Ed Samorajczyk focuses his practice on corporate and public finance, mergers and acquisitions, insurance, banking, securities, and corporate matters. He represents both publicly traded and closely held companies, and not-for-profit institutions, in general corporate, compliance, and transactional matters. Mr. Samorajczyk has extensive experience in corporate and regulatory matters on behalf of managed care organizations and health insurers. He has handled regulatory approval matters before the Connecticut Insurance Department involving insurer mergers and acquisitions, and product approvals, as well as corporate transactions for such clients. He also serves as outside counsel to the Connecticut Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association. Following law school, Mr. Samorajczyk clerked for Justice Arthur H. Healey of the Connecticut Supreme Court. He is a former cochair of the firm's Business Section. Professional Associations - American Bar Association, 1981 to present - Connecticut Bar Association, 1981 to present, Executive Committee of Business Law Section; Executive Committee of Financial Institutions Section Community Involvement - Greater Hartford Business Development Corporation, Secretary; Executive Committee - WALKS (Westminster, Avon Old Farms, Loomis Chaffee, Kingswood-Oxford, and Suffield Academy), Vice Chair of Advisory Board - Harvard-Radcliffe Club of Northern Connecticut, Past President - Read to Succeed, Advisory Board Member - Hartford YMCA, Downtown Branch, Board of Managers Honors and Awards - Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the areas of Corporate Law and Securities Law since 2006 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC) - Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® as Hartford Lawyer of the Year in the area of Securities Law for 2011 (Copyright 2010 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC) - Listed in Connecticut Super Lawyers® in the area of Business/Corporate Law for 2011 (Super Lawyers is a registered trademark of Key Professional Media, Inc.) Experience - Representation of EDAC Technologies Corporation, a manufacturer of jet engine components, tools, fixtures, composite molds, and spindles, in its acquisition of the manufacturing unit assets of MTU Aero Engines North America (AENA), a manufacturer of rotating components for the aerospace industry. - Representation of Apple Valley Bank & Trust Company in its sale to New England Bancshares, Inc. The transaction required FDIC and Connecticut banking regulatory approval as well as shareholder approval, a detailed proxy statement, and filings with the FDIC and SEC. Managed Care and Health Insurance - Representation of Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAO) in administrative litigation, arbitration, and regulatory matters. Provided legal advice to MAOs regarding legal issues, such as Medicare marketing guidelines, broker compensation arrangements, risk-based provider contracting, coordination of benefits, and compliance with anti-kickback safe harbors. News 11.10.10, Best Lawyers Names Five Robinson & Cole Attorneys as Lawyers of the Year, Most Chosen in the Hartford Community |