Tracy D Williams

Practice Areas

TRACY WILLIAMS is a partner with Sidley in Chicago. Her practice focuses on federal, international and state taxation of insurance companies and complex insurance-related transactions, to which she brings both technical tax experience and business and financial judgment. During 2020, she advised Athene on the acquisition of a $27 billion block of annuities from Jackson National Life Insurance Company that is believed to be the largest-ever annuity reinsurance transaction, and in 2021 represented Athene in its $11B merger with Apollo. She advised Brighthouse in its spinoff from MetLife, The Hartford in the sale of its life and annuity business to Talcott Resolution, AIG in the creation and sale of Fortitude Re, and CIGNA in the $6.3 billion sale of its group life and disability insurance business. She also has a long history of success representing the insurance industry in high-profile tax litigation on key issues.

Professional Memberships

Professional Memberships

Immediate Past President of the Board of Directors, Insurance Tax Conference. Served on IRPAC from 1999–2000.