DLA Piper announced today that Gabriel Gershowitz has joined the firm's Insurance & Reinsurance practice as counsel in the New York office.
Gershowitz's practice principally focuses on M&A, private equity and other corporate transactions with an emphasis on the insurance sector. His experience includes mainstream corporate/M&A projects in the insurance industry and other sectors and more specialized insurance transactions, including loss portfolio transfers, reinsurance arrangements, renewal rights transactions and the structuring and negotiation of transactional liability insurance policies, including representations and warranties and tax policies. He also has extensive experience in insurance company restructurings and rehabilitations.
"Gabriel brings a wide range of highly valuable transactional and regulatory experience. He adds even greater depth to one of our key centers of insurance sector expertise in New York," said PK Paran, Global Co-Chair of DLA Piper's Insurance practice. "Gabriel joins us at an exciting time in the next phase of development and growth of our US and global insurance sector practice, and we are pleased to welcome him to the firm."
Global Co-Chair Michael P. Murphy added, "Gabriel joins DLA Piper hard on the heels of PK Paran's relocation to New York and the addition of other star talent that materially strengthens our ability to support clients' global insurance transactions from our New York City hub. He will be a key player on a dynamic, innovative and client-centric team."
DLA Piper's Insurance Sector practice now comprises more than 400 lawyers serving the insurance industry globally, offering a full range of services, including corporate, M&A, finance, investigations, white collar, regulatory and regulatory investigations, alternative asset, technology, litigation, competition, restructuring, real estate, employment and tax-related services.
