About
Global co-leader of Sidley’s M&A and Private Equity group and a member of the firm’s Management Committee and Executive Committee. Counsels clients on matters involving the insurance industry, including insurance companies, commercial and investment banks, investment managers, and other financial institutions. For over 30 years, has advised on merger and acquisition, reinsurance, securities, insurance securitization, private equity, lending, derivative, structured product, structured investment vehicle, and stable value transactions, as well as insurance regulatory matters. Has been at the forefront of life insurance securitizations and has helped structure embedded value, redundant reserve financing, and catastrophic mortality linked securities transactions. Also has experience with property and casualty, financial guaranty, and mortgage insurance matters.