Insurance | Europe

Uría Menéndez rises a tier thanks to considerable market support. The team leverages strong ties to the banking sector to attract instructions on significant bancassurance and M&A mandates. It advises on the restructuring of multinational insurance groups, including cross-border mergers involving a number of European jurisdictions. Its lawyers are experienced in advising on the formation and dissolution of joint ventures. The law firm also acts on terminations of agreements between insurance alliances as well as major acquisitions. The team also acts for claimants against insurers in civil liability proceedings.

Cuatrecasas rises a tier thanks to strong market support. The team handles a range of mandates spanning corporate transactions, acquisitions and mergers as well as regulatory matters. The law firm is recognised for its strength in contentious and non-contentious tax matters relating to major insurance and reinsurance entities. Its lawyers are also experienced in negotiating bancassurance agreements. The team draws on a market-leading transactional practice and wider multidisciplinary capabilities to advise clients such as domestic insurers, lenders, brokers, manufacturers and credit agencies.

Herbert Smith Freehills' insurance team is well regarded in the market for its broad industry knowledge encompassing multi-jurisdictional advice to insurers and policyholders alike. The team regularly represents insurers in arbitration and litigation proceedings relating to damage claims. It is well regarded for its handling of high-profile disputes in the energy, infrastructure and transport sectors. The law firm also advises on global D&O and cyber risk insurance programmes.

Hogan Lovells offers a highly regarded practice with a strong reputation for advice to insurers and reinsurers on all aspects of insurance law. The insurance team regularly acts on multi-jurisdictional matters for international insurance clients, with particular experience across Europe and Latin America. It is recognised as a strong practice for handling major M&A deals within the sector. The law firm is particularly active in investment structuring for insurers, as well as designing insurance product distribution, and bancassurance mandates. Clients include major national insurance groups, real estate groups and financial institutions.

Bird & Bird's international insurance practice has a strong reputation in contentious and non-contentious insurance mandates as well as its corporate advisory work. Its client roster includes international and domestic insurance and reinsurance companies, as well as clients in the aerospace and marine transport sectors. The firm has experience in handling disputes relating to construction damages.

Garrigues frequently advises prominent names in the insurance and reinsurance markets, including insurance companies and industry associations. The law firm assists with a broad range of regulatory issues, including those arising from IPOs, proposed business restructurings, or questions relating to the implementation of European insurance legislation. The Garrigues insurance team is also experienced in the negotiation and implementation of alliance projects between insurers and banking groups and in the healthcare sector.

Pérez-Llorca's team assists insurance and reinsurance companies with a range of matters including M&A, regulation and contentious matters. The law firm often advises on insurance product design and distribution, as well as advising insurers on tax, employment, data protection and infrastructure matters.

Clifford Chance's global network enables the team to showcase its cross-border capabilities and advise a variety of international and local clients. The law firm regularly advises on M&A and investments in the insurance industry as well as pension fund matters and restructuring. Its lawyers often handle regulatory mandates relating to the distribution of insurance products by European corporate clients and banks. The team also offers additional expertise in W&I claims and insurance-backed civil liability cases, often collaborating with colleagues from the firm's Spanish dispute resolution division.

The increasingly visible CMS team is well versed in advising clients on insurance regulatory matters and also assisting with insurance disputes. The team handles contentious matters related to civil liability claims. The practice also guides clients through complex regulatory issues, including in contentious cases. The lawyers also assist with transactional mandates. The clients include Spanish insurance companies and banks, and international financial services names establishing in Spain, as well as fintech companies active in insurance.

Deloitte Legal frequently provides tax, regulatory and legal services to insurance companies and financial institutions. It frequently assists with domestic and international M&A and corporate restructuring. Its lawyers also provide legal advice on all aspects of tax and transfer pricing in the insurance sector. Furthermore, the team advises on insurance matters involving financial and commercial organisations.

Gómez-Acebo & Pombo is a domestic firm that operates across the spectrum of insurance mandates. The law firm assists with commercial, regulatory, financial and tax matters relating to insurance and reinsurance activities, as well as providing assistance with cross-border M&A and litigation. Clients include major names in the insurance market as well as banks.

Muñoz Arribas is a highly regarded insurance boutique that specialises in civil liability and labour law. The team advises on regulatory issues, corporate structure and fraud. The law firm assists domestic and international insurance companies and cover-holders with claims and arbitration relating to healthcare, construction and environmental civil liability and employer liability. It also advises on matters of cybersecurity.