Atty. Barry Senterfitt
Barry Senterfitt focuses his practice on the insurance and managed care industries. His practice includes assisting clients with acquisitions and mergers of insurers, HMOs and insurance agencies; holding company transactions for insurers and HMOs, including state insurance holding company act compliance; HMO formation and licensure; insurance company formation and licensure; redomestications of insurers; demutualizations and other complex corporate reorganizations; financial and reinsurance issues for insurers and HMOs; and plans of rehabilitation for insolvent or troubled insurers.
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About Barry Senterfitt at a glance
Barry Senterfitt is an Austin Operating Shareholder based in Austin, Texas, practicing at Greenberg Traurig, LLP. They have 40+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1986. Their practice focuses on business, health care, and insurance. Admitted to practice in Texas (1986). Educated at Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D. Honors, 1986) and Accounting, Texas A&M University (B.B.A., 1983). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of Professional & Community Involvement •fellow, Texas Bar Foundation •Member, American Bar Association •Former Board Member, SafePlace •Former President, CASA of Travis County •Former Vice Chair, ABA Committee on the Public Regulation of Insurance Law. Serands clients in Austin, TX and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Barry Senterfitt focuses his practice on the insurance and managed care industries
- His practice includes assisting clients with acquisitions and mergers of insurers, HMOs and insurance agencies
- holding company transactions for insurers and HMOs, including state insurance holding company act compliance
- HMO formation and licensure
- insurance company formation and licensure
- redomestications of insurers
- demutualizations and other complex corporate reorganizations
- financial and reinsurance issues for insurers and HMOs
- and plans of rehabilitation for insolvent or troubled insurers
- Barry has experience designing and structuring innovative insurance marketing/distribution systems
- acquisitions of insurance charters out of receivership
- regulatory issues for life, health and property/casualty insurers and Medicaid and Medicare insurers/HMOs
- formations of insurance purchasing cooperatives
- risk-based capital requirements for insurers and corporate restructuring relating thereto
- insurance asset sales through assumption and portfolio reinsurance
- regulatory issues affecting health care provider groups
- and product design and approval for insurers and HMOs
- Concentrations •Insurance regulatory •Corporate •Transactional Recognition & Leadership Awards & Accolades •Listed, The Best Lawyers in America •Insurance Law, 2007-2026 •Lawyer of the Year, Insurance Law, Austin, 2023 •Reinsurance Law, 2016-2026 •Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2021-2025 •Team Member, BTI Power Rankings, “The 16 Strongest Firms for ‘Go-To Outside Counsel’ Insurance Work,” 2016 •Listed, Texas' Best Lawyers, 2009-2010 •Listed, World's Leading Insurance & Reinsurance Lawyers (8th Ed.) •Rated, AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5.0
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Health care attorneys for HIPAA, Medicare, Medicaid, regulatory compliance, and medical licensing matters.
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Insurance attorneys for coverage disputes, bad faith claims, denied claims, and policy disputes.
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Why local counsel matters in Texas
Practicing law in Texas. Legal matters in Texas are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Austin are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Texas state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Texas brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Texas courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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