Debevoise & Plimpton LLP‘s group of insurer advocates specializes in securities class actions in the insurance industry primarily in the life and annuities, P&C, financial guaranty, and health insurance matters. In the New York office, practice head Maeve O’Connor is entrusted by a broad base of major US insurers to handle various complex securities disputes, and Susan Reagan Gittes is equipped to advise on regulatory and contentious matters including D&O disputes, securities litigation, and disputes stemming from transactions and M&A within the insurance sector.
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‘Eric Dinallo is an industry titan - he knows everyone and can get things done quickly.’
Kernmandanten
- AIG
- AXA
- EmblemHealth and subsidiary Group Health Incorporated
- Guardian Life Insurance Company
- James River Group Holdings
- John Hancock
- Massachusetts Mutual
- MetLife, Inc.
- New York Life Insurance Company
- Prudential Financial, Inc.
Highlight-Mandate
- Represented James River in obtaining a Preliminary Injunction in which a court awarded specific performance and required the buyer to close on the acquisition of a James River subsidiary under the terms of the purchase agreement.
- Represented Prudential and its CEO, CFO and Vice Chair in connection with a securities class action lawsuit and related matters arising from a charge to reserves taken in 2019 following the Company’s annual review of its actuarial assumptions underlying its life insurance reserves.
- Represented EmblemHealth and its subsidiary Group Health Incorporated in a putative class action lawsuit.
Anwält*innen
Führende Partner*innen
Die stärksten Partner*innen ihres Praxisbereichs, die eine führende Rolle in signifikanten Mandaten einnehmen und weitreichende Anerkennung unter Wettbewerbern und Mandanten genießen.
Praxisleitung
Maeve O’Connor
Weitere Kernanwält*innen
Susan Reagan Gittes; Eric Dinallo