Parimah Hassouri has joined Kirkland & Ellis as a partner in the corporate practice group, based in the New York office.
Previously, Hassouri has advised on the formation and licensing of insurance companies, insurance intermediaries and captive insurers, and routinely assists companies with corporate governance and compliance issues.
She has represented a broad range of clients operating in the life, health, property and casualty, financial guaranty, mortgage guaranty and title insurance industries, as well as private equity funds and other sponsors acquiring and divesting insurers and insurance-related entities.
Additionally, she has extensive experience in regulatory filings associated with mergers and acquisitions and other changes in corporate structure, including mutual holding company conversions and redomestications.
Hassouri joins from the New York office of McDermott Will & Emery, where she was a partner.
Rajab Abbassi, partner at Kirkland, commented: “Parimah [Hassouri] is an outstanding lawyer, and her experience within the insurance industry will be a huge benefit to our clients who operate and transact in the insurance industry as we continue to grow our capabilities in this sector and more broadly across the financial institutions’ space.”
