- 2026-03-03
Alison V. Lippa
Senior Counsel
Alison has over 25 years’ litigation experience, including in the representation of insurers in state and federal courts in insurance coverage and bad faith litigation. She has litigated cases arising under commercial general liability policies in mass tort and environmental claims, among others, and in multi-party coverage disputes involving issues such as contribution, number of occurrences, exhaustion and allocation.
Alison has a track record of favorable settlements, summary judgments, and trial and appellate victories. Her areas of insurance coverage experience include:
As a senior adviser and strategist, Alison provides critical counsel to management teams and in-house attorneys.
Alison has a track record of favorable settlements, summary judgments, and trial and appellate victories. Her areas of insurance coverage experience include:
- Commercial General Liability
- Environmental/Toxic Torts
- Title insurance and Lender Placed Insurance
- Bad Faith
As a senior adviser and strategist, Alison provides critical counsel to management teams and in-house attorneys.
Memberships
- Bar Association of San Francisco
Awards & Rankings
- California State Bar’s Wiley W. Manuel Pro Bono Services Award
- Obtained summary judgment in favor of insurer regarding application of “unavailability exception” in environmental liability coverage case under Alabama law.
- Following discovery, obtained summary judgment against insured for failure to substantiate “direct physical loss of or damage to” under first-party business interruption policy coverage.
- 2026-01-22
- 2025-02-26
- 2021-10-27