August
2025
Best Lawyers® 2026 Names Insurance Law Attorney Robert D. Laurie as “Lawyer of the Year” in Hartford
Congratulations to Gfeller Laurie LLP founding partner Robert D. ‘Bob’ Laurie who was named the Best Lawyers® 2026 Insurance Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Hartford, CT. “Lawyer of the Year” honors are awarded annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region with extremely high overall feedback from their peers, making it an exceptional distinction. More than 4 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 27,000 lawyers honored in the 32nd edition.
Bob is a commercial litigator and business advisor with a broad background, particularly in the areas of financial services, manufacturing, life sciences and aviation. He is an experienced trial lawyer who has appeared before courts and arbitration panels throughout the U.S. and in various international proceedings. He regularly advises domestic and international insurance and reinsurance companies on complex commercial matters. He represents insurers in disputes concerning insurance coverage determinations, bad faith/extra-contractual claims, life insurance and related financial products. He has also litigated and arbitrated numerous facultative and treaty reinsurance disputes concerning fraud, contract wording, commutations, allocation, aggregation, number of occurrences, rescission, offset, pre-hearing security and insolvency.
Now with 34 attorneys in seven offices in the Northeast and Denver, Gfeller Laurie LLP provides AmLaw 100 quality legal services with a more efficient and agile business model. The firm is comprised of experienced and tenacious litigators who represent clients in complex litigation spanning a variety of business markets and jurisdictions, both nationally and internationally.
