Dennis Artese is a shareholder in Anderson Kill’s New York office and is chair of the firm’s Climate Change and Disaster Recovery practice group. He is also co-chair of the firm’s Construction Industry group. Dennis’s national practice concentrates on all types of insurance recovery litigation, with an emphasis on securing insurance coverage for property and business interruption losses stemming from natural disasters and other perils as well as for construction-related first-party property losses and third-party liability claims.

Dennis has substantial experience in all phases of litigation, arbitration and property insurance appraisals, and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars of insurance proceeds on behalf of policyholders in connection with a variety of property, builder’s risk, commercial general liability, umbrella and excess liability, D&O, E&O, crime, and political risk insurance claims. Dennis also has extensive experience in litigating insurance broker malpractice cases and other general commercial litigation disputes, including construction-related disputes. He earned his J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law.

Ethan W. Middlebrooks is a shareholder in Anderson Kill’s New York office, where he concentrates his practice in insurance recovery, exclusively on behalf of policyholders. Ethan has assisted numerous policyholders with insurance recovery on a range of matters, including first-party claims involving property and business interruption, and liability claims involving construction losses, D&O liability, educational management liability, and public officials’ liability.

His clients include companies in the real estate, construction, and hospitality industries. A member of the firm’s Covid-19 Task Group, he is part of a team that won a decision in New Hampshire state court finding that the presence of Covid-19 caused “direct physical loss or damage.” Middlebrooks earned his J.D. from City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law.

Thomas Dupont is an attorney in Anderson Kill’s New York office. He focuses his practice on insurance recovery, exclusively on behalf of policyholders. While attending the University of Connecticut School of Law, Tom worked as a legal intern for Greater Hartford Legal Aid. He was a Legal Practice Teaching Assistant, as well as the Note and Comment Editor of the Connecticut Journal of International Law.

In addition, he was recognized as a UConn Scholar and a Public Interest Law Group Summer Fellow; he graduated with Honors. Tom was a summer law clerk at Anderson Kill. Prior to attending law school, Tom was an English Teacher in Madrid, Spain. He also worked as a Legal Assistant at the Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants. Thomas earned his JD from the University of Connecticut School of Law.

Kenneth R. Quigley, PE, MS, is Executive Vice President, Construction Consulting Associates, LLC. Ken has more than 45 years of experience and training in engineering, design, construction, planning, and management. For the past 20 years he has been performing forensic engineering and design engineering at CCA. Experience includes several decades as a structural/civil engineer and engineering manager in many engineering fields. He has successfully completed a diverse array of residential, commercial, and industrial engineering projects and has led the design of numerous buildings and facilities.

He is an expert in the preparation and production of construction drawings and specifications, as well as the direct provision of construction support services for new and renovated facilities. Ken is a registered Professional Engineer in numerous states, and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Concrete Institute, ASTM International (formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials), and the International Concrete Repair Institute.