Glenn Bridgman

Glenn Bridgman is a trusted resource, valued trial lawyer, and relied upon legal counsel to his clients and colleagues. Bridgman, who has recovered over one billion dollars for his clients, represents both plaintiffs and defendants in high stakes commercial litigation, trying cases successfully across practice areas and industries such as insurance, antitrust, intellectual property, securities, malpractice and breach of contract. In the insurance sector alone, Bridgman has secured over $500 million for policy holders in class actions against some of the country's largest insurers. In a six-month time span Bridgman secured three settlements totaling in the hundreds of millions for plaintiffs in breach of contract class actions against insurance industry titans AXA, North American and American General Life Insurance Company. In 37 Besen Parkway v. John Hancock Life Insurance Co. , Bridgman helped secure a $91.25 million settlement for insurance policy owners who alleged breach of contract against John Hancock Life Insurance Company. Judge Paul Gardephe described the settlement as a ' quite extraordinary .' In addition, in TVPX ARS, Inc. v. Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Company, Bridgman took over the case when it was on appeal and persuaded the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate a district court's injunction restraining a breach of contract action against Genworth. Bridgman's litigation savvy is not limited to insurance matters. Bridgman is well-versed in all types of high stakes litigation. He has: Defeated preliminary injunction and secured dismissal while defending Pzena LLC in a breach of contract action alleging breach of LLC agreement. Successfully represented Jasmin Solar Pty Ltd. in its breach of contract action against a Chinese equipment supplier. After the solar company suffered defeats with prior counsel, Glenn took over the appeal at the Second Circuit. His briefing persuaded the appellate court to not only overturn the district court's previous order confirming the arbitration award, but also to vacate entire judgment against Jasmin; Litigated the LIBOR OTC class action currently pending in the Southern District of New York, which has already produced almost $700 million in settlements (fees and expenses not yet determined) and a certified class against additional defendants; Represented automotive dealership software company in defense of antitrust claim seeking hundreds of millions of dollars of damages.