Matt helps insurance and financial services companies on an array of strategic transactions.
Some of his work includes mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions, as well as insurance regulatory matters.
Matt assists public and private insurance companies, broker-dealers, and investment advisors with mergers and acquisitions and strategic transactions. He has extensive experience negotiating reinsurance arrangements and life insurance reserve financing transactions, and he regularly counsels clients on related regulatory compliance matters, including risk transfer, credit for reinsurance, and insurance company act matters.
- Advised Allianz in connection with the sale of its U.S. insurance business for midsize corporations and entertainment businesses to Arch Insurance North America.
- Represented Securian Financial Group, Inc. in the auctioned sale of its retirement plan recordkeeping business to Standard Insurance Company.
- Represented Talcott Life in its reinsurance of a $7 billion variable annuity block from Guardian Life.
- Represented Horace Mann in its acquisition of Madison National Life Insurance Company.
- Represented Empower in its acquisition of Prudential’s retirement plan business for a total transaction value of $3.55 billion.
- Recognized by The Legal 500 United States in the area of insurance: non-contentious (2018)
- Named to the 2012 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll
- District of Columbia
- Virginia
- B.A., magna cum laude, Davidson College
- J.D., University of Virginia School of Law,
Editorial Board, Virginia Environmental Law Journal
Latest Insights
- InsightsNew York joins the roster of states now accepting applications for reciprocal jurisdiction reinsurers
- InsightsThe US M&A market in 2020/21
- InsightsCOVID-19-related insurance regulatory developments
- InsightsLegal and Regulatory Developments - Business Interruption Insurance for COVID-19 Related Losses
- InsightsPandemic Risk Reinsurance Program introduced in Congress
- InsightsCOVID-19-related insurance regulatory developments
- InsightsCOVID-19-related insurance regulatory developments for the week of March 23
- InsightsCOVID-19-related insurance regulatory developments
Latest News
- NewsLaw360: Allianz Selling Mid-Size, Entertainment Holdings In $1.4B Deal
- NewsEversheds Sutherland Advises Securian Financial in Sale of Retirement Plan Recordkeeping Business to The Standard
- NewsEversheds Sutherland Advises Talcott Financial Group in $7B Block Reinsurance Transaction with Guardian
- NewsEversheds Sutherland Advises Allianz in $35B Reinsurance Agreement with Resolution Life and Affiliates of Sixth Street
- NewsEversheds Sutherland Advises Empower Retirement in Acquisition of Full-Service Retirement Business of Prudential Financial
- NewsReuters Legal: Debevoise, Eversheds guide Prudential's $3.5-bln retirement biz sale
- NewsLaw360: Eversheds, Debevoise Drive $3.55B Empower-Prudential Deal
- NewsEversheds Sutherland Advises Empower Retirement in $2.35 Billion Acquisition of MassMutual Retirement Services Business
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Law360: Allianz Selling Mid-Size, Entertainment Holdings In $1.4B Deal
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Eversheds Sutherland Advises Securian Financial in Sale of Retirement Plan ...
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Eversheds Sutherland Advises Talcott Financial Group in $7B Block Reinsuran...
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Eversheds Sutherland Advises Allianz in $35B Reinsurance Agreement with Res...