Heidi Lawson
212-970-5907
hlawson@fenwick.com
Industry Lead
Insurtech
Partner
Regulatory
Heidi
Lawson
Heidi
Lawson
Partner
Regulatory
Industry Lead
Insurtech
Heidi is the lead of Fenwick’s insurtech practice and is an in-demand lawyer for her international perspective and deep knowledge of the insurance and financial services industry. Heidi started in insurance operations, and over the course of her career, she has developed a breadth of experience representing clients in a wide range of insurance and financial services legal work.
Heidi is an experienced transactional and regulatory lawyer focused on the intersection of insurance and technology. She is regularly sought after for her insights on insurance regulatory compliance and innovative product and distribution development by insurtech, fintech, shared economy, venture capital, private equity, and traditional and non-traditional insurance industry players. Heidi and her team have been involved in a range of insurance transactions, including forming insurance companies, managing general agents (MGAs), captives, mergers & acquisitions, and initial public offerings, and developing new insurance and financial services products, including parametric. Heidi also has held a number of advisory and board positions at several insurtech and fintech companies.
- Representing Care.com in general insurance matters, captive formation and regulatory matters.
- Representing KKR as local regulatory counsel in connection its acquisition of Global Atlantic and approval of the Form A.
- Representing Munich Re Ventures in connection with its investment in NEXT, including the filing and approval of the Form A.
- Representing Procure in connection with the development of its insurance operations, MGA agreements and distribution development.
- Representing Energetic Insurance in product formation and regulatory matters.
- Representing LeaseLock in general corporate and regulatory matters.
- Representing Sensible in general corporate matters, captive formation and regulatory matters.
- Conducting diligence, business plan assessments and insurance regulatory compliance in connection with portfolio company investments and acquisitions.
- Developing comprehensive risk management policies, including the formation and use of alternative risk structures, for the LA 2028 Summer Olympic Games.
- Representing clients in connection with regulatory matters, including investigations, in front of various insurance departments, including the New York State Department of Financial Services.
- Developing numerous customized insurance solutions to address risks that cannot be fully covered through traditional insurance markets for IP, M&A transactions, shared economy, venture capital, private equity, family offices, product recall and cybersecurity risk.
* Includes work completed prior to joining Fenwick
- Representing Care.com in general insurance matters, captive formation and regulatory matters.
- Representing KKR as local regulatory counsel in connection its acquisition of Global Atlantic and approval of the Form A.
- Representing Munich Re Ventures in connection with its investment in NEXT, including the filing and approval of the Form A.
- Representing Procure in connection with the development of its insurance operations, MGA agreements and distribution development.
- Representing Energetic Insurance in product formation and regulatory matters.
- Representing LeaseLock in general corporate and regulatory matters.
- Representing Sensible in general corporate matters, captive formation and regulatory matters.
- Conducting diligence, business plan assessments and insurance regulatory compliance in connection with portfolio company investments and acquisitions.
- Developing comprehensive risk management policies, including the formation and use of alternative risk structures, for the LA 2028 Summer Olympic Games.
- Representing clients in connection with regulatory matters, including investigations, in front of various insurance departments, including the New York State Department of Financial Services.
- Developing numerous customized insurance solutions to address risks that cannot be fully covered through traditional insurance markets for IP, M&A transactions, shared economy, venture capital, private equity, family offices, product recall and cybersecurity risk.
* Includes work completed prior to joining Fenwick
- Advising the creditor committee and/or litigation trust on the identification and assessment of insurance assets for Mallinckrodt, 24 Hour Fitness and Fusion.
- Advising the board of directors for debtors Enjoy and Packable on critical insurance issues in connection with bankruptcy.
- Advising a major school in connection with the recovery of more than $100 million in insurance proceeds related to sexual misconduct and general liability insurance.
- Advising an international hedge fund in connection with the recovery of more than $100 million in insurance proceeds for FCPA violations and related securities litigation.
- Advising a major international insurer in a District of Massachusetts federal district court trial involving the duties a primary carrier owes to the excess carrier.
- Advising a manufacturing company involved in California state court litigation in connection with the declaration of coverage related to the duty to defend.
- Advising an insurance carrier in high-profile litigation matters in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, including several Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act actions and a New York State Department of Financial Services investigation.
