Michael R. Halsband
michael.halsband dbr.com
Phone:
(212) 248-3296
(212) 248-3296

About
Experience
- Caelus Re V Limited, Series 2018-1 Principal at Risk Variable Rate Notes – underwriters counsel
- Ursa Re Ltd., Series 2018-1 – special counsel to cedant (California Earthquake Authority)
- Manatee Re II Ltd., Series 2018-1 Principal-at-Risk Variable Rate Notes – underwriters counsel
- Sanders Re Ltd., Series 2017-2 Class A Principal-at-Risk Variable Rate Notes – underwriters counsel
- Ursa Re Ltd., Series 2017-2 – special counsel to cedant (California Earthquake Authority)
- Blue Halo Re Ltd., Series 2016-2 – special counsel to cedant (Allianz Risk Transfer)
- Blue Halo Re Ltd., Series 2016-1 – special counsel to cedant (Allianz Risk Transfer)
- Led close to 30 insurance risk linked securitizations (cat bonds, loans and sidecars) securitizing nearly $7 billion of catastrophe exposed insurance risk
- Introduced some of the ILS sector’s more innovative structures, including: earliest primary insurance sidecar (Concord Re), first health insurance medical loss ratio securitization (Vitality Re), earliest use of a PCS county weighted index in a 144A note (Ibis Re), first fully levered sidecar cat loan (Emerson Re), first cat risk securitization to provide cat protection for the benefit of CEA (Embarcadero I-III)
- Led design and formation of reinsurer sponsored cat convergence ILS platform: Sirius Capital Markets (registered investment advisor), SCM High Yield Reinsurance Risk, Strategies Fund Ltd. (master-feeder hedge fund platform) and Alstead Re Ltd. (segregated cell transformer reinsurer)
- Vanbridge, LLC on its acquisition by EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants
- Vanbridge Holdings on its sale of Alan Gray, LLC to Premia Holdings
- Rhino Labs, Inc. in its formation and Series Seed Preferred Stock initial capital raise of $1.5 million with a prominent venture capital firm
- Boost Insurance in its formation, and various transactional and regulatory matters
- Coverys Group in its acquisition of Randall & Quilter Managing Agency Ltd. (RQMA), a fully authorized Lloyd’s managing agency based in London
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company in its renewal rights transaction with National General Holdings Corp. for its personal and commercial non-standard vehicle in-force policies
- A Northeast regional insurance broker in its acquisition of a Philadelphia-based insurance broker and consulting firm
- Foundation Risk Partners in connection with their acquisition of Corporate Synergies, LLC
Credentials
Bar Admissions
- New York
Education
- Rutgers University School of Law - Newark, J.D., 1989
- Muhlenberg College, B.A., 1986
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York