Insurance

Marval O’Farrell Mairal

Client Satisfaction

Marval O’Farrell Mairal‘s dedicated insurance and reinsurance practice provides local and international clients with comprehensive advice covering regulation, reinsurance claims, transactional work, insurance product distribution, marine and aviation insurance, cyber insurance and product liability. The team is particularly sought out to assist on contentious matters and has an exceptional track record when it comes to handling administrative claims and court proceedings, class actions and mass litigation in the insurance sector. The 'exceptional' Pablo Cereijido leads the team and has more than two decades of industry experience. He is supported by the highly rated Elias Bestani, who has a strong maritime and aviation law practice and also covers high-profile insurance and reinsurance matters. Former practice head and of counsel Alberto Cappagli remains available to the team when required, bringing four decades of experience to the table. At the associate level, maritime and aviation specialist María Victoria Rodríguez Mamberti, Matias Acrogliano, who covers claims and regulatory work, and Andrea Zaniratto, who handles claims and class actions, are the key names.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘Marval O'Farrell Mairal excels in the service provided to clients. They offer sound legal advice and understand the commercial aspects of the business.’
‘Elias Bestani and María Victoria Rodríguez Mamberti work very closely with their clients, share information openly and exchange views on a permanent basis. They are prepared to listen - an invaluable asset. ’
‘A solid and excellent team that understands and knows the market.’
‘Lawyers with deep knowledge of insurance and reinsurance law. Pablo Cereijido is an exceptional leader.’
‘The insurance practice knows and understands the London aviation insurance market and is able to tailor its services accordingly, delivering advice which is both legally accurate and commercially valid.’
‘The team is dedicated to advising on everything the insurance industry needs.’
‘The lawyers stand out for providing peace of mind to in-house lawyers. When a matter is delegated to Marval you can rest assured that it will be attended to by the best.'
‘The firm has a formidable team of lawyers. The quality standard is much higher than that of most legal teams.'

Key clients

XL Catlin
The Zurich Group
MAPFRE
Assurant Argentina Compañía de Seguros
Andina ART
Sancor Seguros
San Cristobal Seguros
Generali
Hanseatica
Group Stellantis
Renault
La Meridional Compañía de Seguros
Marsh – Guy Carpenter
A J Gallagher

Work highlights

Advised an insurance broker on court proceedings brought by a leading energy company based in Argentina.
Advised XL Catlin on a high-profile reinsurance claim involving the collision of two helicopters causing the death of all onboard passengers.
Advised an important logistics company on matters involving judicial proceedings brought by customers alleging damages resulting from incorrect cross-labelling.

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