Jamie Burke and Roya Fohrer Achieve Full Recovery in Breach of Contract Case

New York Partner Jamie N. Burke and Los Angeles Partner Roya H. Fohrer successfully led a breach of contract case to resolution in arbitration. Our client, a think tank addressing youth homelessness, filed a claim when respondent failed to meet its payment obligations for our client’s consulting services. Mid-arbitration, Ms. Burke leveraged the contractual late fee (3% monthly interest with an 18% annual cap) instead of the statutory interest (9%), increasing our client’s total recovery. The arbitrator ultimately issued a final award in our client’s favor and rejected respondent’s efforts to challenge the interest rate, which were made irrelevant by Ms. Burke’s strategic tactic. 

About Our Team

Roya H. Fohrer is the Los Angeles leader of the Insurance Coverage / Bad Faith team and a member of the Construction Law, Premises Liability, and Professional Liability teams. She has a multi-faceted practice representing a wide spectrum of domestic and international carriers in insurance coverage and bad faith claims, and she has counseled numerous companies regarding risk management, subrogation recovery, and litigation avoidance issues. In 2025, Ms. Fohrer was recognized as a Top 25 Financial Services and Insurance Attorney by Attorney Intel. This award recognizes attorneys who play a crucial role in maintaining the stability and integrity of financial and insurance markets, helping their clients mitigate risk, resolve disputes, and seize new opportunities.

Jamie N. Burke is a member of the Insurance Coverage / Bad Faith team. She has a long track record of successfully representing insurance underwriters, mortgage loan servicers, and other financial institutions in commercial, consumer, real estate, and insurance coverage matters. Before joining Manning Kass, Ms. Burke worked as a commercial litigation attorney at multiple mid-sized law firms in New York, New York, where she represented clients in state and federal courts, in practice areas including complex commercial real estate and business disputes, debtor-creditor law, and bankruptcy. She also served as Vice President and in-house counsel of a Fortune 500 insurance company.