Baker & McKenzie and Willkie Farr & Gallagher are representing Japan’s Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. on its proposed $5.7 billion takeover of Birmingham, Ala.-based Protective Life Corp.

If approved, the deal would give Dai-ichi its first entry into the U.S. life insurance market. The company currently has operations in Japan, Australia, Vietnam, Indonesia, India and Thailand.