* Includes work completed prior to joining Fenwick
- Advising the creditor committee and/or litigation trust on the identification and assessment of insurance assets for Mallinckrodt, 24 Hour Fitness and Fusion.
- Advising the board of directors for debtors Enjoy and Packable on critical insurance issues in connection with bankruptcy.
- Advising a major school in connection with the recovery of more than $100 million in insurance proceeds related to sexual misconduct and general liability insurance.
- Advising an international hedge fund in connection with the recovery of more than $100 million in insurance proceeds for FCPA violations and related securities litigation.
- Advising a major international insurer in a District of Massachusetts federal district court trial involving the duties a primary carrier owes to the excess carrier.
- Advising a manufacturing company involved in California state court litigation in connection with the declaration of coverage related to the duty to defend.
- Advising an insurance carrier in high-profile litigation matters in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, including several Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act actions and a New York State Department of Financial Services investigation.
* Includes work completed prior to joining Fenwick
- “Managing Risk with a High Degree of Uncertainty,” OnRamp Insurance Conference, May 2021 (speaker)
- “Complex Insurance Claims: Top 5 Things to Know,” PAC-12 University General Counsel Conference, Las Vegas, March 2019 (speaker)
- “The Effect of Regulations on Insurtech and Vice Versa,” Techstars: Innovation Meets Regulation webinar, September 2018 (speaker)
- “Insurtech Contracting 101: Key Points Around Contracting Issues with Carriers,” Techstars webinar, July 2018 (speaker)
- “The Path to Insurer Adoption of New Insurance Products,” Insurtech Insights conference, London, June 2018 (speaker)
- “Managing Risk with a High Degree of Uncertainty,” OnRamp Insurance Conference, May 2021 (speaker)
- “Complex Insurance Claims: Top 5 Things to Know,” PAC-12 University General Counsel Conference, Las Vegas, March 2019 (speaker)
- “The Effect of Regulations on Insurtech and Vice Versa,” Techstars: Innovation Meets Regulation webinar, September 2018 (speaker)
- “Insurtech Contracting 101: Key Points Around Contracting Issues with Carriers,” Techstars webinar, July 2018 (speaker)
- “The Path to Insurer Adoption of New Insurance Products,” Insurtech Insights conference, London, June 2018 (speaker)
- “Viewpoint: Effective Risk Management and Insurance Procurement,” Insurance Journal, November 2022 (co-author)
- “Looking to Embed Insurance on Your Website? Know These Licensing Rules First,” Legaltech News, June 2022 (co-author)
- “I’m glad I’m a failure,” Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, September 2020 (author)
- “Legal Focus: Covid-19 pressure builds on US insurance industry,” Insurance Day, June 2020 (author)
- “From Chaos to Continuity,” Continuity, Insurance & Risk, May 2020 (co-author)
- “March Madness Without the Madness: Drumbeat Grows to Ban Fans,” Bloomberg, March 2020 (quoted)
- “AI can streamline insurance claims – but at what cost?” Financial Times, September 2019 (quoted)
- “The future of insurance is happening without insurance firms,” The Economist, July 2019 (quoted)
- “Opinion: Driverless Tech Will Turn Car Insurance Market on Its Head,” Insurance Edge, 2019 (co-author)
- “Viewpoint: Effective Risk Management and Insurance Procurement,” Insurance Journal, November 2022 (co-author)
- “Looking to Embed Insurance on Your Website? Know These Licensing Rules First,” Legaltech News, June 2022 (co-author)
- “I’m glad I’m a failure,” Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, September 2020 (author)
- “Legal Focus: Covid-19 pressure builds on US insurance industry,” Insurance Day, June 2020 (author)
- “From Chaos to Continuity,” Continuity, Insurance & Risk, May 2020 (co-author)
- “March Madness Without the Madness: Drumbeat Grows to Ban Fans,” Bloomberg, March 2020 (quoted)
- “AI can streamline insurance claims – but at what cost?” Financial Times, September 2019 (quoted)
- “The future of insurance is happening without insurance firms,” The Economist, July 2019 (quoted)
- “Opinion: Driverless Tech Will Turn Car Insurance Market on Its Head,” Insurance Edge, 2019 (co-author)