Eversheds Sutherland Adds Senior Counsel Philip Ehrlich in New York
Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that the firm has added Philip H. Ehrlich as senior counsel in the Insurance Practice Group in New York. Joining from Hogan Lovells, Mr. Ehrlich focuses his practice on the representation of domestic and foreign financial institutions, private equity and hedge funds, corporate clients, and bondholder and creditor committees in a wide range of transactions and corporate matters. He also routinely advises clients on bankruptcy, restructuring and insolvency, nationally and internationally. Mr. Ehrlich will work closely with Partner Peter A. Ivanick and Counsel Lynn Holbert, who focus on bankruptcy, restructuring, and insurance insolvency and joined Eversheds Sutherland from Hogan Lovells earlier this year.
“We are excited to welcome Philip to the firm,” said Partner John S. Pruitt, Practice Group Leader Insurance. “He brings a broad range of experience in M&A, finance and bankruptcy with him that complements both our global transactional insurance practice and our growing Bankruptcy & Restructuring Team.”
Mr. Ehrlich has deep experience in complex US and cross-border corporate reorganizations, acquisitions and dispositions, including mergers and stock and asset acquisitions. He’s also well versed in out-of-court and bankruptcy restructurings and reorganizations, debt and equity financings, workouts and foreclosures, joint ventures, and other commercial transactions.
The Eversheds Sutherland Insurance practice has been advising leaders in the insurance industry for more than 50 years. Immersed in insurance—from transformative transactions to essential operations—Eversheds Sutherland’s team develops creative, business-oriented solutions in regulatory, mergers and acquisitions, finance, demutualizations, tax, litigation, reinsurance and captive insurance matters, among many others.
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