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GianClaudio Finizio

GianClaudio Finizio

Director

gfinizio@bayardlaw.com
  • Tel: +1 302-429-4240
  • Fax: +1 302-658-6395
Biography

GianClaudio Finizio is a director at Bayard where he is the head of the Insurance practice group. He concentrates his practice on bankruptcy and insurance insolvency law, insurance law and counseling companies on mergers and acquisitions, including general corporate and business law matters.

GianClaudio regularly represents debtors, official committees of unsecured creditors or equity holders, financial institutions, and publicly and privately held businesses in bankruptcy cases.

GianClaudio also focuses on insurance matters including advising insurance companies regarding compliance with state regulations and changes in ownership or control. During 2008, GianClaudio performed the duties of Deputy Insurance Commissioner for the Insurance Commissioner of Delaware. GianClaudio is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Delaware. GianClaudio also currently serves as the firm’s member contact for Meritas™. In 2019, GianClaudio was appointed to the Meritas U.S. Leadership Committee where he served a three-year term. Meritas is an invitation-only international alliance of over 175 business law firms located in over 80 countries.

Prior to practicing law, he served as a business analyst in Basell USA Inc.’s Health, Safety and Environment, supporting North American manufacturing, research and development facilities in the areas of product regulatory activities, environmental, toxicological, health, safety, and industrial hygiene. While in law school, GianClaudio was a member of Basell’s law department, assisting with litigation and corporate governance matters.

GianClaudio earned a J.D., magna cum laude (co-valedictorian), from the Widener University Delaware Law School, and graduated from the University of Delaware with a B.A. in Biology and Italian. He served as a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Jane R. Roth in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. GianClaudio is listed as an attorney contact for the State of Delaware by the Italian Trade Agency (ICE – Agenzia per la promozione all’estero e l’internazionale delle imprese Italiane). He is fluent in Italian.

Awards & Rankings

  • Chambers USA, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, 2017