Dillon Eustace offers a multi-faceted service, advising established and emerging domestic and international insurers across a range of contentious and non-contentious mandates. Outside the team’s particular expertise in aviation and maritime insurance, the group is also highly capable in personal injury, product liability, D&O and professional indemnity claims. On the regulatory side, it advises on distribution structuring, Central Bank investigations, M&A and portfolio transfers, as well as solvency II and corporate governance work. Paul Breen leads the personal injury and dispute resolution offering, while Keith Waine is head of financial regulation. Peter Bredin, John O'Riordan and Rachel Halligan are other key team members.
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- ‘Dillon Eustace's client-centric approach stands out from their peers. Attention to detail to ensure that they fully understand their brief and the intricacies of the case sets them apart.’
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Work highlights
Instructed by a number of Lloyds and international insurers who were the “all risks” insurers of aircraft leasing firm CDB Aviation in the defence of proceedings in which CDB Aviation alleged that a number of aircraft had been detained in Russia and lost for the purposes of their insurance cover following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent imposition of sanctions against Russia.
Providing regulatory and corporate law advice in relation to the migration of Darta Allianz’s third party administration from FNZ to a new provider.
Instructed to act on behalf of the “all risks” insurers of GTLK, an Irish company which forms part of a large Russian group of companies operating an international transport leasing business.
Practice head
Paul Breen; Keith Waine
Other key lawyers
Elaine Healy; Peter Bredin; John O’Riordan; Rachel Halligan