Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory
USA Guide 2024 : USA - Nationwide
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Debevoise & Plimpton LLP demonstrates truly outstanding credentials in M&A matters in the insurance industry, with extensive transactional experience as well as top notch regulatory know-how. It provides complementary expertise in the capital markets and tax arenas and imparts high class advice on capital management. Notably, the team counsels some of the biggest insurers and financial institutions around the globe on deals of the most complex and high profile nature. In addition, it provides domestic and international expertise, with strength in London and Hong Kong and offers experience in emerging insurance market work.
Work Highlights
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLP advised Fortitude Re on its $28 billion reinsurance transaction with Lincoln Life Insurance Company, where Lincoln will reinsure a large piece of its universal life insurance and fixed annuity business to Fortitude subject to customary regulatory approvals.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The most important reason that I choose Debevoise is that they are incredibly commercial. The entire team is focused on getting things done for clients rather than finding reasons not to do transactions."
"The team invariably brings an intelligent, creative and resoundingly capable team to the table on our most significant transactional and regulatory matters."
"Debevoise is our go-to firm for complex and novel transactions."
"The most important reason that I choose Debevoise is that they are incredibly commercial. The entire team is focused on getting things done for clients rather than finding reasons not to do transactions."
"The team invariably brings an intelligent, creative and resoundingly capable team to the table on our most significant transactional and regulatory matters."
"Debevoise is our go-to firm for complex and novel transactions."
Notable Practitioners
Nicholas Potter serves as cochair of Debevoise & Plimpton's financial institutions group. He is highly respected for his experience advising a variety of clients, including insurers, private equity firms and financial institutions.
"Nick is at the top of the New York food chain. He has the gravitas, everyone knows him and he knows everything and everyone in this space."
"The best deal lawyer in the industry for insurance M&A, hands down."
"Nick advises his clients with a level of commercial sophistication that is unmatched."
Alexander Cochran enjoys a strong reputation among clients for his experience handling corporate transactions. He has particular expertise in high value reinsurance deals.
"Alexander is smart and client oriented."
"Alex is technically impeccable, very focused on finding solutions and drives deals to completion."
"He has delivered a highly effective combination of consistent energy, intellectual depth and practical negotiating acumen to the work that he has overseen."
Marilyn Lion is experienced in the handling of a broad range of transactional matters for key insurance carriers, including strategic mergers and acquisitions.
"Marilyn is really good. Clients love her."
"She is able to explain extremely complicated terms in a way which is understandable and comprehensive."
"She is outstanding. Marilyn is great to work with, she knows her stuff and clients love her."
Ranked Lawyers at
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
USA - Nationwide