Alex Tait

Associate

Alexander M. Tait

Associate

Alexander is an Associate in the Insurance Coverage Department in our Firm’s New York City office. His practice focuses on insurance coverage defense and commercial litigation, counseling domestic and international insurers in a wide range of complex insurance coverage disputes related to commercial general liability, commercial auto liability, professional liability, builder’s risk, umbrella liability and excess liability policies. He has extensive experience in coverage issues spanning the nation and in New York and New Jersey. With his experience, he adds valuable knowledge and skill in addressing our clients’ needs and achieving our clients’ goals in a cost-effective manner.

Prior to joining Marshall, Conway, Bradley & Gollub, P.C., Alexander worked extensively on coverage issues in state and federal courts and the Multi-District Litigation related to PFAS and other environmental pollution matters.  He also worked on asbestos matters in New York courts. He has represented clients in mediations and arbitration.

In addition to his insurance coverage experience, Alexander worked extensively in the area of commercial litigation, representing clients in disputes regarding contractual and other issues related to construction matters.

With his litigation experience, which includes dispositive motion practice and appellate work, Alexander is able to thoroughly identify issues and provide coverage analysis to our clients and prepare and execute strategic plans to achieve positive results. Alexander’s contributions to the Insurance Coverage Department allows our Firm to provide more of what our clients have come to expect from us, great results.

Alexander is licensed in New York State, the Federal Districts of Eastern and Southern New York, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and has practiced in the asbestos hot-spot of America in South Carolina, as well as other States where his clients have needed representation. Through this country-wide experience, Alexander understands the intricacies of large-scale insurance coverage litigation and the issues that arise between defendant-insurers. With this experience on our Insurance Coverage team, we are better equipped to handle large-scale, industry-wide matters in the most cost-effective and results-driven manner our clients have come to depend on and expect.  

Education

Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University | New York (J.D., 2019)

Cum Laude

Alumni Writing Award

Dean’s List Awards

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal, Articles Editor Volume 36

Hofstra Moot Court Board, Casebook Editor

Hofstra Moot Court Interscholastic Team – Fordham Law’s Irving R. Kaufman Memorial Securities Law Moot Court Competition, Spring 2019

Hofstra Moot Court Intramural Competition Semifinalist, Spring 2018

National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) Trial Techniques, Winter 2019

Research Assistant

Stony Brook University (B.A., 2016)

Magna Cum Laude

Dean’s List Awards

Cynthia Mitchell Scholarship

Bar Admissions

New York

U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

Second Circuit Court of Appeals

Practice Areas

Insurance Coverage

Commercial Litigation

Bad Faith

Business Litigation

Mediation & Arbitration

Publications

Alexander M. Tait, Uber Everywhere; But Where is the Driver’s Destination in New York?, 36 HOFSTRA LAB & EMP. L. J. 383 (2019).