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Nilam Sharma

Nilam Sharma

Keystone Law, London

Work Department

Dispute Resolution, Insurance

Position

Nilam is a dual US- and UK-qualified insurance and reinsurance expert. Specialising in directors and officers, financial lines, and professional negligence, with an emphasis on those professionals advising on financial transactions, she is one of very few lawyers outside of the US with expertise in this area.   With an international client base spanning Europe, the US, Asia and Bermuda, Nilam advises insurers and their clients on policy coverage and the strategy of responding to a multi-jurisdictional regulatory investigation. In addition, she provides counsel on corporate governance issues and financial transactions and related regulatory investigations.

Alongside her contentious practice, Nilam has an impressive portfolio of non-contentious work, including drafting policy wordings and assisting clients in detecting key risk issues. She is also a regular speaker at leading industry events.

Career

Trained at Cameron Markby Hewitt, qualified 1992; Wragge & Co, 1992-96; Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, New York; partner and Head of International Litigation at Hammonds/ Robin Simon LLP; Partner at Crowell & Moring, 2008-11; Partner and Head of Liability Insurance at Ince & Co, 2011-15; Keystone Law, 2015.