Eight Clyde & Co Partners Launch Atheria Law

Atheria Law launched as a new firm of 35 attorneys with experience in insurance and reinsurance law, including in the areas of professional liability and technology, privacy and cyber.

In a release, the firm said Atheria Law was formed by attorneys and staff from global law firm Clyde & Co. The new firm is led by eight partners, half of whom are women, among its staff of professionals, which includes attorneys practicing in San Francisco, where the firm is headquartered, Los Angeles, Atlanta and New York. The founding partners are Bill Casey, Joan D’Ambrosio, Eric Moon, Christina Terplan, Julie Hawkinson, David Jordan, Christina Marshall and Jamison Narbaitz. Terplan will serve as Atheria Law’s president.

Following are Atheria Law’s founding partners:

Bill Casey – Casey concentrates on professional liability insurance coverage and litigation. He received his J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University.

Joan D’Ambrosio – D’Ambrosio represents insurers with respect to technology, media, intellectual property and privacy claims, including involving data security and privacy breaches. She received her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts (magna cum laude) from the University of California San Diego.

Julie Choi Hawkinson – Hawkinson represents insurers in respect of technology, media, intellectual property, privacy and D&O claims. Hawkinson received her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and her Bachelor of Science (cum laude) from the University of Southern California.

David Jordan – Jordan concentrates on counseling professional liability insurers and their insureds in matters involving up to billions of U.S. dollars in claimed damages.He received his J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Law and his Bachelor of Science (summa cum laude) from the University of Alabama.

Christina (Tina) Marshall – Marshall advises insurers with respect to complex claims reported under policies issued to design professionals doing business globally.She received her J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts (cum laude) from Santa Clara University.

Eric Moon – Moon represents insurers in connection with errors and omissions policies issued to professionals, including attorneys, architects, engineers, accountants, real estate agents, insurance brokers, business managers, and mortgage professionals.He received his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts (magna cum laude) from Georgetown University.

Jamison Narbaitz – Narbaitz represents London and U.S. insurers in claims involving cyber and privacy, technology errors and omissions, media liability, data breach, consumer class actions and IPHe received his J.D. from Boston University School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Christina Terplan – Terplan focuses her practice on technology, IP and privacy law. She represents insurers on a broad range of issues and in claims brought against technology and media companies. She received her J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and her Bachelor of Science from the University of California, Davis.