Associate - Corporate - Insurance M&A

the Practice Group • New York, NY

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About The Position

Latham & Watkins is seeking highly qualified associates with a minimum of two full years of experience to join their 3rd through 6th year associate class within the Insurance Mergers & Acquisitions practice. This role involves advising businesses and institutions on complex transactions, leveraging the firm's global reach and deep industry expertise. The practice group is a global powerhouse in M&A, handling routine to highly complex deals, and also has a strong Private Equity practice advising leading firms on a full spectrum of transactions. Associates will be expected to protect and maintain confidential, privileged, financial, and proprietary information.

Requirements

• Minimum of two full years of experience.
• Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO).
• Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience within the Insurance Mergers & Acquisitions practice.
• Experience as a 3rd through 6th year associate.

Responsibilities

• Advise businesses and institutions on complex transactions.
• Execute on the business objectives of a diversified client base.
• Anticipate and work through potential challenges on transactions.
• Develop effective solutions to challenges in an ever-changing global environment.
• Address shareholder activism, antitrust challenges, and navigate dynamic regulatory regimes.
• Provide advisory services including board counselling, capital markets, ESG, executive compensation, leveraged finance, and tax-related advice.
• Advise leading private equity firms through the full spectrum of transactions from initial investment through to exit.
• Steer deals representing significant US dollar amounts.
• Deliver seamless and responsive support to private equity clients at every stage of a fund’s lifecycle.
• Execute transactions anywhere in the world, including sophisticated cross-border carve-outs, tax-free spinoffs, and multi-billion-dollar going-private transactions.
• Cut through complex global regulatory environments and decode industry jargon.
• Understand each fund’s strategy and anticipate client needs.
• Protect and maintain highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial and/or proprietary information.

Benefits

• Best-in-class benefits and comprehensive resources designed to support you and your loved ones through all life’s moments — from building a family and taking care of loved ones, to managing your health and saving for the future.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed