Dewey & LeBoeuf

L. Charles Landgraf

Partner

Charles Landgraf chairs the Legislative and Public Policy Practice Group, serves on the Firm's global Executive Committee and is Managing Partner of the Washington office.

Mr. Landgraf is widely considered one of the top insurance lobbyists in Washington. In addition to leadership responsibilities for the legislative practice group, he personally represents a variety of clients in the insurance, energy and real estate industries before Congress and the Administration. As part of his insurance work, Mr. Landgraf has formed several onshore and offshore captives and has obtained amendments to various federal environmental, aviation and maritime statutes for insurer clients in recent years. He regularly practices before the executive branch, including the Departments of Treasury, Commerce, Homeland Security and Transportation, and the Office of Management and Budget.

Regulation of trade in services and international intellectual property law are also areas of concentration for Mr. Landgraf. He assisted in drafting the 1993 Russian insurance law, advised the China Insurance Regulatory Commission in 2000 and 2001, and continues to manage trademark and other intellectual property litigation in a score of international countries for a major Washington, DC-based trade association. Mr. Landgraf, who was the managing partner of LeBoeuf Lamb's London office, has a working knowledge of the Russian and Thai languages.

Representative Matters

Representative clients include Lloyd's of London, Hannover Re, the Coalition to Insure Against Terrorism, Broadwater Energy LLC, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, World Trade Center Properties, LLC, The Real Estate Roundtable, the International Group of P&I Clubs, Montpelier Re, Partner Re, United States Aircraft Insurance Group, Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services Limited, the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, Green Earth Fuels LLC, the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, the New York State (Electric) Reliability Council, and the International Underwriting Association of London;
Mr. Landgraf played a key role in the development and passage of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (TRIA) and the successful efforts to renew the TRIA program in 2005 and 2007;
He is similarly active in the current debate on federal reform of state-based insurance regulation, including playing a key role in development of the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2007;
Mr. Landgraf has developed innovative solutions for insurance industry problems, including the formation of Policyholders Benefit Corporation, jointly financed by the nation's private mortgage insurers (PMI), to assume undefaulted insurance obligations when the then-largest PMI insurer was put into liquidation during the S&L crisis;
During the current 110th and prior Congresses, Mr. Landgraf has also represented a variety of energy interests in successful legislative strategies relating to electric power transmission and supply, liquefied natural gas project development, nuclear power and renewable energy regulatory and tax policy; and
His recent pro bono activities include formation of charities responding to the 2004 Southeast Asian tsunami, contractual and liability insurance arrangements for community services in the post-Katrina Renaissance Village in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and creation of the Dek Thai Foundation.

Selected Activities

Vice president and director, US-Thailand Amity for Charity, 2005 – present
Director and secretary, International Insurance Foundation, 2000 – present
Staff member, National Commission on Superfund, 1992 – 1994

Conference Engagements

Keynote Speaker, "Insurance Regulatory Update," CPE Conference, Society of Insurance Financial Management, New York (June 2, 2011)
Speaker, "The Dodd-Frank Act – Seven Months Later," Association of Insurance and Reinsurance & Run-Off Companies Membership Meeting, New York (March 3, 2011)
Speaker, "Impact of the Volcker Rule on Bank-Owned Life Insurance," PLI Securities Products of Insurance Companies in the Face of Regulatory Reform 2011, New York (January 28, 2011)
Panelist, "US Financial Reform – Dodd-Frank & Beyond," The M&A Advisor, New York (December 14, 2010)
Moderator, "Health Insurance and the Affordable Care Act – Key Implementation Challenges," Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP New York (December 9, 2010)
Speaker, "The Dodd-Frank Act and Other U.S. Reform – How They Will Impact European Insurers," Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Annual P&C Deal Conference, London (November 11, 2010)
Speaker, "State and Federal Regulatory and Legislative Initiatives," The Life Insurance Council of New York, Inc., Cooperstown, NY (October 6, 2010)
Keynote Speaker, "The State of the Insurance Industry," 14th Annual America’s Claims Event, Las Vegas, NV (June 23, 2010)
Panelist, "Financial Services Regulatory Reform," Association of Life Insurance Counsel 2010 Annual Meeting, Braselton, GA (May 24, 2010)
Speaker, "Getting Sanctions Right: Perspectives on the Iran Sanctions Legislation," The Global Business Dialogue, Inc., Washington, DC (May 12, 2010)
Speaker, "Hot Topics I: Solvency II, Federal Issues & Financial Guaranty Insurance," Current Issues in Insurance Regulation 2010 co-sponsored with ABA/TIPS Insurance Regulation Committee & The Insurance Federation of New York, Inc., New York City (April 16, 2010)
Moderator, "Climate Change, Understanding the Legal Issues," American Bar Association, Section of Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Law, Washington, DC (March 15, 2010)
Webcast panel participant, "Credit crisis and the insurance industry," presented by Ernst & Young (November 24, 2008)
Speaker, The Twentieth Annual Executive Conference for the Property-Casualty Industry, presented by National Underwriter, New York (November 20-21, 2008)
Speaker, The Nineteenth Annual Executive Conference for the Life Insurance Industry, presented by National Underwriter, New York (November 13-14, 2008)
Speaker, "Making the Economy Safe for Cross-Border Reinsurance," International insurance Foundation's Annual Symposium, Washington, DC (November 7, 2008)
Panel participant, "Insurance and Financial Services Regulation: The New Reality," Legislative Planning Conference, Chicago (October 14, 2008)

Awards and Recognitions

Recognized as one of Washingtonian Magazine's "Best Lawyers" (2012).
Named one of the top ten insurance lobbyists in Washington, DC, by The Hill, the leading newspaper for and about Capitol Hill (July 2004).