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Provided by Uría Menéndez

Our multidisciplinary capabilities, extensive experience and in-depth knowledge of the insurance industry enable us to support clients faced with a complex regulatory framework, challenging market conditions and digitalisation programmes, and major changes to distribution channels. We tackle the legal and business issues that can arise when designing and executing corporate and financing transactions, along with regulatory and commercial strategy issues to reinforce market share, capital position and commercial performance.

Our team is made up of expert lawyers who handle all legal aspects of insurance and reinsurance in litigation and commercial, tax, employment, data protection, administrative and competition law.

Our profound understanding of the sector and litigation capabilities enable us to advise policyholders, insurers, and insurance and reinsurance companies in all types of pre-litigious proceedings and litigation.

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Insurance - Spain

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What the Team is Known For

The legal team at Uría Menéndez 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.

Work Highlights

Provided by Uría Menéndez

  • Uría Menéndez assisted Vida-Caixa with the merger-by-absorption of Sa Nostra Vida following its acquisition.

Strengths

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It is a very well-prepared and leading team in the Spanish market, offering excellent service.

Insurance respondent
Europe

Uría Menéndez is a very sophisticated law firm focused on the needs of the client.

Insurance respondent
Europe

Uría Menéndez is very well known in the sector and it is a pleasure to work with the team.

Insurance respondent
Europe

Uría Menéndez masters complex topics and knows how to give imaginative answers.

Insurance respondent
Europe

They are interested in understanding business drivers in order to offer solutions that adapt to our needs.

Insurance respondent
Europe

Notable Practitioners

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Guillermo San Pedro
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Guillermo San Pedro
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Guillermo San Pedro is highly esteemed for his expertise in complex domestic and cross-border M&A, bancassurance mandates and restructuring processes. He has extensive experience in the insurance sector and frequently assists prominent Spanish banks and insurers.

He has strong business acumen and strong industry expertise.

He always identifies issues and opens up opportunities in scenarios that are certainly complex.

Guillermo is the perfect adviser in operations and insurance law in Spain. He has very high negotiation skills and the peace of mind when having him on our side is absolute.

Guillermo is an excellent professional.

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Jaime del Fraile
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Jaime del Fraile
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Band 4

Counsel Jaime del Fraile is well regarded for assisting with domestic and cross-border M&A, corporate restructuring and insurance product distribution agreements. He is involved in significant bancassurance mandates with prominent Spanish banks.

Jaime del Fraile is an excellent professional.

Jaime has a great ability to solve complex issues and propose alternative solutions with creativity.

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Ranked Lawyers at
Uría Menéndez

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Guillermo San Pedro
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Guillermo San Pedro
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Jaime del Fraile
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Jaime del Fraile
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Band 4
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Julio Iglesias