Dewey & LeBoeuf

John M. Nonna

Partner

John M. Nonna is chair of the firm's Insurance/Reinsurance Dispute Resolution Practice Group and a member of the firm's International Arbitration and Cross-Border Dispute Resolution Practice Group.

Mr. Nonna practices in the areas of commercial litigation and arbitration, including insurance and reinsurance disputes. He has tried and arbitrated cases involving accountants' malpractice, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, breaches of warranties and representations, employment discrimination, distributorship agreements, stock and asset purchase agreements, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and insurance and reinsurance disputes. He has handled several of the largest reinsurance arbitrations in the industry and is a Fellow of the American College of Trial lawyers. He has lectured at numerous conferences on topics including trial practice, arbitration and mediation, insurance and reinsurance coverage, commercial torts and the attorney-client privilege.

Mr. Nonna was the mayor of Pleasantville, New York and served on the Westchester County Board of Legislators where he chaired the Legislation Committee and served on the Energy and Environment, Housing and Planning and Public Safety Committees.

Mr. Nonna was a member of the 1972 and 1980 U.S. Olympic Teams.

Selected Activities

Board of Directors, ARIAS-US
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Fellow, American Bar Foundation, New York State Bar Foundation
Member, New York State Bar Association, Chair, Federal Legislative Priorities Committee (former chair, Commercial and Federal Litigation Section, CLE Committee; former member, House of Delegates)
Member, The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (former member, Committee on State Courts, Council on Judicial Administration)
Member, American Bar Association (Chair, Annual Meeting Program, 1992-1993; Chair, Commercial Torts Committee, 1986-1987; Section of Tort and Insurance Practice)
Board of Directors, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights – Mid-Atlantic Region Co-Chair
Board of Directors, Friends of the Rockefeller Preserve

Publications

Co-Author, "Arbitration as a Forum for Resolving Coverage Disputes," Chapter 17, Insurance Law Practice, Second Edition, Volume One, New York State Bar Association (2010).
Co-Editor-in-Chief, Insurance Law Practice. New York State Bar Association (2001).
Chapter, Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts (1995).
Co-author, International Comparative Legal Guide to International Commercial Arbitration 2006 - USA Chapter.
Co-author, "Physics and the Insurance and Reinsurance Industry (extract)," The International Who's Who of Insurance & Reinsurance Lawyers (2005).
Co-author, "Arbitration as a Forum for Resolving Coverage Disputes," Insurance Law Practice (2001).
Co-author, "RICO Reform: Weeding Out Garden Variety Disputes Under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act," St. John's Law Review (1990).
Co-author, "Counsel as Keeper of the Corporate Secrets," ABA Press (1988).
Co-author, "Reinsurance Arbitration: Boon or Bust?" Torts and Insurance Journal (1987).
Co-author, "Judicial Review of Administrative Action in New York: An Overview and Survey," St. John's Law Review (1978).

Awards and Recognition

Chambers Guide to America's Leading Lawyers for Business - Ranked Band 1 Nationally and New York in Insurance Dispute Resolution
American Lawyer Guide, Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation and Insurance Dispute Resolution
Who's Who Legal
Euromoney Guide to the Best of the Best
Euromoney Guide to the World's Leading Experts in Commercial Arbitration
Euromoney Guide to the World's Leading Experts in Insurance and Reinsurance
International Who's Who of Insurance & Reinsurance Lawyers
Legal 500, Recognized for Litigation: Insurance, Reinsurance and Advice to Insurers
Congressional Medal of Achievement (as a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team)