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Los Angeles, CA 90071
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3602 Inland Empire Blvd.
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San Diego, CA 92121
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Attorney Profile
Henry S. Zangwill 
Los Angeles, California
Senior Counsel
phone (213) 236-1661
fax (213) 622-7594
email Email Me

Henry Zangwill specializes in complex business and insurance coverage litigation, as well as advising and counseling clients on insurance coverage issues.  Mr. Zangwill has practiced with three of the most prestigious firms in Southern California -- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Alschuler, Grossman & Pines, and Sonnenshein Nath & Rosenthal.

Mr. Zangwill's insurance expertise includes both first party and third party claims under general liability, business owners and homeowners’ policies, as well as coverage issues arising under directors and officers and professional liability policies, and litigating bad faith claims.  Mr. Zangwill also authored a monthly legal column for the Insurance Journal.

In addition to his insurance coverage practice, Mr. Zangwill has broad experience in the conduct of complex business litigation.  Mr. Zangwill’s business litigation experience has involved a wide variety of business and corporate issues, including partnership and inter-company disputes, shareholder derivative actions, real estate litigation, license disputes, intellectual property disputes, unfair competition claims, banking and finance litigation, environmental issues, construction defect issues and product liability actions.  Mr. Zangwill also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers.

Henry Zangwill’s extensive jury and non-jury trial experience, and his mediation and arbitration proficiency, have achieved consistently favorable results for his clients. His expertise and experience have been recognized by his colleagues in the legal profession. He has attained the coveted AV-Preeminent Peer Review Rating (5.0 out of 5.0) by Martindale Hubbell.

Areas of Practice:
Property and Casualty Insurance Coverage and Litigation
Insurance Bad Faith and Claims Handling Litigation
Professional Liability Claims and Defense
Officers and Directors Liability Claims and Defense
Bar Admissions:
California, 1970
Education:
The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1969
J.D.
Honors: Texas Law Review
Honors: Order of the Coif
Honors: Phi Delta Phi Academic Honors Fraternity


University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
B.S., Bachelor of Science


Published Works:
Examinations Under Oath: The Basics - Understanding the Rights and Obligations Imposed on the Insured, Insurance Journal, April 20, 2009


Understanding the Appraisal Process, Insurance Journal, February 23, 2009


Actual Cash Value Versus Replacement Cost Value, Insurance Journal, January 12, 2009


Binders: A Short Primer: Understanding the Limits of Oral and Written Binders, Insurance Journal, November 3, 2008


Non-Compete Agreements: Are They Enforceable? - Non-Competition Agreements in the Wake of Edwards v. Arthur Anderson, Insurance Journal, October 6, 2008


Broker Liability: Liability for Failing to Obtain Promised or Reasonably Anticipated Coverage, Insurance Journal, September 1, 2008


Broker Liability: Is There a Duty to Advise About Adequacy of Coverage?, Insurance Journal, August 4, 2008


When is a Collapse a Collapse? - Navigating the Field of Conflicting Views, Insurance Journal, July 7, 2008


Getting Down to Business: When Does the Business Interruption Restoration Period Begin?, Insurance Journal, June 2, 2008


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Board of Governors Executive Committee


Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Finance Committee


Los Angeles County Bar Association


Los Angeles Philharmonic Association
Former member of Board of Directors


Los Angeles Philharmonic Association
Former chair of Business & Professional Committee


President's Circle of Orthopaedic Hospital