Drawing on her experience in insurance coverage and commercial litigation, Lilit offers expertise that translates into tangible benefits for her clients. She fights for their interests in court and provides risk management and insurance counseling that can be invaluable. She helps corporations maximize their insurance assets and navigate the potential pitfalls of today's commercial landscape.
Lilit represents corporate policyholders in breach of contract and bad faith disputes, handling a wide array of coverage claims. Her clients are from across a range of industries, including financial services, biotech, food and hospitality, and healthcare. Notably, after the 2008 financial crisis, Lilit navigated the recovery of hundreds of millions of dollars in mortgage insurance for her lending and servicing clients.
Although based in California, Lilit litigates in multiple state and federal courts. Her adaptability and business acumen allow her to craft distinct solutions for each unique case with a focus on ensuring comprehensive and effective representation for those she serves.
Experience
- Represented a construction company in litigation seeking insurance coverage under fiduciary liability and employee benefits policies, for claim arising out of controller's mishandling of employee benefit enrollments; obtained 9th Circuit reversal in favor of the insured, finding that policies broad enough to trigger coverage
- Represented various mortgage lenders in RMBS loan repurchase and indemnification claims in the ResCap and Lehman Bros. bankruptcies, and obtained summary judgment capping the bankruptcy estates' damages claims
Credentials
Education
- UCLA School of Law, J.D., 2000
- University of California, B.A., political science, 1996, cum laude
Bar Admissions
- California
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

