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Kara Baysinger is a partner in the Corporate & Financial Services Department, Co-Chair of the Firm's Insurtech practice and a member of Willkie's Insurance Transactional and Regulatory Practice Group. She serves as Co-Chair of Willkie’s Insurance Regulatory group. She has vast experience representing national and international insurance and reinsurance companies, insurance-related service companies, insurtech companies and technology companies on a wide array of insurance regulatory, compliance and strategic matters. She also advises clients on regulatory investigations and examinations (including multi-state examinations), innovation and digital transformation, licensing, transactional and M&A matters, reinsurance, cybersecurity, market conduct, sales practices, and product and market development issues.
Kara began her career working in-house for insurance companies, where she led compliance, market conduct, product development and government relations functions. She is also the co-author of “Courageous Counsel: Conversations with Women General Counsel in the Fortune 500,” a groundbreaking look at the paths of women into the ranks of General Counsel.
Education
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
J.D.
Awards
Client Service All Stars
BTI Consulting Group
2022
Forever Influential Honor Roll
San Francisco Business Times
2017
Women in Business Law
Euromoney
2017
Insurance & Reinsurance
Euromoney
2017
Mayre Rasmussen Award for the Advancement of Women in International Law
ABA's Section of International Law
2014
Schrader-Nelson Publications Award
Insurance Regulatory Examiners Society
2014
Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business
The San Francisco Business Times
2014
Chambers Review
USA
Kara Baysinger maintains a highly respected insurance regulatory practice and cochairs the firm's insurance regulatory and insurtech groups. She regularly counsels insurers during investigations and enforcement proceedings as well as on key transactions.
Kara Baysinger comes recommended for her significant expertise advising on regulatory issues. She cochairs Willkie Farr & Gallagher's insurance regulatory and insurtech groups.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She's a great advocate who is very knowledgeable."
"Kara is thoughtful and provides practical advice. She leverages her deep knowledge and relationships with regulators."
"She's a great advocate who is very knowledgeable."
"Kara is thoughtful and provides practical advice. She leverages her deep knowledge and relationships with regulators."
"She's a great advocate who is very knowledgeable."
"Kara is thoughtful and provides practical advice. She leverages her deep knowledge and relationships with regulators."
"She's a great advocate who is very knowledgeable."
"Kara is thoughtful and provides practical advice. She leverages her deep knowledge and relationships with regulators."
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