HEATHER HABES
Partner
Covington & Burling LLP
Heather Habes has specialized in insurance coverage work for a decade. Beyond an extensive array of litigation matters, she has developed expertise as a trusted advisor for in-house counsel and senior executives seeking to maximize insurance protection and recovery.
Habes co-led a team of Covington lawyers representing The Nature Conservancy in the purchase of the first-ever coral reef insurance policy in the United States. The policy will provide funding for rapid coral reef repair and restoration across Hawai‘i immediately following hurricane or tropical storm damage. She also co-led a team of Covington lawyers representing Art.com in a lawsuit against Allied World Assurance Company (U.S.) Inc. to recover defense and indemnity costs under a directors and officers liability policy.
