the Northern District of California and was an assistant United States attorney in Los Angeles. She is a member of both the Illinois and California bars.