Norton Rose Fulbright provides specialist advice to insurers and reinsurers across the Middle East, drawing on the firm’s corporate and M&A and regulatory capabilities to provide a comprehensive offering. The team houses a cyber incident response practice and is active in the warranty and indemnity insurance coverage space. It regularly handles financial lines and D&O claims and enjoys a successful track record in professional negligence liability defence. Shabnam Karim leads on the contentious side, handling insurance disputes across various jurisdictions. Spearheading the group’s non-contentious work, Adjou Ait Ben Idir focuses on M&A and warranties and indemnities matters. Simon Lamb and Ivana Cicic are other names to note.

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  • ‘The team at Norton Rose Fulbright have truly been a pleasure to work with. They continue to provide sound and practical advice and are true partners in resolving complex, multi-jurisdictional claims. They are extremely accommodating and particularly responsive when called upon for insight into material issues.’

  • ‘Shabnam Karim is a particularly astute counsel. Well prepared and organized, provides concise advice on complex issues, often pre-emptively raising matters for consideration, which I have found particularly helpful. Very responsive, despite the challenge of being in a completely different time zone. Shabnam is highly ethical, measured and a very knowledgeable lawyer, would recommend her services without hesitation.’

Key clients

  • AXA-XL
  • American International Group (AIG)
  • Munich Re
  • Beazley Group
  • Euclid
  • Marsh
  • GCIC
  • Liberty
  • Berkshire Hathaway
  • Chubb

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Shabnam Karim
Norton Rose Fulbright

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Shabnam Karim, Adjou Ait Ben Idir

Other key lawyers

Ahmed Bobat, Alexander Field, Simon Lamb, Ivana Cicic