Kirkland & Ellis LLP‘s insurance practice offers comprehensive guidance on a variety of high-profile transactions, including M&A, reinsurance, joint ventures, securities offerings, and regulatory matters. Serving a diverse clientele that includes insurers, reinsurers, private equity firms, InsurTech firms, and other participants in the insurance industry, the firm provides tailored solutions to meet the specific needs of each client. Based in New York, Rajab Abbassi brings extensive experience in corporate transactions within the insurance sector, as well as expertise in strategic and governance matters. Parimah Hassouri, also in New York, complements the practice with a focus on insurance regulatory matters, providing regular counsel to both US and international insurers on a wide range of regulatory and corporate issues across various insurance sectors. Her client base encompasses entities operating in life, health, property and casualty, and title insurance industries, as well as private equity funds and other sponsors. Another key member, Kimberly Meng Han, also operating from New York, specializes in representing public companies, private equity sponsors, and private entities in a diverse array of complex business transactions, with a particular emphasis on the insurance industry.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The K&E insurance practice is extremely knowledgeable, hardworking and responsive. They are commercial and constructive (have helped us solve difficult issues without compromising the integrity of our transaction) and clearly have a solid grasp of the fundamental issues at hand.’

  • ‘Rajab Abbassi is the primary partner we work with - he is tireless in his efforts, extremely knowledgeable and works well with us and opposing counsel. This trifecta makes him unique and is why we he is one of our go-to lawyers in the insurance transactions space.’

Key clients

  • Abry Partners
  • Accretive Insurance Solutions
  • Antarctica Capital
  • Apax Partners
  • Bain Capital Insurance
  • Braemont Capital
  • Brightstar Capital
  • Castlelake, L.P.
  • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
  • Clearcover
  • Davidson Kempner
  • Francisco Partners
  • HGGC
  • Old Republic
  • Ryan Specialty Group
  • VSP Vision

Other key lawyers

Rajab Abbassi, Parimah Hassouri, Kimberly Meng Han