Manuel Mungia
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Related services and key industries
Biography
Manuel Mungia focuses on civil litigation matters with an emphasis on insurance coverage litigation and advice, professional liability defense and complex business disputes. He advises domestic and foreign insurers in complex coverage matters and represents insurers in litigation arising out of directors and officers, management liability, professional liability, pollution liability, commercial general liability and excess insurance policies.
In addition, Manuel advises insurers in connection with the drafting of policy provisions and endorsements. He also advises insurers on professional liability claims against law firms and represents law firms in malpractice suits.
Professional experience
Collapse allJD, with honors, The University of Texas School of Law, 2007
BA, with honors, The University of Texas, 2004
- Texas State Bar
- Represented underwriters of D&O, professional indemnity and excess policies in numerous suits brought in state and federal courts relating to the failure a privately-held international group of financial services companies. In one notable case brought in federal court in Houston, underwriters obtained a finding that indicted directors and officers had engaged in acts of money laundering, triggering a never-before-litigated money laundering exclusion.
- Represented underwriters of a D&O policy issued to bank directors in a declaratory judgment action brought in federal court in Atlanta concerning the applicability of an insured versus insured exclusion and interrelated wrongful acts exclusion.
- Represented a CGL insurer in breach of contract, Stowers and bad faith action brought in federal court in Texas.
- Advised and represented domestic CGL insurer in a coverage dispute arising out of construction-defect litigation involving a general contractor and numerous subcontractors.
- Represented domestic CGL insurer in pursuing subrogation claims against subcontractors in connection with a construction defect lawsuit against a general contractor.
- Represented CGL and excess insurers in declaratory judgment action brought in federal court in Texas.
- Represented underwriters of pollution legal liability policies in a coverage dispute involving a variety of claims for coverage, including claims for remediation costs and litigation expenses.
- Represented underwriters of pollution legal liability policy in coverage dispute in state court in Arizona.
- Represented a law firm in a legal malpractice claim brought against an attorney of the firm in federal court in Florida.
- Represented a mortgage company in a lender liability lawsuit tried to a jury in Texas state court.
- Represented underwriters of a Management Liability Policy issued to a healthcare facility in a declaratory judgment and breach of contract action brought in federal court in Pennsylvania.
- Represented underwriters in declaratory judgment action arising out of legal malpractice claims made against an insured law firm’s former partners.
- Represented insurer in Texas state court action alleging insurer’s agent wrongfully induced the insured to purchase unnecessary insurance products.
- Advised and represented domestic CGL insurer in a coverage dispute with a construction materials manufacturer arising out of dozens of claims against the manufacturer for an allegedly faulty product.
- Advised domestic insurers with respect to lawsuits by former employees and/or their families for catastrophic workplace injuries.
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators, Lawdragon, 2024
- Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation, Lawdragon, 2024
- The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2021-2024
- Best San Antonio Lawyers, SA Scene Magazine, Business Litigation (5-15 years) and Insurance Coverage (5-15 years), 2021
- Rising Star, SA Scene Magazine, 2017
- Leadership San Antonio Class 40, 2015
- “From the Pollution Exclusion to the Pollution Liability Policy,” 2015.
- “Climate Change Poker: What’s in the Cards for the Insurance Industry,” 2016.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas, Board Member
- Rotary Club of San Antonio, 2024 President