Overview
Ivan J. Dolowich is the co-managing partner of Kaufman Dolowich. He is a nationally recognized, AV® Preeminent™-rated attorney whose practice includes directors and officers (D&O) liability and financial lines, professional liability, errors and omissions (E&O), and insurance bad faith and coverage matters. Mr. Dolowich has extensive experience in all aspects of property and casualty insurance claims management. He has handled numerous complex claims involving representations and warranties insurance, directors and officers liability, ERISA and fiduciary matters, and claims involving insurance agents and brokers, investment advisors, attorneys, accountants, architects, engineers, insurance companies, financial institutions, public companies, and nonprofit organizations and their boards.
He also advises clients on insurance underwriting and new product development and assists with drafting insurance policies and endorsements. As a leader in the insurance industry, Mr. Dolowich serves as an expert witness on directors and officers liability and professional liability issues.
Mr. Dolowich frequently speaks at legal and insurance industry conferences, seminars, webinars, and in-house client CLE and CE training programs on D&O and professional liability matters. In 2023, he received the Heroes for Tolerance Award. He has also held numerous leadership positions, including serving on the Board of Directors of Temple Or Elohim and the Professional Liability Underwriters Society (PLUS) Conference Committee. In 2021, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County (HMTC), where he continues to serve. In 2022, he served on the PLUS International Conference Committee. From 2004 to 2007, he co-chaired the Annual PLUS D&O Symposium, and from 2012 to 2017, he served as a trustee of the PLUS Foundation Board.
Admissions
- New York
- New Jersey
- U.S. District Court
- Eastern District of New York
- Southern District of New York
Education
- St. John’s University School of Law, J.D., cum laude
- John M. Olin School of Business at Washington University, B.S.
Professional Memberships
- Professional Liability Underwriters Society (PLUS) Conference Committee
- Board of Directors, Temple Or Elohim
- Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) Foundation, Board Member (2011-Present)
- Directors & Officers Insurance ExecuSummit, Co-Chair
- Professional Liability Underwriters Society (PLUS) Annual Directors and Officers Liability Symposium, Co-Chair (2004 – 2008)
- American Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Recognitions
- Super Lawyers®, New York Metro, 2021, 2023,2024, 2025, 2026 Super Lawyers is published by Thomson Reuters
- Heroes for Tolerance Awardee, 2023 Simon Wiesenthal Center
- Honoree of Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center, Nassau County, 12th Annual Golf Outing: Read More
- AV® Preeminent™ Rated by Martindale-Hubbell (information)
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Publications
- Delaware Business Now, quotes Ivan Dolowich, Esq., in article “Kaufman Dolowich Opens Wilmington office,” 2-1-2024
- “D&O Challenges Significant For Private Companies,” Ivan Dolowich quoted, Business Insurance, 2-16-2023
- Insurers Up Scrutiny Of Companies’ ESG Strategies, Law360, Ivan Dolowich quoted, May 2, 2022
- D&O Insurance Can Shelter Against ESG Risks, Experts Say, Law360, Ivan Dolowich quoted, April 14, 2022
- Wake Up Call, Bloomberg Law, April 14, 2022
- Kaufman Dolowich merges with small firm to enter Dallas, New Orleans, IQ Stock Market
- Kaufman Dolowich merges with small firm to enter Dallas, New Orleans, Reuters, April 13, 2022
- Kaufman Dolowich Opens Conn. Office Under New Partner, Law360, 1-25-22
- New York Expands in LA with Torrance Boutique Merge, Daily Journal, 1-10-22
- Kaufman Dolowich Buys Up Babchik & Young In Westchester, Law 360, featuring Ivan Dolowich, October 5, 2021
- Jericho resident honored by Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center, The Syosset Advance, 8-12-21, featuring Ivan Dolowich
- Blockchain technology: Risk mitigator or risk magnifier? By Ivan Dolowich, Published by PropertyCasualty360
- Exporting Class Actions, CLM Magazine
- How To Use Insurance To Shield Against Cryptocurrency Risks, Law360, ft. Ivan Dolowich and Marc Voses
- The Impact of Cyan On Public Companies and the D&O Insurance Marketplace, Westlaw
- Ruling allowing securities litigation in state courts could spur additional lawsuits, Business Insurance, ft. Ivan Dolowich
- Recent Wave of Securities Class Actions Poses Challenges for D&O Insurers, PropertyCasualty360
- New York’s Highest Court Holds that Insurers May Waive Coverage Defenses When They Breach the Duty to Defend, PLUS Journal
- A Capital Matter, Risk & Insurance
News
- Kaufman Dolowich Attorneys Recognized in the 2025 New York Super Lawyers List® and the 2025 Super Lawyers Rising Stars® List, 10-30-2025
- Kaufman Dolowich Named to U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Companies to Work For: Law Firms List, 3-13-25
- Kaufman Dolowich Promotes 14 Attorneys to Partner and Of Counsel, 2-19-2025
- Erica L. LeBlanc Joins Kaufman Dolowich from In-House Position; Firm Appoints Janice S. Parker and Erica L. LeBlanc as Co-Managing Partners of Dallas and New Orleans Offices, 8-6-2024
- Kaufman Dolowich Ranked on Law360’s 400 Largest Law Firms List
- The Spirit of Giving: Kaufman Dolowich LLP Donates to Feeding America, January 2024
- Kaufman Dolowich Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America in Five Practice Areas, Insurance Law, Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment, Professional Malpractice Law and Product Liability Litigation, 11-2023
- Kaufman Dolowich is Now Kaufman Dolowich
- Kaufman Dolowich Joins Law Peers Denouncing Antisemitism, 11-9-2023
- Ivan Dolowich of Kaufman Dolowich Honored by Simon Wiesenthal Center Heroes for Tolerance Event, 8-21-2023
- Kaufman Dolowich Expands Footprint into Dallas and New Orleans; Adds The Myers Law Group and its Six Attorneys, The New Orleans Sun, April 15, 2022
- Kaufman Dolowich Grows To Dallas, New Orleans Via Merger, Law 360, April 13, 2022
- Long Island’s Kaufman Dolowich Enters Gulf Coast Market in Dallas Trial Firm Combination, Texas Lawyer, Law.com, April 13, 2022
- New York-based Kaufman Dolowich adds New Orleans office, New Orleans City Business, April 13, 2022
- Kaufman Dolowich Expands Footprint into Dallas and New Orleans; Adds The Myers Law Group and its Six Attorneys
- News Release: KD Law Promotes Six Attorneys to Partnership Elevates Four to Of Counsel
- Kaufman Dolowich Opens Conn. Office Under New Partner, Law360, 1-25-22
- New York Expands in LA with Torrance Boutique Merge, Daily Journal, 1-10-22
- Ivan Dolowich, Kaufman Dolowich Co-Managing Partner, Elected to the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center’s Board of Directors
- Jericho resident honored by Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center, The Syosset Advance, 8-12-21, featuring Ivan Dolowich
- Ivan Dolowich, Co-Managing Partner, to be Honoree at Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center 12th Annual Golf Outing
- IBDC Panel Discussion by Webinar “Succession Planning: Is your practice ready for death, disability or retirement?”
