Kennedys expands in Madrid with a team of 13 people from Clyde & Co
The global law firm Kennedys has expanded its team in Madrid with the incorporation of a team of 13 lawyers from Clyde & Co, including partners Ignacio Figuerol, Ricardo Garrido and Susana Martínez.
Ignacio Figuerol
Ignacio has extensive experience in advising on domestic and international insurance litigation and arbitration and non-contentious insurance in the areas of D&O, financial institutions and professional indemnity. He has handled important cases related to public securities offerings, directors and officers, financial institutions, auditors, insurance brokers, accountants and lawyers. He has also recently advised insurers in connection with class actions in the U.S. against Spanish companies.
Ricardo Garrido
Ricardo acts for major national and international insurance companies in both contentious and non-contentious matters. He has participated in several high-profile cases defending insurers and their policyholders and has extensive experience in court.
Susana Martinez
Susana has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry, with a special focus on financial lines. Her practice focuses on counseling, coverage litigation and defense in complex matters in multiple jurisdictions.
Strengthen its offering in one of EMEA’s most important legal markets
Andrew McGahey, Kennedys’ EMEA regional managing partner, says: “The addition of leading lawyers such as these underlines our commitment to strengthening our offering in one of EMEA’s most important legal markets. Combining their strengths with those of our existing team in Madrid significantly enhances the level of support we can offer our insurance clients here in Spain and across the region.”
Isidoro Ugena, Managing Partner in Madrid, adds, “Kennedys’ dedicated team in Madrid represents some of the most important national and international insurance companies in the market, and the experience and strong local market relationships enjoyed by Ignacio, Ricardo and Susana will only serve to greatly enhance the breadth and depth of this already strong offering to clients.”
Through its global network, Kennedys now has more than 2,500 employees worldwide, operating in 21 countries with 76 offices, partner offices and cooperations.
