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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- Responsive experts with strong industry knowledge. In short, they are a go-to firm with a deep bench.’
‘Eric Dinallo is an industry titan - he knows everyone and can get things done quickly.’
Clients clés
- 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.
Points forts
- 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.
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Responsable de la pratique
Maeve O’Connor
Autres avocats clés
Susan Reagan Gittes; Eric Dinallo