SARA AFRICANO is counsel in Sidley’s global Insurance and Financial Services group. She focuses her practice on helping clients in the insurance industry navigate complex insurance and financial regulatory issues, and achieve their strategic goals.
She represents insurance companies and financial services institutions on insurance regulatory and corporate matters in connection with a variety of transactions, including M&A, corporate reorganization, joint venture, reinsurance, structured finance, and insurance holding company transactions. She also represents non-insurance clients, such as banks, private equity funds, retailers, mortgage lenders, benefit administrators, and professional employer organizations, with respect to insurance company relationships and transactions.