Insurance | Europe

PLMJ has a reputable team with strengths in insurance and reinsurance matters, including day-to-day support through to M&A transactions, portfolio transfers, contracts, claims and regulatory matters. The practice is well equipped to advise international insurance companies and act on cross-border transactions, with notable activity in other European jurisdictions and Portuguese-speaking Africa. The law firm acts for both insurers and policyholders.

VdA houses a top-tier insurance department spanning work in sale and purchase agreements, transactions, disputes, and regulatory and compliance advice. The practice has further capabilities in bancassurance and assurfinance products. With offices in Lisbon, Porto, and a suite of African offices including Mozambique and Angola, the group has consolidated experience in cross-border mandates extending to both European and African jurisdictions.

Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados operates a highly respected insurance team harbouring strong capabilities in both transactional and contentious insurance matters, including M&A, restructuring, bancassurance and claims handling. The department is retained by insurers for its vast expertise in the implementation of new insurance and reinsurance products. With complementary strength in tax matters, the group is well placed to handle cross-border instructions, especially in lusophone jurisdictions such as Angola, Mozambique and Macau.

A respected department with notable activity in transactional mandates, Uría Menéndez acts for a list of prominent insurance players on cross-border M&A deals and on the regulatory and tax issues concerning insurance products. The group's further activity includes the establishment of branches in Portugal as well as advice on contractual disputes.

Abreu Advogados has a respected insurance offering that covers both contentious and non-contentious matters. The firm is experienced in handling issues such as regulatory concerns and data protection. Its clients include insurers and policyholders.

CMS offers considerable experience in disputes flowing from the insurance sector and additional expertise in non-contentious issues such as policy drafting. As part of an extensive international network enabling abilities in cross-border instructions, the practice boasts capabilities to act on matters involving real estate queries, cyber risk and life insurance, in addition to D&O liability and insurance intermediaries law.

Cuatrecasas enters the rankings this year thanks to strong market support. The firm has experience in a range of insurance matters, including regulatory and compliance issues. It works with a large client base that includes insurers, brokers and policyholders.

Espanha e Associados frequently acts on transactional and regulatory mandates on behalf of a suite of European insurance organisations. Headquartered in Lisbon, the practice further assists in product distribution and commercial drafting.

Garrigues draws upon its strength in M&A work in assisting clients across a wide array of insurance law considerations ranging from transactional matters to regulatory and compliance advice. With a robust network of offices across Europe and the US, the firm is frequently sought after by firms from the insurance, technology and financial services sectors.

Gómez-Acebo & Pombo offers support to new businesses seeking to establish themselves in the Portuguese market, and on corporate-related insurance mandates. Its lawyers assist a range of clients from the financial and insurance industries with policy drafting and regulatory matters.