McDermott Will & Emery LLP boasts a varied transactional and regulatory insurance practice which has a marked specialism in advising InsurTech innovators on various matters, including product development from inception to regulatory approval. The group is also highly active in middle-market M&A, assisting various types of insurers, underwriters, MGAs, brokers, PE firms, and investment entities. Transactional and insurtech specialist Michael Halsband, who heads the team, is experienced with the world of investment banking and capital markets as well as the startup scene. Michael Byrne is routinely tapped by InsurTech companies for comprehensive product, corporate, and transactional advice, and Thomas Dawson is the group’s key contact for compliance and regulatory matters. In Dallas, newly-promoted Amber Adair focuses on complex insurance and reinsurance transactions, regulatory work, and insurtech development, and advises on emerging issues like AI governance and climate risk disclosures.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction

Key clients

  • Aon Plc
  • BellTower Partners
  • Bain Capital Insurance
  • Ryze Claim Solutions
  • Inverness Graham
  • Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
  • Passerelle Partners
  • Gauge Capital
  • Champ Titles, Inc.
  • Gemspring Capital

Work highlights

  • Represented Aon plc in its acquisition of NFP from funds affiliated with NFP’s main capital sponsor, Madison Dearborn Partners, and funds affiliated with HPS Investment Partners.
  • Represented the former CEO of Carlyle Group and the Founder and CEO of BellTower Partners, in his investment in, and appointment as Chairman of the Board of Directors of, Ascot Group Limited.
  • Represented Bain Capital Insurance in its funding and formation of Emerald Bay Risk Solutions, a new insurance carrier platform for long-term managing general agent platform partnerships.

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Leading partners

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Practice head

Michael R Halsband

Other key lawyers

Michael Byrne; Thomas Dawson; Amber Adair