Wendy Cardali is a management partner of the firm, managing partner for our Long Island office and co-lead of the Insurance Defense Practice Group.  Since 1993 Wendy has been representing clients in all facets of casualty defense litigation.  Wendy has a wide range of experience in complex product liability and construction cases, as well as in toxic tort matters.  She has authored and lectured on insurance topics at a variety of organizations, including the New York State Bar Association. Prior to joining our firm, Wendy was an Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of New York, and Trial Attorney in the Torts Division, where she defended the City of New York in a diverse array of cases involving municipal liability and handled many of the City's heaviest exposure cases.