S. Stuart Soldate

Stuart Soldate is a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office, and has been with the firm for approximately 30 years. He has worked on a wide range of projects for insurance companies as well as insurance projects for corporations whose major focus is not in the insurance area.

Mr. Soldate’s expertise includes reinsurance transactions, securitization transactions, acquisitions and mergers (including major international deals), leveraged buyouts and spin-offs, as well as the formation, capitalization and recapitalization of insurance companies.

Mr. Soldate also has extensive experience in insurance product and corporate-level tax issues, captives and related matters. He has advised mutual insurance companies on many aspects of reorganization, including mutual holding companies. In addition, he has structured extended warranty programs for several major auto producers.