Nathan M. Davis

Nathan Davis is a distinguished insurance coverage attorney who focuses on recovery work for policyholders in California, throughout the West, and across the country. Known for his strategic acumen in complex insurance disputes, Nathan advises clients on securing coverage under a variety of policies, including general liability, directors and officers, business interruption, and media liability. His nuanced understanding of insurance recovery enables him to advocate for clients facing sophisticated coverage challenges across multiple industries.

Complementing his insurance know-how, Nathan has extensive experience in high-stakes commercial litigation, representing clients in food and beverage, banking, real estate, hospitality, healthcare, and entertainment sectors. His litigation portfolio spans business disputes, unfair competition, deceptive practices, and entertainment law, with a proven track record in cases involving environmental liability, shareholder disputes, construction defects, intellectual property issues, and cyber theft.

Education

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D., 2012, magna cum laude; Order of the Coif; Senior Notes Editor, Cardozo Arts and Entertainment Law Journal

Middlebury College, B.A., International Studies, 2003, summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa; High Departmental Honors

Admissions

Oregon (pending)

California

• Successfully represented interested directors and officers in securing insurance assets to defend and settle high-profile securities derivative actions for a nationwide bank in a nine-figure settlement.
• Successfully represented a major entertainment company in securing hundreds of millions of dollars in insurance assets in the wake of two large-scale catastrophes at concert venues.
• Successfully represented a high-profile performing artist in securing funds to defend and settle a copyright dispute with a major publishing company.
• Successfully obtained insurance benefits beyond policy limits for a film production company that faced a “nuclear verdict” in a personal injury claim that insurer failed to settle.
• Represented a performing arts venue before the California Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in industry-defining litigation concerning business interruption losses caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic.
• Assisted in securing millions of dollars in insurance assets to compensate victims of sexual misconduct in multiple high-profile claims arising from the #MeToo movement.
• Successfully represented private art collectors in securing millions of dollars in insurance assets for damage to a notable, monumental artwork.
• Successfully represented an international apparel brand in securing defense and settlement funds for a complex labor dispute in Argentina.
• Assisted in securing insurance compensation for losses sustained by a major electronics company when a typhoon in Thailand interrupted the global supply chain for computer chips.

Insights & Presentations

• “Fine Art and Disaster: Know Your Insurance Needs as Catastrophe Threats Mount,” Risk & Insurance, 2022
• “Impact of Target Data Breach Ruling,” Law360, 2022
• “As Hurricane Season Heats Up, Don’t Forget About Insuring the Artwork,” Insurance Journal, 2022
• “Law Firms Should Celebrate Their ‘Rudolphs,’” Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2020
• “9th Circuit can fix food labeling split,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2016
• “As Good As New: Conserving Artwork and the Destruction of Moral Rights,” 29 Cardozo Arts & Ent. L.J. 215, 2011

• Listed in Southern California Super Lawyers^® (Insurance Coverage, Civil Litigation), 2023–present
• Listed as a Southern California Super Lawyers^® “Rising Star” (Insurance Coverage, Civil Litigation), 2015-2022

Civic

• Alumni Advisor, Cardozo Law School Center for Career Advancement and Professionalism, 2015-2017
• Scholarship Committee, Sugarloaf Station Foundation, 2021-2023