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What the Team is Known For

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP fields an exceptionally talented transactional practice with high caliber regulatory experts among its ranks, offering its enviable roster of clients a comprehensive range of advice. It is highly experienced in the life and health spheres, has notable expertise in specialty lines and is known for its ability to handle headline-grabbing M&A deals as well as alternative risk transfer solutions and capital markets transactions. The team has particular expertise in advising on catastrophic bond matters and offers notable experience on major international deals, including matters involving London and Bermuda.

Work Highlights

  • Willkie Farr & Gallagher advised Arch Insurance North America on its $450 million acquisition of Allianz’s US mid-market commercial lines and entertainment insurance businesses.

Strengths

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The firm has an exceptional practice with some extremely strong practitioners.

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The firm has enormous resources that they can bring to the table. You can feel comfortable in knowing that they have seen a lot of transactions.

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Willkie Farr has the most knowledge and and can apply it to all matters.

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They are creative, solution-oriented problem solvers.

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Willkie's insurance practice handles the most complex and sophisticated matters and makes them look easy.

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Notable Practitioners

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Alexander M Dye
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Alexander M Dye
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Senior Statespeople

Alexander Dye is held in high regard by peers and clients alike for his expertise in high-value mergers and acquisitions. He also offers significant experience advising issuers and underwriters on financing matters, and serves as co-chair of Willkie Farr & Gallagher's insurance transactional and regulatory practice.

Alexander's substantive capabilities, service ethic, collegiality and effectiveness as a strategic advisor are second-to-none.

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Michael Groll
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Michael Groll
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Senior Statespeople

Michael Groll maintains a broad transactional insurance practice, including advising clients on mergers and acquisitions as well as public and private securities offerings. He often represents insurance companies, underwriters and investment banks, as well as investors.

Michael knows the intricacies of our business and industry, and is a trusted partner and advisor.

Michael is extremely knowledgeable, responsive and draws in other expertise, as necessary, to ensure matters are addressed from multiple angles.

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John Schwolsky
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John Schwolsky
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John Schwolsky wins marketwide recognition for his expertise in insurance M&A and securities offerings, representing both issuers and underwriters.

John is a market leader with very strong client relationships.

John is certainly a world leader in his industry expertise, strategic sophistication, technical capabilities and commercial effectiveness.

He has extremely broad and deep expertise across so many different areas.

John is an extraordinary lawyer, with an outstanding commitment to client service and high-quality legal work.

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Kara Baysinger
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Kara Baysinger
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Kara Baysinger comes recommended for her significant expertise advising on regulatory issues. She co-chairs Willkie Farr & Gallagher's insurance regulatory and insurtech groups.

Kara is an amazing attorney.

Kara is able to take very complex matters and topics and keep them simple. Beyond interpretation of the law to how it impacts the industry and operations. I see her more as a business partner

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Allison Tam
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Allison Tam
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Allison Tam is highly sought after by insurance industry clients to advise on regulatory matters in the context of complex transactions, with expertise assisting with domestic and international mandates.

Allison is a really good, practical attorney. We're able to have a conversation with her.

She is a really good, practical attorney.

She is so knowledgeable on complex and high-value work and is a delight to work with.

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David Luce
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David Luce
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David Luce is sought after by insurers and financial services clients for his expertise in M&A, stock offerings and investments.

He is a very good and very smart attorney.

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Elizabeth Bannigan
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Elizabeth Bannigan
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Elizabeth Bannigan has a well-established practice in transactional and reinsurance matters across the insurance industry. She advises clients on the purchase and sale of insurance companies, financings and other complex mandates.

She is super commercial and I like her a lot. She's a strong practitioner with a strong skillset.

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Vladimir Nicenko
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Vladimir Nicenko
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Vladimir Nicenko is well-regarded in the insurance market, representing insurance companies, financial institutions and other industry stakeholders in a range of transactional mandates. His experience includes advising on capital markets transactions and financial products.

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Ranked Lawyers at
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Alexander M Dye
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Alexander M Dye
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Michael Groll
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Michael Groll
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John Schwolsky
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John Schwolsky
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Kara Baysinger
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Kara Baysinger
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Allison Tam
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Allison Tam
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David Luce
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David Luce
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Elizabeth Bannigan
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Elizabeth Bannigan
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Vladimir Nicenko
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Vladimir Nicenko
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