Primary Job Title Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Primary Organization Assurant
Location New York, New York, United States Regions Greater New York Area, East Coast, Northeastern US Gender Male
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Bart Schwartz is the Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Assurant, Inc. He oversees Assurant's legal department and its compliance, government relations and internal audit functions.
Mr. Schwartz has practiced law for more than three decades with leading law firms and major public companies, with expertise in corporate
governance and public-company legal and regulatory issues in the insurance and financial services industries.
Before joining Assurant in 2008, he served as chief corporate governance officer, corporate secretary and chief securities counsel at The Bank of New York, where he supported the bank’s merger with Mellon Financial Corporation.
Previously, Mr. Schwartz, as deputy general counsel and corporate secretary of Marsh & McLennan Companies in New York, was responsible for all corporate legal affairs of the parent company.
Mr. Schwartz's legal experience includes serving as senior vice president and general counsel of The MONY Group and as senior vice president and general counsel of Willis Corroon Corporation (now Willis Group Holdings). He began his career in 1978 as an associate at Debevoise & Plimpton and later worked at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.
Mr. Schwartz is a co-editor and contributing author of “Corporate Governance, Law and Practice,” has published more than 20 articles in professional journals, and has served on the board of directors of the Association of Corporate Counsel.
Mr. Schwartz’s community contributions include pro bono work through the Legal Aid Society and Human Rights First.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Antioch College, a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Southern California and a Master of Business Administration degree from Vanderbilt University.
