France
Practice Areas
Rémi Passemard has developed his strong expertise in financial lines (D&O, EPL, IPO, financial institutions, IPO and crime – fraud), liability cases, life insurance & reinsurance, regulatory issues and policy wording. Rémi regularly handles coverage issues arising from international insurance programmes involving French and foreign insurance policies with different triggering events. Rémi acts for major financial institutions as well as French and international insurance and reinsurance companies.
Career
Rémi Passemard graduated from the Sorbonne University in Paris in private and international trade law in 1990 and in EU law in 1991.
He began his career with Jeantet & associés in 1991, practicing international litigation and arbitration for 3 years. He then joined the major French firm Gide Loyrette Nouel in 1994, specializing in commercial litigation, banking litigation and domestic / cross border insolvency proceedings. Before participating in the creation of BOPS firm, Rémi was a Partner at Norton Rose in Paris. He then became a co-founding partner with Pascal Ormen of Ormen Passemard - ORPA Legal, a highly regarded law firm in the areas of commercial litigation and insurance.
Professional Memberships
AIDA France – Association Internationale de Droit des Assurances/International Association for Insurance Law
AJAR – Association française des Juristes de l’Assurance et de la Réassurance / French association of insurance and reinsurance lawyers
Insulaw international - a group of law firms across the world (representing 33 Firms, 50 offices, 1450 lawyers) specialised in insurance law, seeking effective solutions for their clients in an increasingly globalised international context. Their goal is to contribute to the growth of the insurance business and to the success of their clients, while respecting fair play and the highest ethical standards.
Clients
Major insurance companies, financial institutions and other large corporations.
Industry Sector Expertise
Expertise in a broad range of insurance disputes involving general liability, professional indemnity, E&O, product liability and industrial risks.
On the insurance side, Rémi has developed his expertise in financial lines (D&O, EPL, IPO, financial institutions, IPO and crime fraud) including policy wording, liability cases (PI, E&O, general liability etc) and life insurance and reinsurance issues. Rémi has also been involved in coverage issues arising from international insurance programmes made of French and foreign insurance policies. He gained extensive experience in assisting EU insurers willing to market insurance products tailored to the French market.
On the commercial and banking side, Rémi regularly acts as defense counsel before French courts in banking litigation cases concerning debt recovery, implementation of securities, investments on stock markets, unit-linked life insurance contracts, and disputes arising from investment structuring transactions (wealth management).
Languages Spoken
French (mother tongue)
English (fluent)
Education
University of Paris I Sorbonne
Master's degree in international private law and international trade law (1990) and in European law (1991)
1987 - 1991
