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Two of the larger law firms with practices targeting the insurance, reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) markets have signed a letter of intent to merge to create a new, larger firm that would be named Locke Lord Edwards LLP.

Insurance, reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) focused lawfirm Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP has announced the hire of Robert Underhill as a partner with ILS expertise joining the firm’s Insurance and Reinsurance practice in New York City.

Reinsurance focused lawyers are finding an increasing amount of transactional work from the growing insurance linked securities and alternative reinsurance capital markets, according to a new study.

Lawfirm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP has promoted to Partner an attorney who has been involved in the firms work in the insurance-linked securities (ILS), catastrophe bond and reinsurance arena.

Global law firm Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP has announced the addition of a capital markets partner, Brian G. Barrett who has experience of insurance-linked securities and the alternative reinsurance market, as it continues to build out its insurance and financial services practice in New York.

International law firm Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP have announced the hire of a new partner who brings with them extensive experience in the insurance-linked securities and alternative risk transfer areas of the insurance market. Stanford A. Renas has joined the firm as partner in its Structured Finance and Securitization Practice and will be working out […]

Law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher have published a client memo which pertains to insurance-linked securities and the rules regarding fraud under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Section 10(b) and particularly Rule 10b-5. Willkie Farr & Gallagher recently bolstered their ILS and reinsurance legal team with the hire of a number of partners from […]

Law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy after failing to find a merger partner and will now seek to liquidate its business according to news reports. It signals the end of the saga for the stricken law firm and will be the largest law firm collapse in history. Rumours had been […]

An interesting lawsuit is taking place in the U.S. between Mountain Creek Resort Inc., a ski resort operator, and Everest Indemnity Insurance Company, who provided Mountain Creek with weather insurance cover to protect them against a lack of snowfall during the peak ski season. It is rather strange though as the complaint seems to centre […]

Another lawyer partner with experience in the insurance-linked securities and catastrophe bond space has left Dewey & LeBoeuf for competitor Meyer Brown. Richard Spitzer joins Mayer Brown’s New York office as a partner in the Insurance Finance Group and the Banking & Finance practice. He joins a colleague Stephen Rooney who left Dewey for Mayer […]