Atty. Alex Clarke
Alex Clarke is a senior associate attorney in WSHB's New Orleans office, with a practice centered on insurance coverage, particularly large residential and commercial first-party property claims. Alex was an instrumental part of the team that persuaded the Eastern District of Louisiana - judge by judge - that Louisiana Revised Statute 22:868(D) exempts Surplus Line Carriers from the state's general prohibition against arbitration for insurance claims and took a leading role in the drafting of complex reply briefs to achieve a wholesale interpretation of the statutory provision across the Distr
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Alex Clarke is a Senior Associate based in New Orleans, Louisiana, practicing at Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP. Their practice focuses on insurance. Educated at Tulane University Law School (J.D., 2019) and University of Bath B.S. (—). Serands clients in New Orleans, LA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Alex Clarke is a senior associate attorney in WSHB's New Orleans office, with a practice centered on insurance coverage, particularly large residential and commercial first-party property claims
- Alex was an instrumental part of the team that persuaded the Eastern District of Louisiana - judge by judge - that Louisiana Revised Statute 22:868(D) exempts Surplus Line Carriers from the state's general prohibition against arbitration for insurance claims and took a leading role in the drafting of complex reply briefs to achieve a wholesale interpretation of the statutory provision across the District that under Louisiana law, arbitration is properly considered as forum selection
- Alex also engages in extension motion practice using the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards to ensure that complex coverage disputes are decided by experts in the field
- He also represents underwriters and domestic insurers in arbitrations, as well as in state and federal court
- A proud native of the United Kingdom, Alex moved halfway across the world and made his home in New Orleans, graduating from Tulane Law School with a certificate in International and Comparative Law
- While in law school, he was an articles editor for the Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law, and he showed leadership skills as chief justice of the Tulane Law School Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta
- Alex has an interest in international law as well as an entrepreneurial spirit, as recognized in his CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Comparative Constitutional Law and Venture Capital
- In the News •WSHB Wins Summary Judgment in $7.5 Million Louisiana Storm-Related Property Case
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Insurance attorneys for coverage disputes, bad faith claims, denied claims, and policy disputes.
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Why local counsel matters in Louisiana
Practicing law in Louisiana. Legal matters in Louisiana are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in New Orleans are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Louisiana state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Louisiana brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Louisiana courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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