NEW YORK – November 5, 2026 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP represented Crestview Partners (Crestview) in connection with its investment in Novel Financial Holdings, an insurance holding company building a diversified underwriting and insurance services platform through its ownership of traditional insurance carriers and attorney-in-fact entities managing reciprocal exchanges.
The GT team that represented Crestview was led by Ejim Peter Achi, Co-Chair of the firm’s Global Corporate Practice and its Private Equity Practice, and New York Corporate Shareholders Shaun Levor and Alexander M. Mandel. Other Shareholders included Jeffrey K. Ekeberg (Tax, Chicago), David M. Greenberg (Intellectual Property & Technology, New York), P. Fishel SchreiberBenefits & Compensation, New York), Fred E. Karlinsky (Insurance Regulatory & Transactions, Fort Lauderdale), Christian Brito (Insurance Regulatory & Transactions, Fort Lauderdale), and Evangelia Podaras (Labor & Employment, New York).
The team also included Of Counsel: Lucas Kilravey (Real Estate, New York), Julia Quigley (Environmental, New York), Tzy-Ying (Sandy) Chiu (Intellectual Property & Technology, New York), and Associates: Holland (Holly) Goldsmith (Benefits & Compensation, New York), Hannah J. Barlow (Benefits & Compensation, Chicago), Sukhdeep S. Gill (Intellectual Property & Technology, Philadelphia), Jordan J. Luczaj (Insurance Regulatory & Transactions, Fort Lauderdale), Olivia Hunter (Labor & Employment, New York), Sophia A. Korn (Corporate, New York), Korede Sotubo (Corporate, New York), Joshua Chizoma (Corporate, London) and Law Clerk/JD: Vincent Okonkwo (Corporate, New York).