Alexander Traum

Counsel

New York
alexander.traum@lw.com
+1.212.906.1653

PRACTICES

  • Emerging Companies & Growth
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Private Equity

INDUSTRIES

  • Financial Institutions

BAR QUALIFICATIONS

  • New York

EDUCATION

  • JD, Fordham University School of Law, 2013
    magna cum laude
  • BA, Johns Hopkins University, 2009

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.