Mr Richard Ghueldre > Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

Mr Richard Ghueldre

+33 (0)1 40 75 22 55 ghueldre@gide.com

Work Department

Insurance Industrial Risk Transport, Dispute Resolution

Position

Partner Richard Ghueldre is in charge of Gide’s Insurance, Industrial Risk & Transport practice group. He specialises in French and European insurance and re-insurance law, as well as in tort law.

He has in-depth advisory and litigation experience of insurance contract law (life and non-life), regulatory issues concerning insurance companies and intermediaries (establishment, operational aspects and restructuring), as well as setting up insurance programmes and distribution schemes, both in France and abroad.

Richard has developed an expertise in solving (pre-litigation, disputes and arbitration) and managing claims, in particular as regards industrial risks. He can also draw on broad experience in class actions and dispute resolution, particularly before the French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority. In 2021, Richard has been recognized “Lawyer of the Year” in Insurance in Best Lawyers 2022.

Career

Richard acts as regular counsel for numerous traditional insurance actors as well as banking and financial operators, industrial groups and service providers, in addition to foreign law firms dealing with insurance issues.

His advice has been sought in portfolio transfer operations, the establishment, acquisition and restructuring of insurance, re-insurance and insurance broker companies, as well as in analysing and ensuring the compliance of insurance products and insurance distribution schemes.

Partner Gide Loyrette Nouel (2008)
Joined the firm  (2002)

Languages

French, English and Spanish

Memberships

The Paris Insurance Institute (whose alumni association, ADIAP, he chairs).

He is a member of various associations including the Permanent Scientific Committee of AMRAE (Association for Corporate Risk and Insurance Management)

Member Intermedius institute

Board member of the International Association of Insurance Law (AIDA).

Education

Admitted to the Paris Bar (2002)
Law PhD, Paris I – Panthéon-Sorbonne University (2002)
Insurance Institute of Paris  (1996)
Postgraduate degree (DES) in insurance, Paris I – Panthéon-Sorbonne University  (1997)
Postgraduate degree (DEA) in business law, Paris I – Panthéon-Sorbonne University  (1996)