- Blockchain technology: Risk mitigator or risk magnifier? By Ivan Dolowich, Published by PropertyCasualty360
- KD Alert: Federal Court in California Sides With Insurers in IndyMac D&O Dispute
- KD Alert: Carlyle Group Strikes Mandatory Shareholder Arbitration Provision From IPO
- Rewriting The Playbook – Business Adapting to Everchanging Economic Conditions, PLUS Directors and Officers Symposium, February 2023
- Ivan Dolowich, co-presents “ESG Essentials: Three Keys To Navigate Environmental, Social & Governance Exposure” at RiskWorld 2022 : “ESG Essentials: 3 keys to navigate Environmental, Social & Governance Exposure”
- “SPACS and the D&O Market Underwriting Concerns and Claims History”, Webinar
- “The D&O and Financial Related Lines Market: Why Are We Here? Where Is Here? Where Are We Headed?” Ivan Dolowich, Panelist
- IBDC Panel Discussion by Webinar “Succession Planning: Is your practice ready for death, disability or retirement?” : Succession Planning: Is your practice ready for death, disability or retirement?
- Ivan Dolowich, Panelist at 14th Annual Directors & Officers Insurance ExecuSummit : Activist Investments and Claims in the Hedge Fund Space
- Ivan Dolowich, Co-Presenter at 13th Annual D&O Insurance ExecuSummit : "Activist Investments and Claims in the Hedge Fund Space"
- Ivan Dolowich, Panelist at 2016 PLUS Conference : Are Management Liability Exposures for Law Firms Changing?
- Ivan Dolowich, Presenter at Advisen Executive Risk Insights Conference : Coverage and Conditions: The State of the Private and Non-Profit D&O Market
- Ivan Dolowich, Panelist at 2016 MGA and Program Solutions Roundtable : Cyber Security Panel
- Michael Kaufman and Ivan Dolowich, Moderators at PLAN Regional Meeting: New York ’16 : D&O Marketplace "Mediation Strategies"
- Protect Your Directors & Officers In Today’s Business World! – Webinar Presented by Ivan Dolowich
- Ivan Dolowich Co-Hosting Claim Executive of the Year Awards Banquet : Claim Executive of the Year Awards Banquet
- Ivan Dolowich Moderator at PLAN Regional Meeting, NY 2015 : A View from the Top: State of the Marketplace
- Halliburton Case & D&O Liability – FREE WEBINAR : How will the Supreme Court's ruling on "fraud-on-the-market" presumption impact securities class action litigation?
- Ivan Dolowich a Panelist at the 9/10 PLUS SoCal Chapter Workshop : State of the Market: How It Arrived and Where It’s Going
- Ivan Dolowich presenting HUB International webinar on Insurance Coverage for D&O, Employment Practices and Professional Liability : "How to Avoid Losing Your Insurance Coverage for D&O, Employment Practices and Professional Liability Claims"
- Ivan Dolowich on a panel at the 9th Annual National Directors & Officers Insurance ExecuSummit : Regulatory and Securities Litigation Trends
- Ivan Dolowich and Gregg Breitbart present at the 2013 Catlin Consortium : Mediation in Securities Arbitration Cases
- Diversifying Revenue Streams in a Soft Market: Opportunities & Risks for Agents & Brokers – PLUS Eastern Chapter : Diversifying Revenue Streams in a Soft Market
- PLAN Regional Workshop – Schaumburg
- PLAN Regional Workshop 2012 – New York : Emerging Coverage Issues and Trends
- PLUS Webinar Presentation : The Dodd-Frank Act: Underwriting, Claims and Risk Management Implications
- What to Do and Not to Do when Defending Insured’s Under Reservation of Rights – PLAN Regional Meeting : Avoiding the Bad Faith Set Up
- 6th Annual National Directors & Officers Insurance ExecuSummit : D&O Coverage Issues/D&O Claims
- 7th Directors & Officers Liability Insurance ExecuSummit : Review of Key D&O Regulatory Issues (Including SEC Enforcement, FDIC Bank Failures & Impact on Coverage)
- 8th Annual National Directors & Officers Liability Insurance ExecuSummit : Review of Key D&O Regulatory Issues (Including SEC Enforcement, FDIC Bank Failures & Impact on Coverage)
Our Firm's Awards & Honors
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