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Kennedys in France has a long-established reputation as one of Paris’s leading commercial litigation practices, and is particularly well-known for its expertise in reinsurance, liability and complex cross-border disputes.

  • 4 partners
  • 2017 year established
  • 8 offices in EMEA

Our team in Paris provides specialist litigation advice, grounded in a deep understanding of the global insurance markets. They pride themselves on their ability to articulate sophisticated legal and technical arguments in a straightforward way that is relevant to our clients’ needs.

The Paris office advises on all aspects of liability and insurance law and litigation, including aviation, banking and finance, casualty, commercial disputes, construction, environment, financial lines, fraud, industrial risks, life and health, professional indemnity, property, pharmaceutical, product, public and directors’ and officers’ liability.

They are recognised for its ability to handle large, multi-party disputes, mass tort litigations and complex technical matters and often works within or manages large teams, created on a case-by-case basis and constituted of lawyers and specialists from other fields (engineers, doctors, accountants, traders, architects…), so as to identify and execute the best possible strategy to achieve a successful outcome for our clients.

The insurance law team in Kennedys’ Paris office is very strong in providing good analysis of complex insurance law issues and timely legal advice.

Finally, the Paris office is perfectly-placed to operate in a global environment, as our lawyers – who work across linguistic, legal and cultural barriers on a daily basis – have all either studied or worked abroad (in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, Spain etc.) and speak a broad range of languages (English, Spanish, German and Italian).

The team works closely with our network of offices in EMEA, Asia Pacific, and the Americas, thereby ensuring that Kennedys’ clients receive seamless legal services throughout Europe and beyond.

They are able to deal with a high level of complexity and have a well-resourced team with a multi-jurisdictional reach.

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Our Paris office

37/39, Rue de la Bienfaisance (1st Floor) 75008 Paris, France T +33 (0)1 84 79 37 80

Paris

37/39, Rue de la Bienfaisance (1st Floor) 75008 Paris, France

+33 (0)1 84 79 37 80