Mr Rajab Abbassi > Kirkland & Ellis LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022
NEW YORK
United States
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Position

Rajab Abbassi is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP and a member of the Financial Institutions and Insurance Transactions & Regulatory practice groups. Rajab’s practice is focused on complex corporate transactions in the insurance industry. He advises strategic clients and private equity sponsors on mergers and acquisitions, joint venture transactions, reinsurance transactions, strategic investments, public and private securities offerings and other corporate transactions, and on other matters of corporate and securities law. He also advises boards of directors and senior management on strategic and governance matters.

Education

Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 2004; Rutgers University, B.A., 2000.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious

Kirkland & Ellis LLP advises insurers, reinsurers and private equity funds on a variety of insurance-related transactions ranging from M&A, reinsurance, joint ventures and securities offerings. Furthermore, the firm offers support in regard to the regulatory aspect of transactions, and is also increasingly active in representing insurtech firms. Rajab Abbassi has significant experience in handling complex cross-border transactions including strategic investments and is also called upon to advise boards of directors on governance issues. Regulatory matters are the domain of Parimah Hassouri, who supports clients across the the life, health, property and casualty, financial guaranty, mortgage guaranty and title insurance industries with the regulatory aspects of transactions, formation and licensing of new companies, governance and compliance. All lawyers mentioned are based in New York.