The ‘highly reputable’ team at Pérez-Llorca routinely handles a range of corporate, regulatory, and litigation mandates in the insurance and reinsurance space. Joaquín Ruiz Echauri heads up the group; his broad practice covers M&A transactions, bancassurance alliances, portfolio transfers, reorganisations, product design and contracts advice, and litigation. Also noted are ’reliable insurance regulatory partner’ Rafael Fernández; transactional and regulatory specialist Felipe Vázquez, who joined the firm from Hogan Lovells Spain in June 2024; and Jesús Almarcha, who handles national and international regulatory matters in the insurance sector.
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  • ‘Pérez-Llorca is an extremely reliable law firm known for its exceptional support to clients in a timely manner, even with tight deadlines. They consistently meet the requested deadlines and time frames. Pérez-Llorca possesses extensive expertise in insurance regulatory and transactional matters, making them a pleasure to work with. Their insurance regulatory practice is highly reputable and well-known.’

  • ‘Felipe Vázquez - Very skilled and well-known partner for regulatory insurance advice and insurance-related transactions. He is the partner to go for insurance transactions.'

  • 'Rafael Fernández - reliable insurance regulatory partner who is a pleasure to work with. Jesús Almarcha - excellent legal advice from this associate. Joaquín Ruiz Echauri - one of the most well-known and reputable insurance practitioners in Spain. Everyone in the market knows him.'
  • ‘Availability, promptness in response, willingness to help and clarity of work in a field as complex as insurance.'

  • ‘Their team demonstrates deep sector-specific knowledge that adds significant value to our daily operations, highlighting their ability to anticipate legal problems before they arise. Also noteworthy is their speed of response and ability to simplify complex legal matters, which facilitates internal decision-making.'

  • ‘This is a highly specialised insurance team, with a high commitment to the client. Always willing to collaborate. Their advice on insurance law is highly appreciated in our organization because of the trust it gives us.’

  • ‘Joaquín Ruiz Echauri is a professional with extensive knowledge of insurance law and the sector. He has very good personal relationships with his clients, which conveys a great deal of confidence.'

  • ‘The team has a sufficient number of professionals, adequately trained and instructed in their practice. The entire team works well and coordinates with each other, which favours the completion of the assigned tasks with an output of excellent quality.'

Clients clés

  • AIG
  • Allianz
  • Axa
  • Dual
  • Everest
  • Hotelbeds
  • Liberty
  • Markel

Points forts

  • Advised Liberty Mutual on the €2.3bn sale of Liberty Seguros’ operations in Spain, Portugal, and Ireland.
  • Advised VidaCaixa on transferring its life insurance business in Sa Nostra to Medvida Partners.
  • Advised PIB Group on acquiring several insurance brokerages in Spain and Portugal, including JS Consultores and Joaquín Moné Foz Correduría de Seguros.

Avocats

Hall of Fame

Avocats au sommet de leur profession, largement reconnus et respectés par l'ensemble du marché pour leur expertise éprouvée et leur intervention récurrente et longue date dans les dossiers les plus complexes et prestigieux.

Les grands avocats de demain

Jeunes associés disposant d’une reconnaissance montante sur le marché, jouant régulièrement un rôle clé dans des dossiers majeurs.

Rafael Fernández
Felipe Vázquez

Meilleurs collaborateurs

Jeunes avocats collaborateurs ou counsels qui se distinguent régulièrement par leur présence dans des dossiers importants du marché, et qui sont identifiés par le marché comme de jeunes talents à suivre.

Jesús Almarcha

Responsable de la pratique

Joaquín Ruiz Echauri

Autres avocats clés

Felipe Vázquez; Rafael Fernández; Jesús Almarcha