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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates

Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory

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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates

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Skadden represents insurance and reinsurance companies and their financial advisors and underwriters in a wide variety of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, public and private financings, restructurings and reorganizations globally. We also represent insurance and reinsurance companies in corporate litigation, as well as insurance coverage litigation, and provide a broad range of regulatory advice to insurance entities and their advisers. 

We were ranked in the top tier by U.S. News — Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” 2017 and among the top firms for insurance by Chambers USA 2017. Skadden was named the winner of the 2015 Legal 500 US Award for Insurance. We also were ranked in the top tier for deal value and number of deals among legal advisers representing insurance companies in M&A transactions in SNL Financial’s 2015 rankings.

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Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory - New York

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What the Team is Known For

Skadden is well known for handling big-ticket M&A deals on behalf of insurers, investment firms and other groups involved in the industry, with specialist knowledge of insurance capital markets and reinsurance-related transactions. The team has a deep understanding of the property and casualty market in particular, handling some of the largest transactions seen in this sector. It also acts on complex restructurings and alternative risk vehicle formations.

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Work Highlights

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  • Skadden advised Talcott Resolution Life Insurance Company in its $10 billion block reinsurance of U.S. retail variable annuity and rider reserves with MetLife.

Strengths

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  • Skadden has a phenomenal team that are passionate advocates and very commercial.

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  • The team have deep knowledge of the market and the drivers and concerns of our industry. Their subject matter expertise is exceptional and they are very responsive.

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  • Skadden has extensive experience, attention to detail and superior service standards.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Todd E Freed
    Todd E Freed

    Todd E Freed

    Todd Freed offers his clients the benefit of his extensive experience and expertise in leading high-value insurance and reinsurance transactions. He also advises on complex regulatory matters.

    • Todd is practical and proactive.

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    • Todd Freed is world-class and in the trenches every day working super hard. He is unbelievably responsive.

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    • Todd is a long-time industry expert that is highly valued.

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  • Elena Coyle
    Elena Coyle

    Elena Coyle

    Elena Coyle is recognized for her work in complex and high-value insurance and reinsurance transactions. She frequently acts for major insurers and is co-head of the insurance M&A and reinsurance group.

    • Elena's level of expertise and commercial awareness is exceptional.

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    • Elena is extremely strong, technically very good and tactically strategic.

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    • Elena's deep knowledge of the issues insurance companies face is unparalleled. She can span it all, with deep expertise on not just legal, but also the accounting and finance issues that then impact transactions. She is adept at applying a business-savvy lens to her advice.

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  • Jon Hlafter
    Jon Hlafter

    Jon Hlafter

    Jon Hlafter is co-head of the insurance M&A and reinsurance group. He has extensive experience in major insurance-related M&A and investment transactions.

    • Jon is a sharp corporate lawyer with an incredible work ethic and unmatched responsiveness.

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    • Jon is a practical, knowledgeable lawyer with vast insurance industry experience.

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  • Patrick Lewis
    Patrick Lewis

    Patrick Lewis

    Patrick Lewis has a broad range of transactional capabilities and has worked on impressive matters in the insurance M&A space.

    • Patrick offers clear, thoughtful guidance.

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    • Patrick is hard-working and commercial.

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  • Liana-Marie Lien
    Liana-Marie Lien

    Liana-Marie Lien

    Liana-Marie Lien has a growing reputation for her handling of a wide range of transactional mandates in the insurance industry, including mergers and acquisitions and reinsurance matters.

    • Liana-Marie is knowledgeable, organized, responsive and dedicated. She has earned our company's trust.

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    • She is commercial in her approach to complex issues.

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    • Liana-Marie is tirelessly hardworking and very good to work with as in-house counsel. She is a great person to bounce ideas off.

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    • Liana-Marie is excellent. She is always available, has an eye for detail and has a sense of what we want to accomplish.

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