Profile
Leslie represents insurers in coverage and monitoring matters arising under cyber and professional liability coverages, including lawyers professional liability, miscellaneous professional, and technology.
Experience
Representative Matters
- Counsels insurers on coverage issues arising under cyber, media, and technology and professional liability policies.
- Serves as monitoring counsel in connection with claims arising under lawyers professional liability, miscellaneous professional, technology, and other coverages.
- Provides strategic counseling to insurers in connection with underlying exposures.
- Represents insurers in the mediation of large, complex claims.
- Advises clients on insurance underwriting for professional liability policies.
Affiliations
- American Bar Association (ABA), Standing Committee on Lawyers' Professional Liability
- Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS)
Recognitions
- Included in The Best Lawyers in America directory for Insurance Law (2025)
- Named by The Legal 500 US a "Next Generation Partner" (2024) in Insurance: Advice to Insurers
Practice Areas
Credentials
Education
J.D., William & Mary Law School
B.A., cum laude, Albion College
Law Journals
Board Editor, William & Mary Law Review
Bar and Court Memberships
- District of Columbia Bar
- New York Bar
Related News & Insights
- AlertCyber Risks and Insurance 2025 ForecastLeslie A. Platt, Margaret T. Karchmer, Pamela L. Signorello, Jessica N. Gallinaro, William F. Knauss, III, Nathan B. Lovett, Mallory Meaney, Lydia A. MillsDecember 19, 2024
- Press Release74 Wiley Attorneys Recognized in 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in AmericaAugust 15, 2024
- Press ReleaseLegal 500 US Recognizes 60 Wiley Attorneys and Seven Practice Areas NationallyJune 14, 2024
- AlertShould Federal Government Insure “Catastrophic Cyber Incidents”? Comments due November 14, 2022Leslie A. Platt, David H. Topol, Megan L. BrownOctober 14, 2022