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Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance

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Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

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Our team provides clients with practical and efficient legal solutions for the unique challenges and complexities of insurance and reinsurance. With more than 100 years of experience in insurance law, we help clients succeed as they face new market forces, emerging risks, and evolving regulations. We provide clients with a comprehensive approach, led by attorneys who collaborate to address any regulatory, transactional, or litigation need our insurance and reinsurance clients may have.

Our team includes attorneys with industry-specific experience in a variety of practice areas, from antitrust, corporate finance, and tax to intellectual property, privacy and cybersecurity, and employment law. As one of the few firms with broad capabilities and experience in multistate and international insurance transactions and regulation, we provide practical guidance and insights into the many issues associated with mergers, dispositions, joint ventures, and acquisitions of insurance companies, brokerages, and their insurance-related assets and liabilities. We also structure, document, negotiate, and close insurance and reinsurance transactions of various kinds and complexity.

We represent a wide variety of clients in the insurance industry — from publicly traded, international insurers and reinsurers to investment banks, fintechs, and family-owned insurance agencies. Our experience spans both property and casualty as well as life, accident, and health lines of business.

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Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance - Illinois

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Troutman Pepper Locke LLP demonstrates expertise in a broad array of transactional, regulatory and reinsurance matters. It provides counsel to clients on high-stakes litigation including coverage disputes and mass tort claims as well as life and property/casualty reinsurance matters.

Work Highlights

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  • Troutman Pepper Locke LLP defended claims against insolvent reinsurer R&Q Reinsurance Company.

Strengths

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  • They are true experts.

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  • Troutman Pepper Locke provides deep knowledge of the industry as well as incredible responsiveness and collaboration.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Nick J DiGiovanni
    Band 1Nick J DiGiovanni

    Nick J DiGiovanni

    Nick DiGiovanni is considered a top litigator and offers significant breadth of experience representing reinsurers in complex disputes. His expertise includes class actions and arbitration proceedings.
    • He is a leader in the reinsurance and insurance arbitration community. He is incredibly talented, a persuasive advocate and his presence in court is exceptional.

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  • Band 3Jon Biasetti
    Band 3Jon Biasetti

    Jon Biasetti

    Jon Biasetti assists domestic and international clients with the insurance aspects of mergers, acquisitions and sales, frequently involving NYSE-listed companies.
    • Jon is a very good and highly experienced lawyer.

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    • Jon is one of the most experienced attorneys I have ever worked with, and he has always done a great job for our company.

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  • Band 3Paige D Waters
    Band 3Paige D Waters

    Paige D Waters

    Paige Waters brings significant expertise advising insurers and reinsurers in a variety of transactional, regulatory and insolvency matters.

    • She is a phenomenal lawyer with strong contacts and in-depth knowledge of the industry.

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    • She excels at marrying regulatory and transactional knowledge.

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    • Paige is well known and highly respected in this field.

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  • Up and ComingAndrea Verney Kerstein
    Up and ComingAndrea Verney Kerstein

    Andrea Verney Kerstein

    Andrea Verney Kerstein is an up-and-coming partner with experience handling regulatory issues for corporate clients.

    • Andrea is a focused team player.

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