Cyril Smith

Cyril Smith is an Attorney in Dentons' Commercial Litigation practice, based in the Miami office, focusing on insurance coverage and reinsurance disputes.

He has extensive experience litigating a variety of insurance coverage disputes arising under CGL, D&O, E&O and professional liability policies, as well as high-exposure construction defects, property damage, bodily injury and environmental claims. He has handled all aspects of state and federal cases, including complex summary judgment motions, discovery motions, coverage opinions and appellate briefs. He also has significant experience in London insurance market issues, including reinsurance disputes, placement issues, first-party property insurance coverage and liability/casualty coverage issues, and has represented the London market in high-exposure international arbitrations and litigations. Notable successes include obtaining summary judgment for insurers in multimillion-dollar exposure cases based on lack of timely notice and the application of pollution exclusions.

Cyril holds a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School (1999) and a B.A., summa cum laude, in Political Science from Hunter College (1995).