
Peter R. Bisio
Partner and General CounselWashington, D.C.
Email peter.bisio@hoganlovells.com
Phone +1 202 637 5749
Fax +1 202 637 5910
Practice groupLitigation, Arbitration, and Employment
Peter Bisio has been helping companies resolve disputes of all shapes and sizes for more than 20 years. His clients rely on his judgment and broad range of experience to help them resolve their most difficult, complex, and sensitive matters. In some cases, that may mean negotiating and documenting a resolution that achieves their goals without prolonged litigation. In others, clients turn to Peter to represent them in court, at trial, in an arbitration, or on appeal.
Peter has represented a wide variety of clients throughout his career, with a focus on health benefits companies and property and casualty insurers. He has handled everything from individual policyholder claims to nationwide class actions. He has appeared in state and federal courts throughout the country in cases involving insurance coverage, ERISA, RICO, antitrust, bankruptcy, and other complex commercial issues. As a result of those efforts, Peter has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Top Rated Business Litigation Lawyer for the past five years.
In addition to representing his clients, Peter also serves as the firm's General Counsel and as co-chair of the firm's legal ethics committee.
Awards and recognitions
2007-2008
Chambers USA, Insurance: Insurer Firms
Education and admissions
Education
J.D., Columbia Law School, New York, 1992
B.A., The New School, 1984
Bar admissions and qualifications
District of Columbia
Court admissions
U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
Representative experience
Part of the trial team that obtained a complete victory for Anthem, Inc. in a class action trial relating to its demutualization.
Served as lead counsel for a major insurance company in In re Insurance Brokerage Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1663.
Advises a property and casualty insurer on issues relating to litigation arising from the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme.
Helped an investment firm develop the first insurance product to cover Kyoto-related risk related to CDM project investors.
Obtained the dismissal of ERISA and state law claims in one of the first cases relating to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act.