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Ireland

The below Insurance rankings table provides market-leading insights on the top ranked lawyers and law firms whose advice and legal services can be purchased in Ireland. The rankings are the result of extensive research by our internal research team, who conduct interviews with in-house counsel, other third-party experts and private practice lawyers who have worked alongside them. Use our table and ranking system to identify the most suited provider of legal services for you.

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Band 1

  1. A&L Goodbody
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    A&L Goodbody
    Insurance
    2024 | Band 1 | 17 Years Ranked
    A&L Goodbody has a renowned non-contentious insurance offering, acting for international insurers on all corporate and regulatory issues flowing from M&A transactions. It coordinates with foreign firms to advise on the Irish law aspects of global transactions. The team assists with portfolio transfers, and has considerable experience in re-domiciliation processes and Brexit contingency planning. The law firm has notable recent experience in regulatory issues around business interruption policies, ESG and the impact of sanctions.
  2. Matheson LLP
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    Matheson LLP
    Insurance
    2024 | Band 1 | 17 Years Ranked
    Matheson has a strong corporate insurance practice acting for major insurers on M&A mandates, portfolio transfers and the establishment and authorisation of Irish insurance entities. The law firm also has experience in the negotiation of outsourcing, reinsurance and other commercial agreements between insurers and service providers. Matheson also has a strong disputes offering spread across London and Dublin that assists both policyholders and insurers with significant coverage disputes and business interruption claims. The team also acts for insurers on high-value subrogated claims.
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    William Fry LLP
    Insurance
    2024 | Band 1 | 17 Years Ranked
    William Fry offers a highly rated commercial insurance team with proven experience in the management of all corporate and regulatory issues arising from life and non-life insurance transactions. The law firm advises on the establishment of new Irish insurance intermediaries for EU and UK-based insurers seeking to facilitate the continued distribution of products across the EU. It has experience in reorganisations and restructurings of insurance and reinsurance firms. The team also acts for clients on matters involving compliance with regulations and directives.
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Band 2

  1. Arthur Cox
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    Arthur Cox
    Insurance
    2024 | Band 2 | 17 Years Ranked
    Arthur Cox maintains a strong corporate and regulatory practice, offering high-level advice to insurers on M&A transactions. The law firm has experience in cross-border portfolio transfers and the coordination of related regulatory notifications. It offers broad insurance disputes capabilities with experience acting on both the insurer and policyholder sides of significant coverage disputes that relate to high-value claims under crime insurance. The team also defends professional negligence and indemnity or personal injury claims.
  2. McCann FitzGerald LLP
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    McCann FitzGerald LLP
    Insurance
    2024 | Band 2 | 17 Years Ranked
    McCann FitzGerald has a broad insurance disputes offering with experience across diverse insurance cases. The team is knowledgeable in business interruption claims. Key partners are recognised as top mediators with particular experience in professional indemnity cases. Additionally, the law firm houses a notable corporate practice assisting insurers with M&A transactions, reorganisations and related regulatory matters. It further advises on the establishment of insurance undertakings.