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.
Chambers Review
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
- 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
Provided by Chambers
"The team has the expertise to navigate the complexities of all property and casualty law."
"The team provides consistently thoughtful, practical advice."
"The team has the expertise to navigate the complexities of all property and casualty law."
"The team provides consistently thoughtful, practical advice."
Notable Practitioners
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 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
Texas
Members
Provided by Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, PLLC
Brian A. Pipkin
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
Provided by Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, PLLC
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