Accomplishments

Court-Appointed Receivers to Recover Historical Insurance
March 10, 2025 | | Accomplishments

Steve Hoke is quoted in a Law360 Insurance Authority article about the growing trend of Receivers being appointed to revive formerly dissolved companies in order to collect their unexhausted historical liability insurance. Read the article here.  If you are unable to access the article, excerpts from the article are provided below.    SC Justices To Weigh Jurisdictional Limits In Asbestos... Read More

Steve Hoke Interviewed in Cosmetic Industry Trade Publication About the J & J Attorney Generals’ $700M Talc Settlement
June 19, 2024 | | Accomplishments

Steve Hoke is quoted in an article in the cosmetic industry trade publication HBW Insight (Citeline): “J & J Agrees to Pay $700M To Settle Talc Claims With 43 State AG’s.”  The article can be accessed  here. If you are unable to access the article, Hoke’s article quotes are provided below.   “Stephen Hoke, a partner at Chicago-based Hoke LLC – who has experience... Read More

Steve Hoke Named Super Lawyer for 18th Consecutive Year and a Best Lawyer in America
February 15, 2024 | | Accomplishments, Uncategorized

Steve has been named as a Super Lawyer every year since 2008. Collectively, Hoke Partners have been designated Super Lawyers for a combined twenty years. Super Lawyers is a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from over 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made... Read More

Hoke LLC Named 2024 Tier One Insurance Firm by Best Lawyers
February 15, 2024 | | Accomplishments

Best Lawyers designated Hoke LLC as a 2024 Tier One Insurance Firm.  Best Lawyers is a national peer-reviewed publication company. It annually selects the best law firms in their respective fields of practice through a peer review process that includes evaluations by clients and leading attorneys. Tier One is the highest designation of the three available tiers. Steve Hoke and... Read More

“PE Firms Upend Insurance Market for Legacy Liabilities”
September 20, 2023 | | Accomplishments

Law360, September 8, 2023, Ganesh Shetty Stephen Hoke was interviewed for the recent Law360 article “PE Firms Upend Insurance Market for Legacy Liabilities.” It is the first deep-dive into the rapidly growing trend of companies “selling” their legacy liability risk, such as asbestos and environmental, to special purpose private equity firms.  Read the article here.  If you are unable to access... Read More

Law360 Expert Analysis Article: “Tackling Long-Tail Liability Risk: A Defendant’s Toolkit” 
May 24, 2023 | | Accomplishments

By Stephen Hoke Published May 11, 2023, Law360: Expert Analysis Three and a half years ago, I addressed the subject of transferring legacy liabilities in asbestos and other mass tort cases in a Law360 guest article. Since its publication, interest in options to limit or achieve finality with respect to long-tail and legacy liabilities has grown. The national media has closely... Read More

Hoke LLC Established Connecticut Insurance Allocation Law in Vanderbilt Talc/Asbestos Coverage Action
April 6, 2023 | | Accomplishments

Hoke LLC prevailed in the Vanderbilt Minerals case which resolved all or nearly all of the disputed aspects of insurance allocation law in Connecticut. The Connecticut Supreme Court described its opinion setting forth the legal standards for long-tail asbestos, talc, pollution and other coverage matters as one of “first impression.” Hoke LLC was lead trial and lead appellate counsel.... Read More

Steve Hoke Speaks on “Chronic Legacy Liabilities” at Perrin Insurance Coverage and Allocation Conference
March 23, 2023 | | Accomplishments, News

Steve Hoke spoke on a panel addressing “Chronic Legacy Liabilities” at the April 18, 2023 Perrin Insurance Coverage Conference at the Omni Hotel in Chicago IL.  The panel addressed Corporate Restructuring Issues; “sale” of corporate liabilities to Private Equity buyers; challenges related to Managing Legacy Liability Risk; and issues related to Captive Insurance in the legacy liability context. ... Read More