Gregory Katz, Esq.

Gregory Katz is the managing partner in the New York office of Lewis Brisbois. He is a chair of the General Liability and Transportation Practices. Gregory formed and oversees the firm’s 24/7 Rapid Response On Call Transportation Team and the firm’s National Trial Practice Team. Gregory has over 20 years of experience in defending cases in State and Federal Court. He has worked with numerous MGA’s, Insurance Carriers and Third Party Administrators in developing strategies for reducing costs for programs. He served on the Board of Directors for Target Markets and the National Risk Retention Association. He has served as National Counsel for Environmental, Habitational and Transportation programs. He has lectured and written on numerous topics including Reducing the Shelf Life and the Cost of a Claim, Paratransit Issues, Coverage and Insurance Tender Issues commonly faced by Carriers in NY as well as publishing numerous articles on New York’s Threshold and Labor Law statutes and defending General Liability and dram shop claims for the Hospitality Industry. Gregory is on the Board of Directors and a founding Member of the American Society of Environmental Professionals.