Alexander Traum
Counsel
New York
alexander.traum@lw.com
+1.212.906.1653
PRACTICES
- Emerging Companies & Growth
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity
INDUSTRIES
- Financial Institutions
EDUCATION
- JD, Fordham University School of Law, 2013
magna cum laude - BA, Johns Hopkins University, 2009
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
PROFILE
Alexander Traum advises insurance and reinsurance companies, insurtechs, insurance-related service providers, and other financial services entities on insurance regulatory and transactional matters.
Alexander helps clients navigate:
- Mergers and acquisitions of entities regulated under state insurance laws
- Insurance company, reinsurer, and captive formation and licensure
- Insurance producer, adjuster, third-party administrator (TPA) and managing general agency (MGA) licensing and exemptions, and the rules and regulations governing such entities, including with respect to compensation, advertising, and rebating issues
- Regulatory issues relating to emerging technologies, such as big data, AI, and the sharing economy
- Insurance investment law compliance
- State insurance laws and enforcement actions by state insurance departments, as well as financial and market conduct examinations
- Surplus lines insurance placements and non-admitted insurance issues
A recognized thought leader, he writes extensively on insurance regulatory issues focusing on new technologies and the sharing economy.
Before joining Latham, Alexander was special counsel at another global law firm.