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Nicolas Bouckaert
Nicolas Bouckaert
Nicolas is a partner in our Paris office. He is regularly instructed in complex and international disputes, and acts for leading insurers and reinsurers, brokers, major policyholders and manufacturers. Nicolas' practice includes coverage disputes (insurance and reinsurance), defence work, subrogation claims and general commercial litigation which spans several key industry sectors (aerospace, transport, construction, real estate, tourism, finance and manufacturing), with a particular focus on product and professional liability. Nicolas has significant experience of complex court-appointed technical investigations, specifically relating to industrial risks.
Aurélia Cadain
Aurélia Cadain
Aurélia Cadain is a founding Partner of Kennedys' Paris office, and an insurance specialist with extensive expertise in complex litigation matters of transport law, industrial risk, insurance and product liability,  and healthcare products. Aurélia acts for global insurers and assists well-known airline companies both in their day-to-day operations and important litigations. She also regularly acts for pharmaceutical companies. Aurélia's practice includes coverage disputes, defence work, subrogation claims. which spans several key industry sectors (aerospace, transport, tourism, manufacturing, health industry and medical malpractice) with a particular focus on product liability. She has developed particular experience in complex expert-appraisal proceedings including in aviation and marine matters, and industrial risk. Aurélia also regularly advises on litigating complex transport claims (in aviation, marine, road and rail) involving individuals and carried goods. Aurélia is the current contributor to the French chapter for GTDT: Aviation Liability and co-contributor to the French chapter for GTDT: Insurance and to the Aviation Law Review.
Paulo Cruz Almeida
Paulo is a Partner and head of Kennedys Lisbon office, he is qualified in Portugal since 1989. Paulo is a highly experienced non litigation, litigation and arbitration lawyer, advises and represents local and international insureres and reinsurers, banks, financial institutions and various companies. Paulo is specialized in civil and professional liability, clinical negligence, commercial and corporate law; his experience includes dealing with major catastrophic claims; drafting policy wordings for various international insurers and reinsurers in the UK, Spain, Portugal, Brazil and Angola; advising a telecommunication group on corporate and contract matters.
Alfonso de Ramos
Alfonso qualified in Spain in 2000 and is a Partner in the Kennedys Law Madrid office. He has over 18 years experience in dealing with international claims. Alfonso specialises in working for London Market insurers on claims related to Spain and is an expert in advising on complex coverage and litigation issues. He is experienced in all aspects of insurance law, with particular expertise in medical malpractice, environmental, energy, professional indemnity, property and casualty. Alfonso is an acomplished communicator and expert negotiator and has achieved exceptional results in resolving complex and high value disputes. He also has significant  experience asisting the underwriting process adapting new insurance products and master policies to Spanish local rules.
Sally Hancock
Sally Hancock
Sally is a partner and leads the Manchester SHE regulatory team as well as heading up the natinoal SHE team at BLM. She has over 20 years’ experience advising and representing corporate clients, individuals and public bodies through direct nominations as well as insurer and broker instructions. She specialises in advising and representing companies and individuals involved in complex police and regulatory body investigations and prosecutions following serious and fatal incidents.  She also regularly represents clients at inquests, including Article 2 and jury inquests.  Sally takes a proactive and strategic approach and carries out her own investigations and advocacy, ensuring a close relationship with each of her clients. Her advice extends from initial crisis management to the ongoing support required in the aftermath of an incident including strategy, managing a regulatory body investigation, interviews under caution, responding to enforcement notices and reputation management. Sally’s role in leading the national SHE group is pivotal to the strategic developments of the BLM national SHE practice.  She has been described in the Legal 500 as having ‘great judgement and communications skills’; ‘a good eye for detail’ and being ‘gentle but firm in cases involving fatalities’. Sally is an accomplished speaker at national and trade SHE events and regularly delivers bespoke training across a broad spectrum of regulatory and inquest topics, including crisis management, sentencing, corporate manslaughter and directors in the dock.
Isidoro Ugena
Isidoro,qualified in Spain in 1996, is a Partner in the Kennedys Law Madrid office with more than 24 years legal experience. For the last 15 years, he has worked exclusively for the insurance and reinsurance sector. He is an expert litigator and negotiator, handling matters for both local and London Market insurers and reinsurers. Isidoro advises domestic and foreign clients on financial institutions claims, including both contentious and non-contentious matters. Isidoro specialises in directors and officers, public offering of securities, bankers blanket bonds and commercial crime. He is an expert in the defence of Architects and Engineers in professional indemnity claims and has significant experience in the monitoring of court proceedings and acting as appointed counsel, protecting the interests of his clients in claims and lawsuits filed against them and their insureds. Isidoro is an expert in coverage advice and policy wording as well as the analysis and evaluation of damages.