Profile: Michael P Goldman

Insurance and Reinsurance

Biography: Insurance & Reinsurance

Michael P Goldman is a partner and co-chair of the firm's insurance and financial services group. His practice focuses on the corporate representation of insurance companies and other insurance entities, with a focus on acquisitions, divestitures and corporate reorganisations; the formation, capitalisation and corporate financing of insurance companies and related ventures; the regulation of insurance holding company systems; the regulation of insurance company investment practices, including the use of derivative instruments and strategies; the structure and regulation of alternative risk financing mechanisms and complex reinsurance arrangements, including insurance securitisation and derivatives, loss portfolio transfers and commutations; the structure of unique marketing and insurance distribution systems; and captive insurance companies, risk retention groups and other alternative market mechanisms. His practice also involves the representation of investment banks, commercial banks, private equity funds, investment advisors, derivatives dealers and other sectors of the financial services industry, with respect to insurance company relationships and transactions.

Mr Goldman has written numerous articles relating to the financial, invested asset and general regulation of insurance companies and is a frequent speaker and moderator on issues relating to the insurance industry. He is also an active member of the insurance industry focused sections of the American, Illinois and Chicago Bar Associations, as well as a member and past chair of the Insurance Companies Committee of the Illinois CPA Society.

Mr Goldman has been recognised by clients and fellow lawyers as a leading lawyer in the fields of reinsurance and insurance insolvency by Chambers USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers (2003-2006) and The International Who's Who of Insurance & Reinsurance Lawyers (2003).