John Vasily is a retired partner and a former member and Co-Chair of the firm’s Financial Institutions Group. His practice was dedicated to handling insurance M&A deals, public and private, in the United States and other major markets. Mr. Vasily occupied a unique space in the insurance transactional market, focusing his practice on significant U.S. insurance M&A deals as well as transactions in emerging markets, including Asia, Africa, Latin America, Russia and Europe. Few, if any, lawyers practicing in the insurance space have done as many deals, in as many countries, as Mr. Vasily. Among his recent third-party reviews:
-Classed as “Highly Regarded” by the IFLR1000 (2022) for M&A in the Banking, Financial services, Insurance and Investment management sectors.
-A leading lawyer and a member of the Hall of Fame in The Legal 500 US (2022) for insurance transactional work.
-Ranked by Chambers USA (2023) for Financial Institutions M&A, where he has been described as “a class act,” “extremely knowledgeable, extremely responsive,” and “a superb lawyer with a very good business sense,” who “advises principally on mergers and acquisitions with an international element.”
-Named by Super Lawyers (2018) as a leading M&A attorney.
-Named The American Lawyer’s “Dealmaker of the Year” (2011) for his representation of AIG in its global asset disposition program to repay the United States government.
The Debevoise Insurance Group, which Mr. Vasily co-chaired for 10 years, has received many awards as a leading global insurance practice, including:
-Ranked in Band 1 for Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory by Chambers USA and Chambers Global (2019).
-Chambers US (2016) Award for Excellence in Insurance.
-Law 360 (2016, 2017) Insurance Practice Group of the Year.
-The Legal 500 US (2014, 2015, 2017) Financial Services Team of the Year.
Mr. Vasily has been an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University Law School since 2002, lecturing on international securities laws. He received a J.D. from Georgetown in 1982 and a B.S. from Villanova University in 1979. Mr. Vasily serves on the Board of Visitors of the Georgetown University Law Center and on the Advisory Board for the Law Center’s Corporate Counsel Institute. He is a recent recipient of the Law Center’s Paul R. Dean award, awarded to distinguished alumni.
John Vasily是本所金融机构业务团队的联合主席。他专注于处理在美国和其他主要市场进行的上市公司及非上市公司保险并购交易。他在保险交易市场占据特殊地位，主要执业领域涵盖在美国的重大保险并购交易，以及亚洲、非洲、拉美、俄罗斯和欧洲等新兴市场的交易。Vasily律师代理的保险交易数量之多、所涉及的国家之广，鲜有同行可及。以下是部分近期来自第三方媒体的评价：。
- 其在银行、金融服务、保险和投资管理领域的并购工作获“高度评价”,《国际金融法律评论1000》（2020年）
- 保险交易类领先律师并入选“名人堂”名单《美国法律500强》（2021年）
- “优秀楷模”，“学识渊博，响应迅速”，“具备极佳商业意识的杰出律师”，“主要就涉及国际业务的并购交易提供法律服务”，《美国钱伯斯金融机构并购》（2021年）
- 领先的并购律师，《Super Lawyers》（2018年）
- 为美国国际集团实施全球资产处置方案以偿还对美国政府的债务提供法律服务，被评为“年度交易人物”，《美国律师》（2011年）
德普的保险业务团队由Vasily律师和他人共同领导，作为全球保险领域的领跑者，该团队获得了众多奖项：
- “保险：交易和监管”类的一流律师，《美国钱伯斯》和《全球钱伯斯》（2019）
- “保险卓越奖”，《美国钱伯斯》（2016年）
- “年度保险业务团队”，《法律360》（2016、2017年）
- “年度金融服务团队”《美国法律500强》（2014、2015、2017年）
Vasily律师自2002年起在乔治城大学法学院担任国际证券法兼职教授。他于1982年从乔治城大学法学院获得法学博士学位，于1979年从Villanova大学获得本科学位。Vasily律师同时任职于乔治城大学法律中心的监事会和该法律中心的“公司律师研究院顾问委员会”。近期他获得了该中心授予杰出校友的Paul R. Dean奖。