Chambers Review
Norton Rose Fulbright has a respected insurance team in Dubai whose lawyers are frequently engaged by insurers and reinsurers to handle regional contentious mandates. It demonstrates experience in a broad range of areas, including financial lines and cyber liability as well as medical malpractice claims. The firm offers additional expertise in non-contentious insurance matters such as advice on warranty and indemnity policies in the context of M&A transactions. The firm is also well versed in Shari'a-compliant products.
Strengths
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A client enthused: "The litigation team was phenomenal: very knowledgeable, knew what they were talking about, and were available and proactive."
A client enthused: "The litigation team was phenomenal: very knowledgeable, knew what they were talking about, and were available and proactive."
Notable Practitioners
Dubai-based Shabnam Karim focuses on contentious insurance matters with a particular emphasis on financial lines and cyber liability disputes. She is very well known among members of the legal community and highlighted by a variety of sources as an increasingly notable figure in the market.
"Shabnam is very knowledgeable about the insurance sector and able to guide us through a number of market practices which would be difficult for us to identify when looking at the laws, regulations and contract wording. She's very flexible, proactive and helpful."