A&O Shearman

Displaying a 'good combination of industry and regulatory knowledge', A&O Shearman is well-positioned to provide 'practical advice' to insurers, reinsurers, banks and intermediaries across a wide range of their advisory, transactional, product-related and litigation insurance needs. Team head Paul Péporté deploys his regulatory expertise to good effect on M&A in the sector, as well as in relation to the distribution of insurance products and the establishment of insurance companies. Pierre Schleimer has vast institutional knowledge in the space, while at a more junior level, counsel Helena Finn  is 'exceptionally knowledgeable' across a plethora of regulatory requirements impacting the industry, including as it relates to capital adequacy requirements and ESG.