Goldberg Segalla continues its steady and organic international expansion with the addition of a new partner in its London and New York offices. The appointment of dual-qualified Helen A. Franzese to the firm’s Global Insurance Services Practice Group is the latest step in Goldberg Segalla’s growth as a global practice, which took a significant leap last year with the April 2012 opening of its London office.
Helen has an international reputation for effectively handling complex commercial matters for clients based throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe. As a dual-qualified lawyer licensed to practice in New York and New Jersey as well as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales, she is uniquely suited to provide practical guidance and advice on matters in both the U.S. and the U.K. Helen brings more than a decade of experience representing clients in multi-million-dollar disputes and advising insurers and reinsurers on coverage for a wide range of claims.
The addition of Helen to the firm’s Global Insurance Services Practice Group strengthens the insurance and reinsurance capabilities Goldberg Segalla offers to clients in Europe and across the globe. She joins partners Eleni Iacovides and Tanguy Le Gouëllec de Schwarz, who joined the London office last year, and Clive O’Connell, who heads the office at No. 1 Cornhill in the heart of the city.
“Helen is a perfect fit for Goldberg Segalla not only because of her exceptional credentials and stellar service philosophy, but also because of her ability to bridge international gaps in jurisdictional knowledge and practice,” said Daniel W. Gerber, Co-Chair of Goldberg Segalla’s Global Insurance Services Practice Group. “That has been a primary goal of ours since the day we opened our London office just over a year ago. Helen is emblematic of the type of organic growth we expect to continue in the years ahead, and everyone on our team is thrilled to bring her capabilities to our clients.”
Clive O’Connell said: “Helen’s transatlantic experience increases, still further, our ability to serve our clients in London, the U.S., and in the rest of the world. Her addition to the Goldberg Segalla team shows, once again, the dynamism that defines the firm in all of its offices.”
“I’m looking forward to contributing to Goldberg Segalla’s international services,” Helen said. “It is exciting to be part of a growing team committed to being one of the world’s premier insurance and reinsurance law firms.”
