Thomas M. Dawson - McDermott Will & Emery

Overview


Thomas M. Dawson represents US and non-US re/insurers, brokers and intermediaries on regulatory, licensing, compliance, product development and corporate matters.

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Results


  • Advising non-US insurers seeking to establish US holding companies and form/acquire US brokers and underwriting agencies
  • Advised large family office fund in connection with acquiring control of a tire retailer that owns a significant US-domiciled captive insurer
  • Advised a large US property and casualty insurance group in a complex process to convert an admitted insurer into a surplus lines insurer, transfer admitted risks to affiliated admitted insurers and retain risks eligible to be written on a surplus lines basis

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Recognitions


  • Chambers USA New York – Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory, 2016 to 2023
  • The Best Lawyers in America, Insurance Law, New York, 2021 to 2022 and 2024
  • Legal 500 USA, Recommended Lawyer, 2022

Credentials


Education
London School of Economics and Political Science, LLM, 1985
St. John’s University School of Law, JD, 1980
Colgate University, AB, 1972

Admissions
New York