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Stephen G Rooney

Stephen G Rooney

USA 2026

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Stephen G. Rooney represents issuers and underwriters in connection with domestic and international offerings of equity, debt, and hybrid securities. He has extensive experience in negotiating and structuring M&A transactions within the insurance and financial services industries. Domestic and international clients also turn to Stephen for counsel on corporate governance matters and director fiduciary duties.

Stephen has served as transaction counsel in a variety of insurance-linked securities offerings and other structured financings in the insurance industry, including:

• Catastrophe bond offerings

• The first securitization of life insurance regulatory reserves

• The first securitization of private equity investment portfolios

• The first securitization of insurance policy loans

• Reinsurance side‐car formations

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory - New York

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial
Stephen Rooney cochairs the global insurance team at the firm. He regularly works on transactions such as structured financings and M&A.

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  • Stephen's extensive experience and profound expertise across a wide range of legal and regulatory matters provides invaluable strategic guidance. His deep institutional knowledge, combined with a calm and thoughtful approach, ensures that complex issues are addressed with precision and foresight.

    Insurance: Transactional & RegulatoryChambers Guide to the USA

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