Mayer Brown News

Mayer Brown Adds Baysinger, Duchene in California

Mayer Brown announced that a team led by partner Kara Baysinger has joined the firm, adding to its global insurance capabilities and growing corporate and securities practice. As a partner based in Mayer Brown’s San Francisco, Calif. office, Baysinger will …

Mayer Brown Names Insurance Transaction Attorney Chen Partner in California

Mayer Brown has named Paul P. Chen a partner in the corporate and securities practice in Northern California. Chen focuses on complex transactions in the insurance, financial services and health care sectors, especially deals involving technology and innovation. Chen was …

Kallas Joins Mayer Brown’s Global Insurance Industry Group in Chicago

Jay Kallas has joined Mayer Brown’s Chicago office as counsel and member of the Global Insurance Industry group. Kallas has 17 years of industry experience and formerly was with Drinker Biddle & Reath. He concentrates his practice on structured insurance …

D&O Liability Insurance Could Feel Effects of New York’s Cyber Regulation

While the full implications of the New York State Department of Financial Services’ (DFS) cybersecurity regulation, which went into effect March 1, are still being realized by the insurance industry, many are beginning to question the regulation’s impact to directors …

Mayer Brown Adds Woods As Partner And Global Co-Leader

Global law firm Mayer Brown named veteran insurance regulatory advisor James R. Woods as a partner and a co-leader of the global Insurance Industry Group. Also a member of Mayer Brown’s corporate and securities practice, Woods will divide his time …