About

Provided by Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, PLLC

At Mitchell Williams, the insurance regulatory team provides strategic counsel, extensive experience and deep knowledge to help clients navigate the complex business of insurance. The practice combines a sophisticated team of lawyers with extensive experience in handling transactions and regulatory issues for insurance industry clients in all 50 states and D.C. Due to the depth of experience and breadth in national relationships, the team understands the complex business of insurance and helps clients navigate the consistent industry challenges emerging from increasing regulations, market consolidations, technology innovations, data privacy and new competition. 

The team represents the largest life and property-casualty insurers in the industry, having decades of experience handling numerous complex domestic and cross-border transactions. They advise domestic and global insurance companies, private equity funds and investment banks on mergers and acquisitions, loss portfolio transfers and other acquisition and disposition transactions structured as reinsurance.

Highlights of the practice included an integrated team of former senior regulators and former insurance company in-house counsel, a dep understanding of the complex business of insurance and extensive experience handling complex domestic and cross-border transactions.


 








 




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Insurance: Regulatory - Texas
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What the team is known for

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard fields a dedicated team that often handles transactional and regulatory matters. It offers significant expertise in licensing and compliance issues.

Work Highlights

Provided by Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, PLLC
  • Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard represented American National Group in the reorganization of its property and casualty division by merging its Louisiana and California insurance subsidiaries into its Missouri company.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Burnie Burner
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Burnie Burner
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Burnie Burner is retained by insurance carriers for transactional, regulatory, licensing and compliance matters.

"Burnie is an outstanding attorney who brings an informed and business-centric perspective to every matter a client brings to him."

Stanton Strickland
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Stanton Strickland
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Stanton Strickland has noted regulatory insurance experience and typically advises insurance companies on matters including transactions and investigations.

Ranked Lawyers at
Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, PLLC

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Texas

Insurance: Regulatory

Burnie Burner
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Burnie Burner
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Band 1
Jay Thompson
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Jay Thompson
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Band 1
Stanton Strickland
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Stanton Strickland
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Band 2

Members

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Brian A. Pipkin

Burnie Burner

Burnie Burner

Head of Department

Charles B. Cliett, Jr.

David Donahue

Derrick W. Smith

Doak Foster

Jeff McWhirt

Jeffrey Thomas

Julie M. Pomerantz

Margaret A. Johnston

Michael Nored

Shadai Walker

Zachary T. Steadman

Industries

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Accident and Health Insurers

Broker-Dealers

Captive

HMOs

Insurance Companies

Life Insurance

MGAs/TPAs/Adjusters

Managed Care Organizations

Producers

Property and Casualty Insurance

Provider Organizations

Reinsurers

Service Contract and Extended Warranty

Title Insurance

Travel Insurance