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Peter Hoenig

Peter Hoenig

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Peter Hoenig, born in Bishops Stortford, England, was admitted to the New York Bar in 1976.  He has specialized in maritime, aviation, environmental and pollution, employment and labor, commercial, insurance and reinsurance claims, arbitrations and litigations. He has defended engineers, physicians, hospitals, insurance agents, brokers, and other professionals against lawsuits alleging professional misconduct. He has represented several major airlines and manufacturers, distributors, and international insurance brokers in complex insurance and reinsurance disputes throughout the United States, and has had considerable experience in trial and appellate practice in the New York State courts and Federal courts throughout the United States, including the United States Supreme Court.  He has authored articles on product liability, aviation and space law and has lectured on topics related to transportation and insurance matters.

Areas of Practice

  • Insurance and Reinsurance
  • Claims, Arbitrations and Disputes
  • Insurance Defense
  • Products Liability
  • Aviation and Aerospace
  • Employment and Labor
  • Professional Indemnity
  • Maritime

Bar Admissions

  • New York, 1976
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1976
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1976
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
  • U.S. Court of International Trade, 1990
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1990
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1990
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1990
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1990

Education

  • University of London, London, England
    • LL.B. - 1970
    • Honors: With Honors
  • University of London, London, England
    • MA - 1971
    • Major: Area Studies, SOAS/LSE
  • University of London, London, England
    • LL.M. - 1973
    • Major: International Law - UC
  • University of London, London, England
    • Diploma in Air and Space Law, London Institute of International Affairs - 1973
  • New York University School of Law, New York, New York
    • LL.M. - 1976
    • Major: Commercial Law

Classes/Seminars

  • Lecturer, Transportation and Insurance Matters

Honors and Awards

  • Selected for inclusion in New York "Super Lawyers" in 2007, 2008 and 2009
  • Selected for inclusion in "Euromoney Guides to the World's Leading Aviation Lawyers," 2004-2010
  • Selected for inclusion in "Euromoney Guides to the World's Leading Insurance and Reinsurance Lawyers," 2004-2010
  • AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Proctor in Admiralty, 1978 - Present

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • New York Inn of Court, Master, 2005 - Present
  • ARIAS, Member, 2004 - Present
  • Maritime Law Association of the United States, Member, 1978 - Present
  • The Association of the Bar, City of New York, Member (Member, Committee of the Aeronautical Section 1984-1987), 1978 - Present
  • American Bar Association, Member, 1978 - Present
  • Federal Bar Council, 1978 - Present

Biedermann, Reif, Hoenig & Ruff, P.C.
885 Third Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10022
Phone: 212-697-6555
Fax: 212-986-3509
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