Global law firm Clyde & Co has further expanded into Europe with the opening of an office in Munich, Germany following the hiring of three leading insurance lawyers and their team.
The expansion will mean that Clyde & Co will have more presence in Germany, where it already has offices in Düsseldorf and Hamburg.
Eva-Maria Barbosa, Dr Andreas Börner, and Dr Sven Förster, who provide comprehensive and joined up corporate, transactional, claims and disputes services to the insurance sector, will join as Partners from Norton Rose Fulbright.
The pair have worked together since 2006 and complement Clyde & Co’s existing insurance claims and regulatory teams in Düsseldorf and Hamburg and add market leading warranty & indemnity (W&I) insurance underwriting and claims expertise.
Börner, a corporate and regulatory lawyer for the insurance sector who advises clients on corporate, capital market, compliance and regulatory issues.
Förster is a litigation and dispute resolution lawyer who focuses on complex domestic and multi-jurisdictional re/insurance claims and disputes.
The initial team will include a total of eight fee earners and two support staff, with additional hires being imminent.
The expansion is the latest growth for Clyde & Co in continental Europe where it has offices in Paris, Madrid, Nantes, Düsseldorf and Hamburg, the latter opening in February 2019 following the hire of four leading marine partners and their teams.
James Cooper, chair of Clyde & Co’s Global Insurance Practice Group, commented: “Our insurance clients are increasingly looking for law firms to support their organisations in a consistent manner around the world.
“This need has been brought into even sharper focus thanks to the global nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and in Europe thanks to the uncertainties and disruption created by Brexit. Our Munich office will significantly bolster our offering to clients and give us a presence in a city which is home to many of Europe’s biggest insurers.”
Dr Henning Schaloske, member of Clyde & Co’s European Board and head of our German insurance practice, commented: “Opening in Munich enhances our offering to clients across Germany.
“The hire of such high quality, well renowned group of lawyers, who bring with them such diverse insurance law expertise, underlines Clyde & Co’s commitment to building a market-leading insurance practice across the country.”
Barbosa added: “Clyde & Co is the foremost insurance law brand in the world, and as a team we feel that it’s the natural home to house and further develop our practices, and provide our clients with the high quality, joined up, and global services they require.
“We are a team who have worked very closely together for almost 15 years and we are really looking forward to joining and forming a cohesive team with our new colleagues in Dusseldorf and Hamburg and around the world to allow us to be even more efficient and effective in servicing our clients.”
