Stephen Schwab > DLA Piper LLP (US) > Chicago, United States > Lawyer Profile

DLA Piper LLP (US), led by Aidan McCormack in New York, encompasses a multidisciplinary team proficient in all facets of transactions involving insurers, reinsurers, MGAs, brokers, and insurtech companies. In addition to transactional work, the practice aids fund managers and insurance companies in establishing insurance-focused funds and investments. Leveraging their global reach, the team is adept at supporting clients in intricate cross-border engagements, often advising on global M&A, private equity/venture capital, corporate, and finance attorneys to offer comprehensive advice. In Chicago, Stephen Schwab focuses on international trade, particularly in insurance and reinsurance regulation, compliance, transactions, dispute resolution, and receiverships, while David Mendelsohn brings extensive experience representing insurers, reinsurers, brokers, and other clients in various transactions, including complex regulatory matters and mergers and acquisitions. Furthermore, key figures such as Matthew Gorra, based in Baltimore, offer transactional expertise across a broad range of industries, advising both private and public clients from both seller and buyer perspectives.

DLA Piper LLP (US)‘s insurance department globally serves major insurance and reinsurance companies, catering to a global client base. The team excels in global insurance placements, master and local policies, and multi-jurisdictional class action litigation. Led by Aidan McCormack in New York, the practice emphasizes strengths in litigation, appellate work, arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution. Also in New York, Joseph Finnerty co-leads the representation & warranties practice group, with extensive litigation and advisory experience alongside Megan Shea, who focuses on litigation, investigation, counseling, and M&A insurance coverage disputes. Mark Deckman specializes in coverage strategies, settlements, and product liability, while Stephen Schwab, with a focus on international trade, notably concentrates on insurance and reinsurance regulation and compliance, transactions, dispute resolution, and receivership. From Dallas, Robert Myers Hoffman significantly contributes to the practice, securing over 60 dispositive motions and serving as lead counsel in Covid-19 litigation.