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Overview

Eric Au counsels insurance and financial services clients on issues that could impede their businesses and initiatives to grow their businesses. Using the experience he gained on secondment at a Fortune 50 company, he focuses on understanding clients’ business imperatives to develop practical approaches to the issues they face.

Eric has extensive experience counseling life insurers, disability insurers, and annuity issuers on dispute resolution and litigation, product development and amendment, premium rate increases, claims handling and coverage issues, fraud detection and prevention, and regulatory and compliance matters.

In state and federal courts, Eric has deep experience in complex and class action litigation, including discovery, motions practice, oral argument, appellate briefing and mediation. He has represented clients at trial and obtained favorable verdicts, including a complete defense verdict.

Eric has served as task force counsel for the National Organization of Life & Health Guaranty Associations (NOLHGA) on various multistate insolvencies.

Personal Interests

Eric is an avid Philadelphia sports fan and he enjoys playing soccer, tennis and golf.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

New Jersey
Pennsylvania

Education

Temple University Beasley School of Law
J.D. (2016)

Villanova University
B.A. (2012)

Insights & Events

Other Perspectives

Firm Blog Contributions

  • LTCi Summit – a forum dedicated to a range of issues impacting the long-term care insurance community, including litigation, regulation and public policy

Leadership & Community

Pro Bono

  • Christian Legal Clinics of Philadelphia – Volunteer

Honors

  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers — Rising Star, 2022-23
    This award is conferred by Thomson Reuters. A description of the selection methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
  • Faegre Drinker — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2020, 2022
    This award is conferred by Faegre Drinker. A description of the selection methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
  • Temple University Beasley School of Law — Conwell Scholar