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Senior Partner
Wilson Elser
New York, New York, United States
Eric Sauter is an international lawyer who has been serving the healthcare community for more than 25 years. He represents non-profits, private employers, medical facilities, insurers, brokers and various caregivers. Eric has been representing professionals and their employers both in Court and in transactional work. Eric developed a particular concentration in representing healthcare organizations in a full range of matters, including, but not limited to, defending claims of molestation, wrongful discharge, civil rights violations as well as pursuing commercial rights through litigation and handling transactional work.
In addition, Eric routinely counsels clients with respect to procedures, risk management and strategic advancement. In the insurance space, Eric develops tailored products that meet the specific needs of unique industries. Eric honed his product development skills while serving as the first Wilson Elser attorney seconded to one of the largest multi-line syndicates at Lloyd’s of London. Eric continues to create products and programs for Lloyd’s and for domestic admitted and surplus lines insurers and reinsurers.
Eric is a frequent speaker, having lectured on “Excess and Primary Liability Issues” at the Bermuda CPCU Society; “NRRA – Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act” for the Brokers & Reinsurance Markets Association; “Bad Faith Liability” at the New York State Bar Association’s Law School for Insurance Professionals; “Non-Profit Liability” at the Risk Management and Finance Summit for Non-Profits; and “Wrongful Sex” at the Professional Liability Underwriting Society’s International Conference. Eric also has written and contributed to a number of publications, including Alternative Dispute Resolution in Practice, published by the Insurance Institute of London; Course Book on Bad Faith Liability, published by the New York State Bar Association; and “Solicitation of Insurance,” published as a chapter in a book compiled by Agents of America. In addition, he is the co-editor of Wilson Elser’s Punitive Damages Review.
I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Friday, November 11, 2022
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
