Kirkland & Ellis Adds Willkie Partner in New York

Willkie, Farr & Gallagher insurance partner Rajab Abbassi has joined Kirkland & Ellis as a partner in its corporate practice group in New York.

Abbassi’s practice focuses on corporate transactions in the insurance industry and regularly advises on M&A, reinsurance transactions, joint ventures and strategic investments. He also works with boards of directors and senior management in the insurance industry on strategic and governance matters.

“I’m grateful for my time at Willkie, but Kirkland offered me a unique opportunity to build a premier insurance transactional practice on a phenomenal platform with an extremely strong brand, and I am excited by ...