A&L Goodbody LLP provides leading, comprehensive services to large domestic and international insurers. Acting on large insurance transactions and operations, James Grennan leads the non-contentious insurance and reinsurance group, which has specialist expertise in establishment and entry into market, M&A, reorganisations, migrations, conversions and restructurings, as well as providing regulatory advice. Laura Mulleady and Sinéad Lynch are highly recommended for advisory and transactional work. The insurance disputes offering, which is led by Sarah Murphy and Dario Dagostino, has a wealth of experience acting in complex and significant contentious regulatory issues, coverage disputes, fraud claims and subrogated claims, notably related to professional indemnity and aviation insurance.
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Profile
Work Department
Insurance
Position
Partner
Career
Laura Mulleady is a partner in A&L Goodbody's Corporate practice, specialising in Insurance & Reinsurance. Her practice is focused on advising domestic and cross-border insurers, reinsurers, captives and intermediaries on all aspects of non-contentious insurance and reinsurance regulation and transactions. Laura is also the Head of A&L Goodbody's ESG & Sustainability Steering Group and she regularly presents to insurance industry clients on ESG and sustainability-related topics. Laura was named in the global list 'IFLR1000 Women Leaders' 2022 to 2025 consecutively.
Memberships
Laura has had several articles on various insurance topics published and has also lectured and presented in Ireland and abroad on a range of insurance topics over the last number of years.
Education
- AITI, Irish Tax Institute, (non-practising)
- Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland
- BCL (European), University College Dublin
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Testimonials
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- ‘A&L Goodbody are excellent legal advisers due to their exceptional legal expertise, their in-depth knowledge of our company and its operations, and their remarkable ability to frame advice in practical and understandable language. Their guidance is consistently clear and actionable, making them a valuable partner.’ ‘The individuals we work with stand out because of their expertise, their inter-personal skills, their willingness to listen to our instructions and requirements and their ability to deliver practical and actionable advice.’ ‘James Grennan - a stand-out lawyer with the ability to break things down into easier to grasp concepts and make them easier to understand to all stakeholders. Very accommodating and generous with his time even at very short notice. Laura Mulleady is another great lawyer in this practice.’ ‘A&L Goodbody combine deep technical expertise with a relentless focus on making the client experience as simple, transparent, and seamless as possible. A&L Goodbody differentiate themselves by mastering the translation of that expertise into clear, actionable, and easily digestible counsel.’ ‘The individuals we work with at A&L Goodbody stand out primarily because they are much more than a service provider; they are an integrated and highly valued part of our extended team. This partnership approach is what truly differentiates them from competitors.’ ‘While their legal acumen is clearly top-tier, a key differentiator for me is their human-centred approach to complex legal work.’ ‘They combine exceptional technical expertise with genuine empathy and a profound focus on clear delivery, making challenging matters manageable.’ 'James Grennan, Emma Martin and Laura Mulleady are excellent.’
Key clients
- AA Ireland AEGON AIG AON Arch Capital Aviva AXA Insurance AXA XL Berkshire Hathaway Digital Care sp. z o.o. ERGO Versicherung AG Försäkringsaktiebolaget Agria LeasePlan / Ayvens Generali M&G plc / Prudential NorthStandard Group OUTsurance Phoenix Group RiverStone International SCOR Zurich Life Assurance plc and Zurich Insurance Europe AG Golden Arches Insurance DAC Ryan Specialty International Holdings Limited Standard Life International DAC Allianz Partners SAS Carlyle Aviation Management Limited Merx Aviation Servicing Limited Teneo Restructuring Ireland Limited Smith & Nephew Plc and its insurer St Patrick’s University Hospital
Work highlights
Advising SCOR Global Reinsurance Ireland DAC on an ongoing cross-border conversion from an Irish-incorporated designated activity company into a French-incorporated Société Anonyme.