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Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory - New York

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Sidley Austin draws together key regulatory expertise along with strong transactional capabilities to provide a multifaceted service to significant insurance industry clients. It is at the forefront of alternative risk transfers such as catastrophe bonds and reinsurance sidecars, with notable presence in the life and health sectors. In addition, the team frequently advises on cross-border regulatory concerns.

Work Highlights

  • Sidley Austin provided regulatory advice to The Cigna Group during the sale of its Medicare Advantage, Cigna Supplemental Benefits, Medicare Part D and CareAllies businesses to Health Care Service Corporation for approximately $3.7 billion.

Strengths

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Sidley Austin is extremely knowledgeable, responsive and has excellent lawyers.

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We wouldn't be able to do what we do without them and feel very safe working under the firm's guidance.

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Their skill, desire for knowledge, ingenuity and tenacity set them apart.

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The team spends a lot of time understanding the business agreements between the parties to translate commercial understanding into legal documentation.

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The firm demonstrates not only excellent substantive legal expertise but also spot-on real-world acumen in navigating novel and thorny issues where there is limited or no precedent.

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Notable Practitioners

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Jonathan J Kelly
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Jonathan J Kelly
1
Band 1

Jonathan Kelly co-leads Sidley Austin's global insurance and financial services group and garners recognition for his transactional insurance practice. He has notable experience advising on high-end M&A and reinsurance matters.

Jon is very commercial and practical in his approach.

He is thoughtful and takes a commercial approach to getting a deal done.

He is technically proficient and extremely experienced.

Jon Kelly is responsive, practical and in-the-know. He is extremely knowledgeable with domestic and international reinsurance and insurance M&A.

Jonathan Kelly is an outstanding insurance lawyer and has an appreciation for multi-jurisdictional transactions.

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Andrew Holland
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Andrew Holland
3
Band 3
Andrew Holland leads the firm's regulatory insurance group and is noted for his expert handling of transactional and regulatory matters for insurers, investment managers and institutional investors.

He has significant knowledge and experience.

Andrew provides clear and definitive advice based on his experience.

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Ellen M Dunn
4
Ellen M Dunn
4
Band 4
Ellen Dunn specializes in regulatory enforcement and investigations work in the insurance industry. She coleads the insurance disputes team at Sidley Austin.

She knows our business very well and is always able to offer advice and solutions that are tailored to our specific needs.

She was dedicated and highly competent in every aspect of the representation.

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Michael Devins
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Michael Devins
4
Band 4

Michael Devins is recognized for his expertise in handling transactional insurance matters. His client roster includes multinational banks and other large financial institutions.

He always adds tremendous value both from a legal technical standpoint and from a strategic perspective. 

He has deep industry knowledge and a high level of technical skill.

Michael is an outstanding transactional attorney with significant knowledge and experience and yet also a strong practical business sense, which is very helpful in getting deals done.

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Ranked Lawyers at
Sidley Austin LLP

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Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
Ellen M Dunn
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Ellen M Dunn
4
Band 4
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Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
Jonathan J Kelly
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Jonathan J Kelly
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Band 1
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Andrew Holland
3
Andrew Holland
3
Band 3
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Michael Devins
4
Michael Devins
4
Band 4
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