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Overview

Jason Kimpel helps businesses reach the next level through corporate and strategic transactions, primarily involving the insurance industry.
He advises stock and mutual insurance companies, insurance holding companies, and captive insurance companies in connection with a variety of corporate transactions, securities issues and related matters, including:
  • Mergers and acquisitions involving insurers, captives and HMOs.
  • Demutualizations, affiliations and mutual insurance holding company transactions.
  • Nonprofit to for-profit conversion transactions.
  • International and domestic insurance strategic alliances and joint ventures.
  • Corporate governance requirements and fiduciary duties.
  • Restructurings and reorganizations, and other inter-company transactions.
  • Alternative risk financing and capital raising transactions.
  • Form A and other insurance holding company system issues.
  • Variable annuity and general securities law compliance.
  • Insurance insolvency structuring and transactions.
  • Reinsurance transactions.
  • Third-party legal opinions.

Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Compliance

Jason also advises clients on issues related to the application of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act and the review process required to obtain federal antitrust approval before consummating proposed mergers, asset/stock acquisitions, tender offers and other business combinations. He works closely with clients to develop and execute an efficient, compliant and complete filing strategy that ultimately receives federal clearance. He also counsels clients in connection with requests for additional information and "second requests."

Credentials

Bar Admissions

Indiana

Education

Indiana University Maurer School of Law
J.D. magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Indiana Law Journal (executive notes and comments editor) (1999)

DePauw University
B.A. magna cum laude (1996)

Insights & Events

Latest
Updates January 2026

New HSR Act Size-of-Transaction Increasing to $133.9 Million

Filing Fee Increases Go into Effect in February 2026
9 min read
Updates January 2025

New HSR Act Size-of-Transaction Increasing to $126.4 Million

Filing Fee Increases Go Into Effect in February 2025
10 min read
Updates January 2025

FTC Announces Record $5.6 Million Gun-Jumping Fine and Reminds Parties of Perils of Prematurely Transferring Beneficial Ownership During HSR Waiting Period

Proposed Settlement for Crude Oil Producers XCL Resources, Verdun Oil, and EP Energy
10 min read
News December 2024

Faegre Drinker Represents Physicians Health Plan (PHP) in its Acquisition by Priority Health

2 min read
Updates October 2024

HSR Final Rules and Forms Substantially Revised — Considerations Ahead of the Anticipated January Effective Date

6 min read
News October 2024

Faegre Drinker Advises Gevo in Proposed $210 Million Acquisition of Red Trail Energy Ethanol Production, Carbon Capture Assets

1 min read
Updates January 2024

New HSR Act Size-of-Transaction Increasing to $119.5 Million; Filing Fee Increases Going Into Effect Soon

9 min read
Updates July 2023

Proposed HSR Rules Upend M&A and Merger Control Review

9 min read
Updates January 2023

New HSR Act Size-of-Transaction Increasing to $111.4 Million; New HSR Act Filing Fees Going Into Effect Next Month

8 min read
Updates January 2023

Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022 Introduces Changes to HSR Filing Fee Structure and New Foreign Subsidy Disclosure Requirement

7 min read
Insights
Updates January 2026

New HSR Act Size-of-Transaction Increasing to $133.9 Million

Filing Fee Increases Go into Effect in February 2026
9 min read
Updates January 2025

New HSR Act Size-of-Transaction Increasing to $126.4 Million

Filing Fee Increases Go Into Effect in February 2025
10 min read
Updates January 2025

FTC Announces Record $5.6 Million Gun-Jumping Fine and Reminds Parties of Perils of Prematurely Transferring Beneficial Ownership During HSR Waiting Period

Proposed Settlement for Crude Oil Producers XCL Resources, Verdun Oil, and EP Energy
10 min read
Updates October 2024

HSR Final Rules and Forms Substantially Revised — Considerations Ahead of the Anticipated January Effective Date

6 min read
Updates January 2024

New HSR Act Size-of-Transaction Increasing to $119.5 Million; Filing Fee Increases Going Into Effect Soon

9 min read
Updates July 2023

Proposed HSR Rules Upend M&A and Merger Control Review

9 min read
Updates January 2023

New HSR Act Size-of-Transaction Increasing to $111.4 Million; New HSR Act Filing Fees Going Into Effect Next Month

8 min read
Updates January 2023

Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022 Introduces Changes to HSR Filing Fee Structure and New Foreign Subsidy Disclosure Requirement

7 min read
Updates January 2022

FTC Publishes Revised HSR Thresholds for 2022

5 min read
Updates February 2021

FTC and DOJ Suspend Early Termination Option for Hart-Scott-Rodino Filings; FTC Decreases Thresholds for Interlocking Directorates Under Clayton Act

4 min read
Other Perspectives
  • Utilizing Captive Insurance Companies in Franchising: How Does THAT Work?
    Franchise and Distribution Corporate Counsel Forum, June 26-27, 2013
  • New Captive Insurance Tax Issues on the Horizon
    Captive Insurance Companies Association International Conference, March 12, 2013

Honors

  • Sherman Minton Moot Court Competition — Problem Editor and Octafinalist
  • Scribe Award
Awards Methodology
No aspect of these recognitions has been approved by the highest court of any state.