Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP cover the full scope of insurance work, with established strengths in life insurance, namely in pension longevity and de-risking matters, insurance broking M&A, and work around start-ups in the insurance space, particularly those with private equity and US-based funding. The firm’s global footprint lends the firm to handling complex cross-border mandates, just as its sector specialism allows it to undertake the full range of M&A, regulatory, and sector-specific transactions. Hugo Laing heads the practice being a specialist in insurance transactions and life insurance. Martin Mankabady is the co-head of the firm’s global insurance group, advising non-life businesses that include brokers, insurers, and major tech companies with insurance-related activities, and Paula Gaddum in Manchester leads on non-contentious regulatory work. Adriana Cotter regularly advises overseas finance clients on investment into the UK insurance market, and principal associate Rosamund Wood covers the crossover between pensions and insurance.