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Karin Scherner Aldama advises, counsels, and collaborates with clients to ensure that their insurance programs meet their needs and that they obtain the coverage to which they are entitled in case of losses. With respect to counseling, Karin conducts policy audits and assists in the policy-renewal process by conducting detailed reviews of proposed policies. In cases of loss, Karin reviews policies for potential coverage, assists clients in navigating the claim process, and, if necessary, serves as litigation counsel in coverage litigation.
Karin has experience with a wide range of complex insurance matters. She has represented policyholders regarding coverage issues involving environmental, directors and officers, professional and general liability, cyber, property and business interruption, and other types of policies. Karin also has prevailed in successful London arbitrations under the Bermuda Form. In addition, she has extensive experience with complex commercial and appellate litigation. She has particular practice depth managing privilege law issues, including in the international context and with cross-border disputes.
In her representation of Fortune 500, large and mid-size companies, and governmental entities, Karin counsels and assists clients operating in a wide range of industries, including hospitality, financial, utility, aerospace, and semiconductor. In addition to her extensive experience in various state and federal courts, she provides representation in alternative dispute resolution (ADR), with an emphasis on international and domestic arbitration. Karin also frequently takes on pro bono immigration cases and represents indigenous detainees in immigration court as well as before the Board of Immigration Appeal (BIA) and appellate courts.
Karin sits on the board of directors of the Arizona Women Lawyers Association (AWLA) as well as on the Steering Committee of AWLA’s Maricopa Chapter. She also is one of the managing editors of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) quarterly Coverage magazine published by the ABA Litigation Section’s Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee.
