France
DAC Beachcroft France AARPI opened in January 2019 to serve both global and domestic Insurance and Industrial Risks sectors.
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Our Paris office, opened in January 2019, is an important hub for international insurance work and strengthens the international presence and support we offer our clients, focused on both global and domestic Insurance and Industrial Risks sectors. We provide strategic representation and guidance to insurance and reinsurance companies as well as multinational and domestic corporations.
The team is led by partners Vladimir Rostan d’Ancezune and Christophe Wucher-North, both of whom have experience of this specialist market and of international work in the UK, Spain, Germany, LatAm, Australia, the USA and Singapore. Our lawyers have advised on a wide range of high-profile and politically sensitive cases in France and internationally.
We can advise you on:
- International Litigation and Arbitration
- Insurance and Reinsurance
- Industrial Risks and Product Liability
- Medical Malpractice and Pharmaceutical Liability
- Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Insurance
- Criminal Business Law
- Construction Law
- Tourism and Travel Law
- Transport
Our insurance experts can advise and support you on drafting and analysing policies as well as insurance management in the context of prudential regulations, audits and relations with regulatory authorities. We are in a unique position to assist reinsurers, retrocessionnaires, captive insurance companies and European players entering the French market with advice across Product Liability, Professional Liability, Directors’ and Officers’ personal liability, Construction, Credit insurance and Political Risk insurance.
What we are known for:
- Acting for leading global insurers and reinsurers
- Providing cross-class capability with specialist insurance, corporate, commercial, regulatory and advisory teams
- Combining international expertise and local knowledge to provide a seamless international service
Arbitration
Our International Arbitration team represents commercial organisations in all sectors, with particular expertise in relation to construction and engineering, insurers and reinsurance, and advising governments. We advise in both institutional and ad-hoc arbitrations under many substantive laws, and including standard form contracts (such as FIDIC).
Learn MoreCyber and Data Risks
We are market leading advisors on cyber security and data risk to the insurance sector and the first choice law firm for insurers who indemnify these risks, advising both the insurers and policyholders who suffer data breach incidents and face claims in respect of data protection and information law. We provide our clients with a full service solution to address the reputational and financial impact that cyber security and data risk incidents can have.
Learn MoreDirectors' & Officer's Liability Insurance
We are acutely conscious of the potentially serious reputational, financial and personal impact D&O claims can carry with them for individuals, companies and their insurers. In recent years our lawyers have been instructed on many of France’s most significant D&O cases, offering pragmatic and focused solutions, tailored to the needs of our clients and the issues they face.
Learn MoreDispute Resolution
Our Dispute Resolution team has an established reputation for handling complex, high value commercial disputes and achieving successful and pragmatic solutions for our clients.
Learn MoreHealth, Safety & Environmental Risks
We advise clients in France and internationally on the full range of contentious and non-contentious environmental matters, many of which are high profile and of national significance.
Learn MoreIndustrial Risks
Our team advises insurers, manufacturers and producers in France and throughout Europe on industrial risks from a wide range of sectors. These include consumer goods, medical devices, pharmaceutical and healthcare, agrochemicals, food and drink, telecoms, biotechnology, automotive, mining and construction.
Learn MoreLife Sciences
We act for many leading pharmaceutical companies, as well as many medical device and consumer healthcare manufacturers, as well as their insurers.
Learn MoreMediation
Insurance mediation law is one of our firm’s traditional and largest areas of activity. Our team dedicated to this activity provides advice and litigation assistance to insurance brokers, wholesale brokers, general agents and agents in the areas of life and non-life insurance.
Learn MoreTourism & Transport
Our tourism practice represents major tourism players (travel agencies, tour operators, etc.) and hotels in both national and international litigation.
Learn MoreFrance
1 Offices in France
Paris
Nous sommes un cabinet leader sur le marché français, spécialisé dans le secteur de l'assurance et des risques industriels à la fois mondial et national.
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Vladimir Rostan d’Ancezune
Partner
Paris
Vladimir Rostan d’Ancezune
Partner
Paris
+ 33 1 56 43 45 30
vdancezune@dacbeachcroft.com
Alexandre Gadot
Partner
Paris
Christophe Wucher-North
Partner
Paris
Christophe Wucher-North
Partner
Paris
+ 33 1 56 43 45 32
cwuchernorth@dacbeachcroft.com
Glenn Bettelheim
Legal Director
Paris
Edward Apaza Pino
Lawyer
Paris
Louis-Axel Batiste
Lawyer
Paris
Monique Bourjal
Lawyer
Paris
Etienne Coudry
Lawyer
Paris
Nerimen Gozan
Lawyer
Paris
Hsiao-Jan Juang-Carle
Lawyer
Paris
Tobias Lorenzino
Lawyer
Paris
Lina Montoya Fuentes
Lawyer
Paris
Yéléna Nobou
Lawyer
Paris
Alain Michel
Senior Associate
Paris
Louis-Nicolas Devos
Associate
Paris
Elise Lucas
Associate
Paris
Assia Benfkira
Associate
Paris
Laura Marty
Associate
Paris
Charlotte Peignon
Associate
Paris
Emily Huber
Associate
Paris
Soraya Zouaoui
Associate
Paris
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Germany
BLD together with DAC Beachcroft is the largest German law firm specialising exclusively in liability and insurance law with around 180 lawyers and more than 320 non-lawyer colleagues in Germany.
GermanyIreland
DAC Beachcroft Dublin provides legal advice in specialist insurance, injury risk, healthcare and life sciences, corporate and commercial, real estate, EU and competition, cyber and data and much more.
IrelandItaly
DAC Beachcroft Italia opened in February 2023 to serve international and domestic insurance and reinsurance companies at all stages of the business lifecycle.
ItalySpain
Established in 1989, our Madrid office has over 45 lawyers, all of them bilingual (English and Spanish). We advise Spanish clients and international companies with business interests in Spain.
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In the Nordic region, DAC Beachcroft leverages the exceptional expertise of NORDIA Law.
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