Dennys Zimmermann
Brazil Guide 2024
Band 2 : Insurance
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About
Provided by Dennys Zimmermann
Career
Dennys Zimmermann has a degree and Master's degree from UERJ, with a thesis on “Surety Bonds”. He worked as a Professor of Civil Law at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, specifically in insurance and reinsurance contracts for PUC-RJ, FGV and UFRJ. He is a regular speaker at conferences.
Acts as a consultant for national and international Insurers and Reinsurers, assists in drafting clauses and developing new products and services for clients, contributes to introducing various products into the Brazilian market including Cyber, Crime, K&R, D&O, R&W, Offshore policies and other sophisticated insurance, in addition to working on regulatory matters, litigation and loss adjustment.
Throughout his career he has specialized in insurance and reinsurance, with a focus on large losses and is one of the few insurance specialists in the country with practical experience in Cyber and M&A insurance.
Dennys is the managing partner and technical director of the firm.
Recognitions: Dennys has been ranked in Chambers as an Insurance Lawyer since 2018 and in Who’s Who since 2018.
Fluent in Portuguese, English, Spanish and with a good understanding of French.
Chambers Review
Brazil: Industries & Sectors
Dennys Zimmermann is well equipped to advise on a number of insurance claims, with particularly deep knowledge of those concerning M&A and cyber aspects.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"An excellent lawyer, with plenty of legal knowledge and market expertise. Very good and fast service. I have no complaints."
"A very accessible person. Even when we're not hiring him directly, it's always easy to get in touch with him for a meeting or to invite him to join a reinsurance panel."
"An excellent lawyer, with plenty of legal knowledge and market expertise. Very good and fast service. I have no complaints."
"A very accessible person. Even when we're not hiring him directly, it's always easy to get in touch with him for a meeting or to invite him to join a reinsurance panel."