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Insurance: Non-contentious - UK-wide

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What the Team is Known For

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has a well-respected team with considerable expertise in corporate and restructuring transactions, including Solvency II and Part VII transfers. The firm is also capable of handling major longevity, pensions de-risking and reinsurance transactions for a diverse range of clients, particularly those from the life sector. Its lawyers offer considerable cross-border capabilities, particularly in matters concerning US and Canadian clients.

Work Highlights

  • Herbert Smith Freehills advised Citibank regarding the financing of Aviva's proposed acquisition of Direct Line Insurance Group.

Strengths

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Herbert Smith Freehills navigates complicated questions delicately and with tenacity, to ensure we get the best advice anywhere in the world.

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Herbert Smith Freehills' quality of advice stands out. It has direct and practical experience in this area and is always thinking about next steps. It produces excellent quality of work.

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Herbert Smith Freehills has a combination of very considerable insurance and finance expertise which is very rare in city law firms.

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Notable Practitioners

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Geoffrey Maddock
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Geoffrey Maddock
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Senior Statespeople
Geoffrey Maddock is experienced across an impressive range of non-contentious insurance matters, including high-level policy and regulatory questions. His expertise in Part VII transactions is also particularly noteworthy.

Geoffrey Maddock is excellent.

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Barnaby Hinnigan
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Barnaby Hinnigan
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Barnaby Hinnigan is an experienced transactional insurance lawyer who is regularly instructed by insurance companies and intermediaries. He adeptly handles M&A and longevity reinsurance matters alongside providing regulatory advice.

I've got a lot of time for him. He's very commercial, gives pragmatic advice and is very approachable. He's a good leader of the team.

Barnaby Hinnigan is a trusted adviser on complex matters. He takes a pragmatic approach to problem solving.

Barnaby Hinnigan takes a very practical approach. We have helpful discussions on whether legal advice is the way forward on a problem and the form it should take.

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Grant Murtagh
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Grant Murtagh
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Grant Murtagh's expertise spans a wide array of insurance and reinsurance matters, including longevity transactions, Part VII transfers and M&A.

Grant is superb to deal with. He's a firm and persuasive negotiator with other parties, and able to keep in sharp focus the commercial objectives of the transaction.

Grant Murtagh has good awareness of issues facing insurers and intermediaries.

Grant Murtagh is great. He is up there with the best lawyers I've seen in terms of client service. I've never seen him give bad advice or make a wrong move. He is a pleasure to work with.

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Geoffrey Maddock
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Geoffrey Maddock
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Barnaby Hinnigan
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Barnaby Hinnigan
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Grant Murtagh
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Grant Murtagh
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