Paul Hastings LLP‘s team is jointly led by New York-based Kirk Lipsey and Sanjiv Tata, along with Chicago-based Brad Drake and Chad Vance. The insurance practice is known for its experience acting for US and international insurers, reinsurers, asset managers, and investors. The team advises on a range of matters, including reinsurance, M&A, and regulatory compliance. Lipsey has expertise handling joint ventures in the insurance sector, while Tata represents clients in the formation and licensing of insurance companies. In Chicago, Drake handles reinsurance agreements and financings in the insurance sector, while Vance supports clients with the regulatory aspects of cross-border transactions.
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‘Kirk Lipsey is an excellent partner with knowledge of the insurance sector and provides excellent client service.’
‘Paul Hastings has made investments over the last few years in the non-contentious insurance space and has a growing middle-market practice, which adds real value to middle-market transactions.’
Key clients
- Crestline Investors
- SiriusPoint
Work highlights
Advised Crestline Investors, Inc. on its definitive agreement to sell its subsidiary Crestline Management L.P., an alternative investment manager with approximately $17 billion in assets under management, including significant insurance-related operations, to global alternative asset manager Rithm Capital Corp.
Represented SiriusPoint in the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary ArmadaCare.
Practice head
Kirk Lipsey; Brad Drake; Chad Vance; Sanjiv Tata