Norton Rose Fulbright provides specialist advice to insurers and reinsurers across the Middle East, drawing on the firm’s corporate and M&A and regulatory capabilities to provide a comprehensive offering. The team houses a cyber incident response practice and is active in the warranty and indemnity insurance coverage space. It regularly handles financial lines and D&O claims and enjoys a successful track record in professional negligence liability defence. Shabnam Karim leads on the contentious side, handling insurance disputes across various jurisdictions. Spearheading the group’s non-contentious work, Adjou Ait Ben Idir focuses on M&A and warranties and indemnities matters. Simon Lamb and Ivana Cicic are other names to note.
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‘The team at Norton Rose Fulbright have truly been a pleasure to work with. They continue to provide sound and practical advice and are true partners in resolving complex, multi-jurisdictional claims. They are extremely accommodating and particularly responsive when called upon for insight into material issues.’
‘Shabnam Karim is a particularly astute counsel. Well prepared and organized, provides concise advice on complex issues, often pre-emptively raising matters for consideration, which I have found particularly helpful. Very responsive, despite the challenge of being in a completely different time zone. Shabnam is highly ethical, measured and a very knowledgeable lawyer, would recommend her services without hesitation.’
Key clients
- AXA-XL
- American International Group (AIG)
- Munich Re
- Beazley Group
- Euclid
- Marsh
- GCIC
- Liberty
- Berkshire Hathaway
- Chubb
Lawyers
Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Shabnam Karim
Practice head
Shabnam Karim; Adjou Ait Ben Idir
Other key lawyers
Ahmed Bobat; Alexander Field; Simon Lamb; Ivana Cicic