Under the captaincy of Marilyn Lion and Nicholas Potter, a New York-based duo with deep experience in a vast array of transactional and regulatory matters, the interdepartmental  team at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is routinely tapped to handle complex international insurance and reinsurance transactions, risk transfers, mergers, acquisitions, and other high-value deals. as well as to deliver expert regulatory guidance. Transactional specialists Alexander Cochran and David Grosgold represent financial institutions, private equity sponsors, pension funds, and multinational corporate clients in cross-border transactions, and Eric Dinallo ‘s practice centers around regulatory counsel. Andrew Jamieson focuses on advising PE firms and more traditional insurance players on insurance and reinsurance transactions, and Kristen Matthews‘ broad practice spans a range of intricate transaction types. Paulina Stanfel advises private equity firms and insurance companies on various transactions.

 

Sidley Austin LLP is well-established in the insurance and reinsurance game and trusted by insurers, reinsurers, PE firms, and other interested parties to lead them through various complex and emerging transactional and regulatory matters pertinent in the space. Routinely advising on high-value deals at the top end of the market, the team specializes in alternative forms of insurance such as mutuals, lead-on conversions, asset-intensive insurance matters, and reciprocal transactions, enjoying a global reach and working in dialogue particularly with the firm’s London outpost to handle matters involving Japanese life insurers, Bermuda-based entities, and various other international players. The group is led by a team of four, including veteran Chicago-based practitioner Perry Shwachman, New York-based Jonathan Kelly, who handles regulatory, capital markets, and fundraising-related work, Chicago-based Amanda Todd, who specializes in life insurance acquisitions and reinsurance transactions, and transactional, governance, and regulatory-focused Sean Carney, who also sits in the Chicago office.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP‘s New York office houses a flexible insurance practice that serves a diverse client base of industry stakeholders, from carriers to Insurtech companies and hedge funds, advising on various sectors of the industry, such as P&C, life and annuities, long-term care, and health care. A trio consisting of complex transactions veteran Todd E. Freed, M&A and reinsurance specialist Elena M. Coyle, and corporate insurance-focused Jon A. Hlafter leads the team that notably represented Mubadala Investment Company PJSC in its $15.5bn acquisition of Truist’s remaining stake in Truist Insurance Holdings as part of an investor group. Patrick J. Lewis‘ wide skillset and Dwight Yoo‘s capital markets experience further strengthen the practice, and another key figure is Christopher Ulery, who navigates joint ventures, capital raising transactions, M&A, and more.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP‘s New York-based group offers comprehensive services to a wide range of global insurance industry stakeholders, including life insurers, P&C insurers, reinsurers and intermediaries, Insurtechs, mortgage and financial guaranty insurers, PE and asset manager sponsors, to name a few. Headed by Alexander Dye and John Schwolsky, who both bring several decades of experience in insurance corporate transactions to the table, the team is equipped to advise on matters including M&A, capital markets, ILS/alternative risk transfers and insurance-linked securities, sidecar transactions, complex industry financing structures, offerings, and more. Other integral team members include; Elizabeth Bannigan, whose agile practice encompasses M&A, transactions such as loss portfolio transfers, and regulatory counsel; Laura Delanoy, who is dedicated to M&A; Michael Groll, a partner notably well-versed in public and private securities offerings as well as M&A; and David Luce, who splits his talents across capital markets, M&A, and reinsurance matters. Regulatory-focused Allison Tam is another name to note, as is Vladimir Nicenko , who covers an array of insurance and reinsurance transactions.

Led by Aidan McCormack in New York, the insurance practice at DLA Piper LLP (US) has two main prongs: transactional counsel and regulatory advice. The group houses a strong regulatory practice spearheaded by Baltimore-based Kathleen Birrane, who recently rejoined the firm after serving as Maryland Insurance Commissioner and the chair of the NAIC’s Innovation, Cybersecurity and Technology Committee, where she developed a specialism in the use of AI by the insurance industry. On the transactional side, the team is instructed by insurers, reinsurers, MGAs, brokers, and Insurtech firms to advise on a wide array of transactions, from M&A, to VC investments, to receiverships, and to execute complex financing structures. Strengthening the bench is Chicago-based Steven Schwab, who comes recommended for cross-border matters, New York-based Ryan Moreno, who leads work on bespoke transactions and investment structures, and Baltimore-based Matthew Gorra, who works on transactional matters involving private equity and venture capital, securities issuances, and corporate matters. In the Boston office, Peter Rice concentrates on regulatory work, and versatile practitioner David Mendelsohn is a key resource for transactional as well as regulatory advice in Chicago.

