Blog Post 02.02.26
Janine Stanisz is a litigator with a nationwide practice who has spent her career representing corporate policyholders in insurance recovery matters. She handles complex insurance disputes across industries and specializes in coverage under commercial general liability (CGL), property and casualty, and directors and officers (D&O) policies.
Janine understands her client’s business, risk appetite and commercial priorities. Known for her strategic insight and practical approach, Janine designs a comprehensive claim response strategy with her client’s objectives in mind. Whether engaged pre-litigation to advise on claim preparation and negotiations, or as lead counsel in court when coverage is denied, she advocates for policyholders to secure the coverage they paid for and holds insurers accountable.
Representative Experience
- Represented manufacturer pursuing insurance coverage for class actions and mass torts alleging bodily injury from product use, recovering in excess of $80 million across multi-year CGL insurance program.
- Represented aviation parts distributor and operator for losses incurred following a construction contamination event. Prevailed on summary judgment in the Eastern District of Virginia (the “rocket docket”) and obtained sanctions against insurer following evidentiary hearing for spoliation of evidence and discovery violations.
- Represented global renewable energy company in coverage dispute relating to transformer breakdown and hedging costs.
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- Represented technology company pursuing business interruption coverage after unprecedented weather events under an international insurance program.
Professional Highlights
- Member of the Insurance Recovery & Advisory practice, named by Law360 as a Practice Group of the Year in 2010, 2015, 2016, 2020 and 2022.
- Named a Rising Star in Insurance by Law360 (2021).
- Clerked for the Hon. Ellen L. Koblitz, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.
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- Honors & Awards
- Recognized by Best Lawyers (published by BL Rankings LLC) Ones to Watch, Insurance Law (2021–2022).
- External Publications
- “Hackers Are after More than Just Data: Will Your Company’s Property Policies Respond when Cyber Attacks Cause Physical Damage and Shut Down Operations?” for Environmental Claims Journal. Coauthor.
- “Bringing Home the Bacon-Emerging Issues in Food Insurance Law: Understanding the essentials of food contamination insurance,” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, March 31, 2016.
- “New Jersey Supreme Court Holds That Late Notice Destroys Coverage without Prejudice,” New Jersey Alert, February 23, 2016.
- “New Jersey Supreme Court Tackles Insurance Coverage Issues,” New Jersey Alert, January 29, 2016.
- “This Term, NJ High Court Tackles Insurance Issues,” Law360, January 12, 2016.
- “Appellate Division Confirms Policyholder’s Right to Assign Policy Proceeds,” New Jersey Alert, November 13, 2015.
- “Insurance Coverage for Subcontractors’ Faulty Work,” Construction Executive, October 27, 2015.
- “Superstorm Sandy Insurance Cases Finally Moving to Judgment,” New Jersey Alert, August 11, 2015.
- “New Jersey Courts Find Insurance Coverage for Subcontractors’ Construction Defects,” New Jersey Alert, August 11, 2015.
- “Watch the Coverage Gap,” Advisen, Front Page News, May 18, 2015.
- “Watch the Coverage Gap: Insurance for food contamination and recalls may leave liability on the table, ” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, April 1, 2015.
- “Cyber Insurance Coverage: The Next Wave?,” New Jersey Alert, March 9, 2015.
- “9 Key NY Insurance Cases of 2014,” Law360, January 15, 2015.
- “Clarity Over Insurance Broker Liability Comes To NY, NJ,” Law360, October 14, 2014.
- “New Jersey Courts Provide Clarity on Insurance Broker Liability,” New Jersey Alert, September 16, 2014.
- “Timely Notice For NJ Insurance Claims Just Got Harder,” Law360, August 8, 2014.
- “In New Jersey, Timely Notice Provisions Can Trigger the Untimely Death of Insurance Coverage,” New Jersey Alert, July 23, 2014.
- “Awaken the Dead: New Jersey Courts Should Revive the Duty to Defend,” New Jersey Alert, June 24, 2014.
- “The Expansion of Limited Liability Protection in the Corporate Form: The Aftermath of Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.,” 5 BROOK. J. CORP. FIN. & COM. L. 573, January 2, 2011.
- “Neurobiological and Memory Models of Risky Decision Making in Adolescents Versus Young Adults,” 37 J. Experimental Psychol, Learning, Memory & Cognition 1125, January 1, 2011.
- Speaking Engagements
- “CGL Insurance Coverage: Secrets Insurance Companies Don't Want You to Know,“ webinar. Panelist.
- “Litigation Strategies – How to Maximize Property Claim Recovery,” Pillsbury Insurance Policyholder Summit, New York. October 29, 2019. Co-presenter.
- “Ten Insurance Tips for a Risk Management Department,“ New Jersey RIMS, Basking Ridge, NJ, November 11, 2014.
Education
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J.D., Brooklyn Law School, 2012
cum laudeB.S., Cornell University, 2007
with honors
Admissions
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New York
New Jersey
Courts
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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Clerkships
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The Hon. Ellen L. Koblitz, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division