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Insurance: Contentious Claims & Reinsurance

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Insurance: Contentious Claims & Reinsurance - UK-wide

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What the Team is Known For

BCLP maintains a strong profile for its representation of an impressive roster of blue-chip companies in reinsurance disputes, including those arising from major instances of political unrest and financial misconduct as well as natural disasters. The firm also acts for insurers and underwriters on a range of matters, including significant property damage and construction-related claims. The team exhibits considerable skill in international arbitrations as well as litigation and has notable expertise in cases concerning complex aggregation issues.

Work Highlights

  • Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner acted for Travelers in a coverage dispute relating to loss caused by a series of fires which damaged an office building and adjoining warehouse in Scotland.

Strengths

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In a constantly evolving area their advice was always concise, commercial and creative. They listened to the client's concerns and constraints, delivering a strategy in accordance with those needs.

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They are pragmatic in finding market acceptable solutions, responsive to requests and very efficient in execution. They have also navigated through the complexity in a remarkable way.

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BCLP is pragmatic in finding acceptable market solutions, responsive to requests and very efficient in execution.

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The team gave brilliant advice, which ultimately helped us to extract the best settlement.

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BCLP have great knowledge and a team with diverse skills on hand to deploy as the needs arise. They are also adept at considering the commercial dynamics of the dispute.

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Notable Practitioners

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Anthony Lennox
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Anthony Lennox
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Band 1

Anthony Lennox is head of BCLP's reinsurance and insurance group. He adroitly handles a broad spectrum of insurance and reinsurance disputes, including those relating to construction defect claims and property damage as the result of fire, flooding and civil unrest. He also has expertise in financial lines claims.

Anthony is very knowledgeable of insurance and reinsurance law while also being commercially minded.

Anthony Lennox is excellent.

Anthony Lennox is an excellent lawyer with great commercial acumen and provides user-friendly advice.

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Jonathan Sacher
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Jonathan Sacher
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Band 2
Jonathan Sacher is co-leader of the insurance practice at BCLP and has deep expertise in contentious insurance and reinsurance matters. He handles a broad range of disputes, from environmental and property damage claims through to those brought under marine and trade credit insurance policies.

Jonathan Sacher has been unbelievably helpful and patient during the most difficult times. He has always provided sensible and commercial advice.

Jonathan provides deep technical resources in the areas of specialist reinsurance where we face some of our most complex challenges.

Jonathan knows the sector really well and has provided some great tactical advice.

He has deep knowledge of this sector, the key players and issues.

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James Fairburn
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James Fairburn
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Up and Coming

James Fairburn is a skilled insurance and reinsurance practitioner who handles a wide array of matters.

James brings good technical knowledge of specialist insurance areas together with an understanding of what our specific commercial outcomes might need to be.

He takes a thoughtful and creative approach.

James is a very sharp and commercially astute lawyer.

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Anthony Lennox
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Anthony Lennox
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Jonathan Sacher
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Jonathan Sacher
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James Fairburn
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James Fairburn
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Up and Coming
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