Ryan Caplan is a member of Buchalter’s Litigation and Insurance Law practice groups in the firm’s San Diego office. He is a commercial litigator specializing his practice in insurance recovery and insurance counseling for policyholder clients. Mr. Caplan represents both commercial and individual insureds in first-party and third-party coverage matters and has extensive experience litigating and counseling across a variety of insurance lines, including:
- Commercial General Liability (CGL)
- Directors & Officers (D&O)
- Employment Practices Liability (EPL)
- Errors & Omissions (E&O) / Professional Liability
- Excess / Umbrella Policies
- Cyber & Crime Coverage Policies
- Builders Risk / Wrap Insurance
- Homeowner Policies
- Commercial Property & Business Interruption Coverage
- Risk-Pooling / Memorandums of Coverage
- Representation and Warranty Insurance
- Pollution Legal Liability
- Cargo / Inland Marine
- Disability Income
Mr. Caplan has represented clients in a wide-array of insurance coverage and “bad faith” disputes, on behalf of both private sector and public sector clients. He has procured policy benefits and recovered millions of dollars in damages for his clients through pre-litigation negotiations, mediations, arbitrations, trials, and settlements. Mr. Caplan also advises clients on matters relating to insurance options, risk-shifting strategies, and contractual insurance requirements.