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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.

Education

  • Stanford University, J.D., 1976
  • Harvard University, B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude, 1973

Articles & Publications

  • 2009 California Legislative Update
    The California legislature passed a number of new insurance-related bills that Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law. (Barger & Wolen's Insurance Litigation and Regulatory Law Blog, December 04, 2009)
  • Client Alert: New Mandatory Filing Requirements
    Medicare secondary payer mandatory requirements applicable to ALL liability, no-fault and workers' compensation insurers.
  • California Insurance Law and Practice Guide, The Regulation of Insurer Investments (Matthew Bender)

Professional Memberships

  • The State Bar of California
  • American Bar Association
  • Conference of Insurance Counsel
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