 

Latham & Watkins LLP counsels a diverse client base that includes insurers, reinsurers, underwriters, PE firms, and other global stakeholders across various areas, handling complex regulatory and transactional work, with an emphasis on private equity players in the insurance space. Private equity specialist and practice head Gary Boss is an expert in advising various financial services entities in insurance-related transactions. He is supported by a deep bench that includes Analisa Dillingham, whose practice emphasizes alternative capital work and insurance company formation and operation, and Kirsten Gaeta, who advises clients on a range of corporate matters and has notable experience working on alternative capital reinsurance vehicles. Also in New York is Alexander Traum, whose expansive practice spans complex regulatory, transactional, insurer, reinsurer and captive formation and licensure, and emerging technologies matters, and Dean Agnos, who acts for a variety of stakeholders in corporate and transactional contexts, Teresa Wendel is a key contact for major P&C, life, and health insurers and reinsurers. Benjamin Lee is well-versed in the credit insurance market as well as in general transactional and regulatory guidance, and outside of the main New York contingent, Los Angeles-based Drew Levin specializes in negotiating transactional insurance policies such as reps & warranties, tax risk, and indemnity policies.

 

A variety of domestic and international matters are handled by Mayer Brown‘s insurance team, where a team of transactions and regulatory specialists provide counsel to major brokers, insurers, reinsurers, banks, and investors in connection to a range of issues. In New York, practice co-head David Alberts ‘ expertise spans transactions, M&A, and regulatory advisory work in the life and non-life insurance domains, and fellow group leader Stephen Rooney acts for issuers and underwriters in equity, debt, and hybrid securities offerings, and advises on corporate governance, director fiduciary duties, and M&A. Third practice head Bronwyn Pollock is based in California alongside Paul Chen, who is experienced in insurance transactions across the US, Asia, Latin America, and Europe. In the New York office, insurance and reinsurance stakeholders turn to Vikram Sidhu regarding corporate, transactional, and regulatory matters. Richard Spitzer is a key contact for structured finance transactions from catastrophe bonds and mortality bonds to sidecars, and Benjamin Kralstein‘s broad practice includes cross-border reinsurance arrangements. Jared Wilner handles a range of matters, from joint ventures to Insurtech and product development, and Yuliya Feldman focuses on insurance regulatory and transactional work.

 

Kirkland & Ellis LLP has built a practice around complex transactions in the insurance industry, representing domestic and overseas insurers and reinsurers, alternative asset managers and private funds, brokers and intermediaries, Insurtech companies and various other stakeholders in a broad array of agreements and deals, including M&A, partnerships, launches, reinsurance deals, and more. New York-based Rajab Abbassi is a crucial member of the team whose core workflow includes advising PE firms and other investors foraying into the insurance market, particularly in M&A, and  Parimah Hassouri delivers regulatory advice and a range of transactions and corporate reorganizations in the insurance industry. Also in New York, Kimberly Meng Han is trusted by public and private companies and private equity sponsors to guide them through intricate transactions, from M&A to carve-outs, divestitures, and strategic investments. Chicago-based trio Jack Yamin, Jeremy Carroll, and Jeremy Watson arrived from Sidley Austin LLP in 2024, equipped to assist insurance and non-insurance entities on the full scope of transactional matters.

McDermott Will & Emery LLP boasts a varied transactional and regulatory insurance practice which has a marked specialism in advising InsurTech innovators on various matters, including product development from inception to regulatory approval. The group is also highly active in middle-market M&A, assisting various types of insurers, underwriters, MGAs, brokers, PE firms, and investment entities. Transactional and insurtech specialist Michael Halsband, who heads the team, is experienced with the world of investment banking and capital markets as well as the startup scene. Michael Byrne is routinely tapped by InsurTech companies for comprehensive product, corporate, and transactional advice, and Thomas Dawson is the group’s key contact for compliance and regulatory matters. In Dallas, newly-promoted Amber Adair focuses on complex insurance and reinsurance transactions, regulatory work, and insurtech development, and advises on emerging issues like AI governance and climate risk disclosures.

St. Louis-based Kevin Fischer and New York-based Robert Romano co-lead the transactional and regulatory piece of the insurance and reinsurance offering at Norton Rose Fulbright. The team advises a range of industry players on cross-border private equity, venture capital, and other investments in the insurance space, insurance company formation, receiverships, regulatory issues, and more. In St. Louis,Michael Schwartz is noted for advising investors and insurers on a range of transactional and corporate issues, Bruce Baty specializes in insurance insolvencies, and Jodi Adolf works with various entities, from InsurTech clients to MGAs. Cameron Gourlay supports clients with M&A, corporate, and securities matters from the New York office.