Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP is able to provide expert advice across the full gamut of insurance matters, working in major M&A for life, non-life, and broker clients, having a particular strength in portfolio transfers, advising a number of new market entrants in the development of their new insurance offerings, and providing an expert regulatory offering. These regulatory strengths have been bolstered by the promotion of Grant Murtagh to partner in May 2o23, who also brings his particular expertise in complex longevity reinsurance transactions. The promotion of Shaun Lee is similarly a boon for the team’s work in relation to brokers and private capital. Geoffrey Maddock heads the practice with his excellent market reputation straddling transactional and regulatory mandates, working alongside the notable Barnaby Hinnigan who similarly acts for both insurers and intermediaries in their regulatory and corporate concerns. Alison Matthews is a leading authority in Solvency II and acts across a range of regulatory issues, including recent Brexit-related restructures and FCA reforms.