Law firm McDermott Will & Emery’s John F. Finston has been appointed to be executive deputy superintendent of the insurance division at the New York State Department of Financial Services.
The firm said that Finston will begin in the new role at the beginning of October, exiting private practice to take up the position at the regulator.
He is currently senior counsel in the Insurance Transactions and Regulations Practice Group that represents US and international clients from across the insurance industry, including insurers, reinsurers, producers, managing general agents, private funds, and institutional investors.
Michael R. Halsband, partner at the firm, said: “John’s years of leadership in a variety of roles in the insurance industry, both in the private and public sector, will greatly benefit the insurance industry in New York.
“We are deeply honoured that our colleague and good friend has been appointed to such a prominent position and look forward to working with John and the DFS in the coming years.”
According to the firm, it is a leading practice in global insurance, reinsurance and InsurTech transactions and regulation with lawyers in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, London, New York, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Washington, DC.
