NEWPORT BEACH, Calif .– (BUSINESS WIRE) – October 5, 2021–
Alliant Insurance Services announced that senior tax lawyer Harry Ballan, former partner at Davis Polk and Wardwell LLP, has joined the company as a senior consultant in transaction risks, mergers and acquisitions. Ballan will specialize in providing transactional risk solutions to private equity firms, corporate clients and alternative asset investors, and will help clients around the world insure their most challenging transactional risks.
“We are delighted to welcome Harry to Alliant,” said Dan Schoenberg, Executive Vice President, Alliant Mergers & Acquisitions. “Harry is one of the most respected tax lawyers in the world. We couldn’t be happier that he chose to join us in sharing his unique knowledge and specialized expertise. His impressive global experience in mergers and acquisitions, asset management, tax controversies and international legal matters will significantly strengthen our position as the market leader in transactional insurance and tax controversy insurance offerings.
Prior to joining Alliant, Ballan was a tax partner and senior legal advisor at Davis Polk, where he advised clients on cross-border mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions, private fund formation and transactions, and tax controversies. In addition, he was an acclaimed professor in the prestigious LL.M. of NYU. program, dean of a law school and senior director of a private foundation. He has also served on numerous boards of directors.
Ballan received his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from Yale University and a law degree from Columbia Law School.
Based in New York City, Ballan can be contacted at (646) 530-2875 or [email protected]
About Alliant Insurance Services
Alliant Insurance Services is one of the nation’s leading distributors of diversified insurance products and services. We operate through a network of specialized national platforms and local offices to offer our clients a comprehensive portfolio of solutions based on innovative thinking and personalized service. Risk management is becoming more and more complex and Alliant is facing this complexity head-on, not with more levels of management, but with more creativity and agility. Alliant is changing the way our clients approach risk and benefit management, so they can capitalize on new opportunities to grow and protect their organizations. Visit us at allant.com.
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