Robert A. Maloney represents insurance companies in complex coverage disputes, including cases involving allegations of contamination from asbestos, silica, benzene, toxic torts, general liability, construction defect, auto liability and environmental contamination. He has represented insurance companies in some of the largest coverage cases in the country, including B.F. Goodrich, Chevron, Mine Safety Appliances and several PCB-related matters filed in connection with the cleanup of the Fox River in Wisconsin.

A partner in Rivkin Radler’s Insurance Coverage Practice Group, Bob has litigated coverage disputes before state and federal courts across the country at the trial and appellate level. As part of his practice, Bob also counsels large and small businesses on effective risk transfer.

In addition to his insurance practice, Bob represents general contractors, subcontractors, and property owners in connection with construction litigation and contractual matters arising out of private and public sector construction projects. He is often called on to provide transactional advice to software and other information technology companies, and routinely drafts and negotiates licensing agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and sales/asset purchase agreements.

As part of his practice, Bob conducts training seminars for insurance companies relating to commercial and personal lines automobile coverage issues.

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court for the Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Bar Affiliations

American Bar Association

New York State Bar Association

Nassau County Bar Association

Education

New York Law School, J.D.

St. John’s University, B.S., cum laude

News & Publications

• The North Carolina Supreme Court Rules for Pro Rata Allocation
  December 20 | 2022
• The Value of Risk Transfer Consulting in Real Estate Transactions and Construction Projects
  September 14 | 2022
• New York Appellate Court Affirms that Insurance Companies Seeking Contribution Must Timely Notify Successive Insurers If Their Mutual Policyholder Failed to Do So
  June 13 | 2019

Bob was vice chair of the ABA TIPS Automobile Liability Committee for the 2016-2017 fiscal term. This leadership appointment is in recognition of his commitment to TIPS and his reputation among its 24,000 members. The committee deals with all manner of legal issues relating to automobiles, and its goal is to be a substantive resource for those practicing in these areas, whether it is personal injury, product liability, or coverage.

Bob is a member of the St. Anthony’s Parish Father’s Club in Oceanside, NY, and is a coach for the Oceanside Little League and Oceanside United Soccer Club.

Since 2019, Legal 500 has recommended Rivkin Radler’s Insurance Coverage practice in the Insurance: Advice to Insurers category. The Insurance Coverage Practice Group since 2016 has been included in the Chambers USA directory in the Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer category.

In January 2014, Bob won summary judgment for his client in a multimillion-dollar insurance dispute pending in Delaware Superior Court, concerning coverage for a long-tail progressive injury claim. He successfully argued that his excess insurer client was not obligated to pay for the insured’s defense costs when it had not consented to those costs, as was required under the policy.

In the Radiator Specialty action in North Carolina, Bob also won summary judgment that a pro rata time-on-the-risk allocation applied to numerous benzene and asbestos claims, and that excess policies had no duty to defend or to pay or reimburse defense costs.