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Kennedys

Global Guide 2024

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Firm Overview

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services.

Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors including insurance and reinsurance, aviation, banking and finance, construction and engineering, healthcare, life sciences, marine, public sector, rail, real estate, retail, shipping and international trade, sport and leisure, transport and logistics and travel and tourism. But we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

What we do

Insurance claims and coverage expertise is deeply ingrained in every office globally. We provide advice across all lines including:

  • Aviation
  • Marine and energy
  • Property and casualty; including property damage, contractors all risk, employers’, public
  • and product liability
  • Medical malpractice
  • Motor liability
  • Financial lines; including directors' and officers' liability, financial institutions and professional indemnity
  • Speciality risks; including cyber, fine art and specie, political risks and life and health.

We also advise clients on commercial dispute resolution, company and commercial law, corporate recovery, employment, environment, health and safety, fraud and regulatory defence.

Client service

We’re here to deliver straightforward advice, even when the issues are complex.

But it’s often our insights and support beyond the law that really make a difference to your business. Our expert knowledge of our chosen industries means we’re the best people to help you navigate challenges, today and tomorrow.

Our clients are global, and so are we. We have the scope, scale and expertise to be there for you, whenever or wherever you need us to do business. We explore issues from different angles and offer you a global perspective, tailored to your local environment. We help you think ahead and we empower you with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make your lives easier.

Our culture and values

At Kennedys we’re here to make a difference for our clients, and each other, every day.

We empower our people to deliver the very best work and reach their full potential. We do this by putting our values centre stage. They define the way that we behave and interact with one another, and they run through every strand of our firm.

Our culture and values are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for, and we take them very seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive. We deeply value the relationships we build with our clients and we know that they value our warm, friendly human approach.

Kennedys is an international legal practice carried on by Kennedys Law LLP and its affiliated firms. References to Kennedys mean Kennedys Law LLP and other firms authorised to use the name 'Kennedys'. Each firm provides legal and other services in accordance with the applicable laws and professional regulations. We also have association and co-operation agreements with other law firms throughout the world.

Ranked Offices

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UK - Head office
Bermuda
  • Hamilton
    E.W. Pearman Building 20 Brunswick Street , Hamilton, Hamilton, Bermuda, HM 10
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China
  • Hong Kong
    37th Floor, Oxford House, 979 King’s Road, Taikoo Place, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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France
Oman
  • Muscat
    Office 375, Globex Business Centre, 2nd Floor, Office Tower, Panorama Mall, Bousher, PO Box 1886, Muscat, Muscat, Oman, 133
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Singapore
  • Singapore
    80 Raffles Place #44-01 UOB Plaza 1, Singapore, Singapore Island, Singapore, 048624
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UK
  • London
    5th Floor, Capital House, 85 King William Street, London, Greater London, UK, EC4N 7BL
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United Arab Emirates
  • Dubai
    Office 1101, Conrad Tower, Sheikh Zayed Road, PO Box 212620, Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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USA
  • Miami
    Espirito Santo Plaza, 1395 Brickell Avenue, Suite 610, Miami, Florida, USA, FL 33131
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Contributions

Latest contributions provided by Kennedys

Global Practice Guide
Tim McCaw
Elizabeth Mason
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Tim McCaw, Elizabeth Mason
Article • Sep 2024
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Ingrid Hobbs
Barney Winckler
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Ingrid Hobbs, Barney Winckler
Article • Sep 2024
Global Practice Guide
Matthew Poli
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Matthew Poli
Article • Sep 2024

All contributions provided by Kennedys

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Healthcare: Medical Devices 2024 | France | Trends and Developments
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Authored by: Aurélia Cadain, Lucrezia Violet-Vianello
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Authored by: Heidi Bloch
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Product Liability & Safety 2024 | Denmark | Law and Practice
Authored by: Rasmus Estrup, Rasmus Tommerup, Heidi Bloch
Global Practice Guide May 2024 Article
Construction 2024 | Oman | Law and Practice
Authored by: Jamie Kellick, Michael Smale, Nasser Al Shamli, Amal Al Raisi
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ESG in Global Arbitration
Authored by: Khalil Mechantaf
Expert Focus May 2024 Article

Kennedys rankings

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Band
Africa-wide
Dispute Resolution
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
4
Thomas Kendra
4
Band 4
Bermuda
Dispute Resolution
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Dispute Resolution
3
Dispute Resolution
3
Band 3
Lawyers
Mark G Chudleigh
2
Mark G Chudleigh
2
Band 2
Insurance
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Insurance
3
Insurance
3
Band 3
Lawyers
Nick Miles
3
Nick Miles
3
Band 3
Insurance: Contentious
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Mark G Chudleigh
Mark G Chudleigh
Spotlight
China
Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
U
Rudy Chung
U
Up and Coming
France
International Arbitration
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
4
Thomas Kendra
4
Band 4
Global: Multi-Jurisdictional
Insurance
1 Department
Department
Insurance
4
Insurance
4
Band 4
Insurance: Contentious
1 Department
Department
Insurance: Contentious
2
Insurance: Contentious
2
Band 2
Latin America - International Counsel
Insurance
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Insurance
1
Insurance
1
Band 1
Lawyers
1
Alex Guillamont
1
Band 1
Lorena Avila
Associates to watch
Oman
Dispute Resolution
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Dispute Resolution
3
Dispute Resolution
3
Band 3
Lawyers
1
Jamie Kellick
1
Band 1
Singapore
Shipping: International: Litigation
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Shipping: International: Litigation
3
Shipping: International: Litigation
3
Band 3
Lawyers
3
Karnan Thirupathy
3
Band 3
3
Nick Francis
3
Band 3
UK
Employment
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
5
Matthew Leake
5
Band 5
Insurance Sector: Insurer (International & Cross-Border)
1 Department
Department
Insurance Sector: Insurer (International & Cross-Border)
1
Insurance Sector: Insurer (International & Cross-Border)
1
Band 1
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