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Michele M. Spencer

Senior Associate

Michele advises US and foreign companies on a wide range of issues related to transactions and corporate matters. 

She primarily represents clients in the insurance industry, providing assistance with issues related to mergers, acquisitions, and regulatory compliance, including those related to reinsurance.

Prior to her work in insurance, Michele was a member of the Tax group where she counseled on domestic and cross-border tax issues driven by clients’ operations, business expansions, debt financings, restructurings, and reorganizations. 

Before joining Eversheds Sutherland, Michele participated in its Summer Associate program. Her past experience includes serving as a legal intern for a non-profit media institution.

  • Represented Securian Financial Group, Inc. in the auctioned sale of its retirement plan recordkeeping business to Standard Insurance Company.
  • Represented IGM Financial, one of Canada's largest diversified wealth and asset management companies, in its purchase of an approximately 20.5 percent equity interest in Rockefeller Capital Management, for consideration of approximately $622 million.
  • Represented Empower in its acquisition of MassMutual’s retirement services business for a total transaction value of $3.35 billion.
  • Represented Empower in its acquisition of Prudential’s retirement plan business for a total transaction value of $3.55 billion.
  • Represented Voya Financial in its sale of individual life and annuity business, including Security Life of Denver, to Resolution Life Group Holdings.
  • Represented Nassau Financial Group in an agreement to acquire Foresters Life Insurance and Annuity Company.
  • District of Columbia
  • Maryland
  • B.A., magna cum laude, Duke University
  • J.D., Harvard Law School,

    Member, Harvard Journal on Racial and Ethnic Justice

Michele Spencer

Senior Associate

Michele Spencer

Senior Associate

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