Andrew McGahey

Andrew is the regional Managing Partner for Kennedys EMEA.

He qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales in 2000 and later qualified to practice as a solicitor in Ireland. He practises in both jurisdictions. Before joining Kennedys in January 2018,  Andrew was a partner at Mayor Brown International LLP.

Andrew has over 20 years’ experience of advising on insurance litigation, and specialises in advising on insurance coverage matters and disputes involving financial institutions, directors and officers, and professionals. Andrew’s experience of advising on matters involving financial institutions includes complex first party and third party losses involving  banks, private equity houses, stockbrokers, investment managers and advisers located in Ireland, the UK, and worldwide.

Andrew’s practice also involves advising on claims made under environmental liability policies, transactional liability and title indemnity insurance policies, and he also specialises on advising on property losses and claim, including business interruption claims.

Andrew also contributed to the fourth edition of Kennedys’ Global Legal Handbook, one of our most popular guides, which outlines the main legal and procedural issues that case handlers may encounter when dealing with claims across 53 jurisdictions globally.