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Chambers Review

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Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory - Illinois

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What the Team is Known For

Sidley Austin is widely respected as an outstanding team of experienced practitioners handling reinsurance and regulatory and transactional matters. Well versed in advising on complex M&A, catastrophe bond issues, reinsurance structures and high-exposure disputes.

Work Highlights

  • Sidley Austin LLP represented Athora Holding in its approximately GBP5.7 billion acquisition of Pension Insurance Corporation Group Limited.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Perry Shwachman
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Perry Shwachman
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Perry Shwachman is frequently called upon by insurance industry and other corporate clients for representation in high-value transactions. He is global co-leader of Sidley Austin's M&A and private equity practice.

Perry is one of the leading insurance attorneys - he works tirelessly, is incredibly attentive and provides outstanding client service. He is one of our most trusted and valued advisers.

He is highly commercially oriented and excels at solving problems.

Amanda Todd
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Amanda Todd
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Amanda Todd is sought after by clients, particularly in the life insurance sector, for her expertise in reinsurance transactions. She co-leads Sidley Austin LLP’s global insurance practice and leads the financial institutions group in Chicago and Miami.

She is an expert in the field, always available, diligent and thorough.

Amanda has a uniquely effective combination of being detail-oriented, personable and commercially minded.

Michael Pinsel
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Michael Pinsel
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Michael Pinsel's respected insurance practice frequently includes the counseling of insurance, reinsurance and financial advisory companies in transactional and regulatory matters.

He has an excellent grasp of the reinsurance industry and investment structures.

Michael has a deep knowledge of reinsurance.

Sean M Keyvan
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Sean M Keyvan
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Sean Keyvan represents clients in the insurance and financial services industries in complex matters relating to mergers, acquisitions, sales and enterprise formations. He heads the global insurance M&A practice at Sidley Austin.

Sean is an extraordinary lawyer.

He is highly intellectual, excels at devising creative solutions and uses an academic approach to problem solving.

Thomas Cunningham
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Thomas Cunningham
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Thomas Cunningham is a seasoned litigator with particular experience in complex insurance and reinsurance disputes.

Thomas is masterful in arbitration trials and excels in handling witnesses. He manages extremely complex matters and successfully prevails.

Anthony Ribaudo
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Anthony Ribaudo
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Anthony Ribaudo brings experience handling large cross-border acquisition-related matters.

He is a good transactional lawyer who is highly regarded.

Sean Carney
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Sean Carney
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Sean Carney co-leads the firm's global insurance group and has notable expertise advising on high-value insurance transactions.

Sean is an outstanding insurance lawyer, combining strategic and tactical expertise with exceptional responsiveness and practical judgment.

Ranked Lawyers at
Sidley Austin LLP

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Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance

Thomas Cunningham
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Thomas Cunningham
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Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory

Perry Shwachman
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Perry Shwachman
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Amanda Todd
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Amanda Todd
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Michael Pinsel
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Michael Pinsel
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Band 2
Sean M Keyvan
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Sean M Keyvan
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Band 2
Anthony Ribaudo
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Anthony Ribaudo
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Band 3
Sean Carney
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Sean Carney
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Band 3