Jared Wilner has joined law firm Mayer Brown as a partner in its Corporate & Securities practice and Global Insurance Industry Group in New York.
He focuses his practice on advising domestic, foreign and alien insurers, reinsurers, insurance intermediaries and other insurance industry participants on a spectrum of insurance regulatory and transactional matters.
These matters include mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, various distribution, services and other commercial contracts, reinsurance, insurtech, insurance product development, corporate governance, regulatory compliance and regulatory enforcement actions.
“Jared adds significant transactional and insurance regulatory experience to our US team, acquired from his stints as a former regulator at the New York Department of Financial Services and in-house at Prudential Financial, as well as in the course of advising various notable clients in private practice,” said David Alberts, a co-leader of Mayer Brown’s Global Insurance Industry Group. “His arrival expands the firm’s full service offering for our clients in the highly-regulated US insurance market.”
Wilner joins the global law firm from Locke Lord LLP. He began his career at the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), where he helped shape the policy response to various issues resulting from the 2008 financial crisis.
Additionally, he worked on high-leverage policy matters emanating from both the life and property and casualty bureaus, including several market conduct exams and regulatory reform initiatives.
Following his work at the NYDFS, Winer served as director and corporate counsel to Prudential Insurance’s life and annuities business units, advising on the distribution and administration of insurance products, reinsurance, company licensing and domestication and regulatory advocacy relating to market conduct exams and new regulation.
Wilner commented: “Mayer Brown’s top-of-market insurance regulatory and transactional capabilities, including its in depth M&A, reinsurance, insurance-linked securities, and funds practices, experience advising on a broad spectrum of insurance regulatory issues under the US states’ insurance laws and regulations, as well as its collaborative team of insurance lawyers make it the ideal platform for me.
“Our clients are facing an increasingly complex regulatory and commercial environment. Mayer Brown is well suited to assist its clients navigate that complexity to achieve successful business outcomes.”
