Melanie James > Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) LLP leverages its market-leading position in the US to provide client of its London office with a particularly strong offering in relation to transatlantic mandates in the insurance sector. With capabilities that cover the full gamut of M&A, Part VII transfers, reinsurance, de-risking, and Lloyd’s market, the firm combines sector expertise with the capacity to handle complex, cross-border corporate matters. Joseph Ferraro heads the insurance practice, with an established reputation in handling M&A and corporate finance work in the insurance space. Melanie James has an insurance expertise that covers the full range of non-contentious mandates, while Nicholas Bugler  has a specialism in the intersection of reinsurance and capital markets. Jennifer Tait has experience in insurance-linked security transactions, Kirsty Maclean is involved in longevity reinsurance, and Andrew Tromans advises insurance and financial institution clients on company matters, M&A, joint ventures, and outsourcings. Tim Baumgartner covers the full scope of general corporate and insurance-specific transactions, as does associate Eilidh Brown who has an emphasis on risk transfer transactions in the life insurance sector.