DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT

McDermott Will & Schulte advises ALPS Insurance in the successful completion of its acquisition of Ohio Bar Liability Insurance Company

Oct 2, 2026

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Global law firm McDermott Will & Schulte advised ALPS Insurance (ALPS), the nation’s leader in insurance solutions for law firms, in the successful completion of its acquisition of the Ohio Bar Liability Insurance Company (OBLIC), a leading provider of professional liability insurance for attorneys in Ohio.

This transaction pairs OBLIC’s 49 years of service to Ohio attorneys with ALPS’ national scale and legal-profession expertise, while preserving the OBLIC brand and its exclusive Ohio State Bar Association endorsement.

The McDermott team was led by Michael Halsband along with Christopher Stacker and Katie Yonover, with invaluable support from Michael Byrne, Amber Adair, Audrey Bischoff, Elliana Lenz, Drew Montemarano, Sarah Mezini, Erin Turley, Lelia Fujiwara, Andrea Best, Amy Pimentel, Elias Eliopoulos, Sarah Bro, Caitlin Drott, John Lutz, Andrew Granek, Richard Call, Jonathan Hague, Julia Kang, Theodore Keyes, Ellen Snare, Brian Mead, Raja Chatterjee, Andrew Butel, Jacob Hollinger, and Thomas Dawson.

Read the ALPS press release here.

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Michael R. Halsband

Partner

New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

Christopher Stacker

Partner

Chicago

Katie Yonover

Partner

Chicago

H. Michael Byrne

Partner

New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

Amber Adair

Partner

Dallas

Elliana Lenz

Associate

Chicago

Drew Montemarano

Associate

Chicago

Sarah Mezini

Associate

New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

Erin Turley

Partner

Dallas

Andrea T. Best

Partner

London – 22 Bishopsgate

Amy C. Pimentel

Partner

Boston

Elias Eliopoulos

Partner

New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

Sarah Bro

Partner

Orange County, Los Angeles

Caitlin P. Drott

Associate

Washington, DC

John T. Lutz

Partner

New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

Andrew M. Granek

Partner

New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

Richard C. Call

Partner

Boston, New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

Jonathan C. Hague

Associate

Austin

Julia R. Kang

Associate

New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

Theodore A. Keyes

Partner

New York – 919 Third Avenue

Ellen Marie Snare

Partner

New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

Brian Mead

Partner

Chicago

Raja Chatterjee

Partner

Dallas

Andrew Butel

Counsel

London – 22 Bishopsgate

Jacob Hollinger

Partner

New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

Thomas M. Dawson

Partner

New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

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