Insurance | Europe

PLMJ has a reputable team with strengths in insurance and reinsurance matters, including day-to-day support through to M&A transactions, portfolio transfers, contracts, claims and regulatory matters. The practice is well equipped to advise international insurance companies and act on cross-border transactions, with notable activity in other European jurisdictions and lusophone Africa. The law firm acts for both insurers and policyholders and is adept at handling contentious mandates, spanning from disputes concerning damage insurance to criminal proceedings.

VdA houses a top-tier insurance department spanning work in sale and purchase agreements, transactions, disputes and regulatory and compliance advice. The law firm has further capabilities in bancassurance and assurfinance products. With offices in Lisbon, Porto and a suite of African offices including Mozambique and Angola, the group has consolidated experience in cross-border mandates extending to both European and African jurisdictions.

Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados operates a highly respected insurance team harbouring strong capabilities in both transactional and contentious insurance matters, including M&A, restructuring, bancassurance and claims handling. The law firm is retained by both domestic and international insurers for its vast expertise in the implementation of new insurance and reinsurance products. With complementary strength in tax matters, the group is well placed to handle cross-border instructions, especially in lusophone jurisdictions such as Angola, Mozambique and Macau.

Abreu Advogados has a respected insurance offering that covers both contentious and non-contentious matters. The law firm is experienced in handling issues such as regulatory concerns and data protection. The law firm's client list includes national and international insurance companies, investors and venture capital funds and often leverages its solid tax practice to assist with the taxation and distribution aspects of insurance products.

CMS offers considerable experience in disputes flowing from the insurance sector and additional expertise in non-contentious issues such as policy drafting and adaptation. As part of an extensive international network enabling abilities in cross-border instructions, the practice boasts capabilities to act on matters involving W&I coverage, real estate queries, cyber risk and life insurance, in addition to D&O liability and insurance intermediaries law.

Cuatrecasas is a full-service law firm with experience in a range of insurance matters spanning across regulatory and compliance issues, distribution agreements and contractual mandates. Its seasoned team of practitioners works with a large client base that includes insurers, brokers and policyholders and has a strong track-record in contentious mandates.

Garrigues draws upon its strength in M&A work in assisting clients across a wide array of insurance law considerations ranging from transactional matters to regulatory and compliance advice. With a robust network of offices across Europe and the US, the law firm is frequently sought after by firms from the insurance, technology and financial services sectors.

Gómez-Acebo & Pombo is an established law firm with a strong offering in the support to new businesses seeking to establish themselves in the Portuguese market and on corporate-related insurance mandates. Its lawyers assist a range of clients from the financial and insurance industries with policy drafting and regulatory matters.

SRS Legal is a respected law firm in the Portugese market and is frequently sought after by domestic and international clients to assist with non-contentious mandates, including regulatory advice and insurance distribution matters. Its team is equally equipped to handle insurance claims that lead to contentious proceedings.

A respected department with notable activity in transactional mandates, Uría Menéndez acts for a list of prominent insurance players on cross-border M&A deals and on the regulatory and tax issues concerning insurance products. The law firm's further activity includes the establishment of branches in Portugal as well as advice on contractual disputes.