WESTPORT –Insurance defense litigation firm Coffey Modica LLP has named Peter Gould, a veteran of the corporate and financial industry, as the law firm’s new CFO.
In his new role, Gould hopes to tap into his extensive experience in financial and general management, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, organizational development and growth to further scale up firm operations.
Gould comes to Coffey Modica after serving as president and founder of Stamford Capital LLC, which provided advisory services for middle market companies with revenues of $10 million to $400 million in a range of industries throughout North America, Asia and Europe.
“I have known Michael Coffey for a long time, and I believe in his vision for what a more effective legal services firm can and should be for both clients and top litigators,” Gould said. “I am proud to be part of that mission, and I look forward to working with the Coffey Modica team to achieve substantial, strategic growth across the country and around the world.”
One of the fastest growing law firms in the United States, Coffey Modica has undergone a substantial expansion since its founding in 2021, approaching 100 staff members and six offices across three states in about four years.
Over the course of his career, Gould, a British charted management accountant, has propelled corporate development and growth at billion-dollar companies through a combination of merger, acquisition and roll up strategies. He previously served as president of the North America Flavor Division for 150-year-old French flavor and fragrance company Mane, as well as vice president and general manager and CFO of the International Flavor Division at Sensient.
At both companies, he sourced, negotiated and closed multiple new business line acquisitions across the U.K., France, Italy, Spain, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Mexico and the U.S.
“Peter Gould is an exceptional financial leader whose expertise and business acumen spans industries and continents alike,” said Coffey Modica founding Partner Michael Coffey. “He is adept at identifying, managing and achieving a company’s KPIs and I have no doubt that together with Peter’s guidance, Coffey Modica will achieve greater market presence and an even larger platform to deliver its unique style of strategic legal counsel for insurers and the companies and business leaders they insure.”
Coffey Modica LLP has offices in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, specializing in defense litigation for insurance companies and businesses in a wide variety of fields including automobile, construction, healthcare, real estate and more.
