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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 focuses on corporate transactions in the insurance industry, and he has advised on many of the most significant transactions in the industry over the last 20 years. He regularly advises on mergers and acquisitions, reinsurance transactions, joint venture transactions and strategic investments, as well as securities offerings and other corporate transactions. Rajab also frequently counsels 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

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Rajab Abbassi 

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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.