With a focus on insurance disputes, DAC Beachcroft LLP advises on mediation, arbitration, and litigation, with a notable emphasis on cross-border cases – particularly within Latin American jurisdictions. The team is highly skilled in advising on policy wordings, global programmes, and coverage disputes, catering to major Spanish and multinational insurance and reinsurance companies, financial institutions, and corporates. José María Álvarez-Cienfuegos, a key contact for insurers and reinsurers involved in multijurisdictional disputes oversees the group alongside accomplished litigators Pilar Rodríguez. In team news, Pablo Guillén joined from Clyde & Co LLP in 2022. Mercedes Romero is no longer at the firm.
Key clients
- Lloyd's Syndicate
- AXA-XL and Endesa
Work highlights
- Instructed by Lloyd’s Syndicate to defend their insured, the famous architect firm Renzo Piano Building Workshop, in the different disputes that have arisen in relation to the design and construction of the Botin Centre (Banco Santander) in Santander (North of Spain).
- Defending AXA-XL in the ongoing criminal proceedings involving the forest fire that took place in Lújar (South of Spain).