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Investigations, Compliance & Insurance 2020-2021 EDITION Intelligence Report & Rankings INVESTIGATIONS, COMPLIANCE & INSURANCE Top law firms and expert firms Exclusive interviews with leaders Insights & analysis Anton Carniaux Besma Boumaza Marcelo Zenkner Biba Homsy Rafael Ramírez Cruz Samsung Accor Petrobras OpenVASP AXA Association P. 17 P. 18 P. 20 P. 26 P. 29 Strategic Information for Top Executives INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION 2020-2021 EDITION Intelligence Report & Rankings LITIGATION & ARBITRATION Top law firms, expert firms & litigation funders Exclusive interviews with leaders Commandez l’ensembleInsights & analysis de nos guides sur eshop.leadersleague.com Claudia Salomon Eric Blinderman Pierre Amariglio Carolina Mouraz Gary Birnberg ICC International Therium Capital Tenor Capital TAP Air Portugal JAMS Court of Arbitration Management Management P. 94 P. 94 P. 94 P. 94 P. 94 Order our Litigation & Arbitration guide at: www.leadersleague.com/en/products Follow us: LeadersLeague Leaders League - 15 Avenue de la Grande Armée - 75116 Paris Subscriptions - Tel: +33 1 43 92 93 56 - [email protected] Advertising - Tel: +33 1 45 02 25 38 - [email protected] EDITORIAL 15, avenue de la Grande-Armée - 75116 Paris Tél. : 01 45 02 25 00 - Fax : 01 45 02 25 01 www.leadersleague.com PUBLISHING DIRECTOR & CEO Pierre-Étienne Lorenceau [email protected] EDITORIAL STAFF Managing Editor Arjun Sajip [email protected] Head of Latin America Jandira Salgado [email protected] ARJUN SAJIP Editors - International Managing Editor Ramata Diallo, Juan Fernández-Castaño, Mila Galdo, Aude Ghespiere, Carmen Gloria, Julie Jankowiak, Francois Le Grand, Rachael Martin, Jandira Salgado, Elodie Sigaux Editor - France Margaux Savarit-Cornali Copy Editor 2020-’21: NO SHORTAGE OF Simon McGeady Proofreaders COMPLIANCE ISSUES FOR LAW FIRMS Aude Ghespiere, Julie Jankowiak, Rachael Martin, Arjun Sajip Key Account Manager Gergana Popova nlike most companies, law firms largely thrived during the pandemic: U many US firms posted double-digit profit growth, and firms across ART DIRECTION Europe reported healthy activity throughout 2020. Much of this activity arose in one area more than in most others: compliance. Senior Graphic Designer It is a commonplace to state that all of law, really, is in some way “com- Isabelle Warlin pliance”: lawyers’ work largely comprises guiding clients through cor- Graphic Designers Héloïse Daubannes, Marie-Ange Jean-Pierre, porate, commercial or contentious matters in a way that is most advan- Anaïs Le Bomin, Caterina Leone, Théo Staïner tageous to the clients while also complying with the law. But the topics that have most been on compliance lawyers’ minds in recent years – data PHOTOGRAPHY protection, good corporate governance, anti-corruption – were pushed to the forefront in a year where the rules of inter-party interaction were Shutterstock.com forcibly rewritten. The increased carefulness around compliance went hand-in-hand MARKETING & CIRCULATION with a robust approach to risk management. Pandemic-related measures gave rise to a host of new challenges, questions and risks, the upshot of Marketing which was that most major companies realized the importance of their Victoria Montanari - [email protected] human capital and optimized for risk accordingly. Law firms and con- Sponsorship & Advertising sultancies thrived on identifying potential pitfalls and helping clients Frédéric Chateauvieux - [email protected] (Brazil) Elizabeth De Sevo - [email protected] (Iberia) respond to them, which in many cases involved structurally adjusting Mila Galdo - [email protected] (LatAm) business activities around those risks. Monitoring and communicating Ksenia Gladkova - [email protected] (Europe) Pierre Marteel - [email protected] (EMEA) about the changing situation was something law firms and clients alike Giulianna Vilarde - [email protected] (Brazil) had to be especially sharp on. The 2020 recession was, after all, no ordi- Circulation & Partnerships nary cyclical recession; indeed, the peculiarity of its circumstances was Élisabeth Godard: 0033 1 450 22512 the very thing that kept advisors so busy. [email protected] The guide you are about to read recaps some key compliance, risk Pierre-Jean Goncalves: 0033 1 439 29356 management and insurance topics, and features exclusive interviews [email protected] with leaders in these fields, as well as numerous rankings of leading law Marketing Data & Salesforce firms and consultancies by country and practice area, to help you ad- Daouda N. Ouattara: 0033 1 450 22524 [email protected] dress these increasingly vital issues. A publication by: Leaders League SAS - N° RCS Paris : B422 584 532 Main shareholder: P.E. Lorenceau Printed by Rotimpres – Pol. Ind. Casa Nova – Carrer pla S’Estany s/n 17818 AIGUAVIVA (Girona) The contents of this publication may not be reproduced, translated or adapted, either in whole or part, in any form or by any means without the express consent of Leaders League, except when permitted by art. L 122-5 of the French Code of Intellectual Property. Unauthorised photocopying is illegal. Leaders League may not be responsible for any loss of or damage to texts and photos submitted. POWERED BY SUMMARY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 10 Compliance and Insurance: A turbulent year LEADERS 16 Compliance 28 Insurance RANKINGS 32 NORTH AMERICA 33 CANADA 33 White-Collar Crime 34 Insurance (Advisory) 34 Insurance (Litigation) 36 MEXICO 36 Compliance & Fraud 37 White-Collar Crime 38 USA 38 White-Collar Crime 39 Forensics & Investigations 39 Insurance: Advisory 40 Insurance Litigation: Acting For Insurers 40 Insurance Litigation: Acting For Policyholders 41 Insurance Litigation: Product Liability 42 SOUTH AMERICA 43 ARGENTINA 43 Compliance & Fraud 44 White-Collar Crime 44 Insurance Litigation 46 BRAZIL 46 Forensics & Complex Investigations 48 White-Collar Crime 50 Compliance 51 Antitrust Investigations 52 Insurance & Reinsurance 53 CHILE 53 Strategic Communication & Crisis Management 54 White-Collar Crime 55 Insurance Litigation 56 Compliance & Fraud 56 Competition Law Compliance 57 COLOMBIA 57 Compliance & Fraud 58 Insurance Litigation 59 White-Collar Crime 60 ECUADOR 60 White-Collar Crime 60 Compliance & Fraud 61 PERU 61 Compliance & Fraud 62 White-Collar Crime 64 Insurance Litigation 65 Compliance & Fraud 65 Strategic Communication & Crisis Management 66 URUGUAY 66 Compliance & Fraud 66 Strategic Communication & Crisis Management 67 White-Collar Crime 68 EUROPE 69 BELGIUM 69 White-Collar Crime 70 Insurance Law 72 FRANCE 72 Compliance 74 International & Internal Investigations 76 Financial Fraud 77 Cyber Fraud & E-Discovery 78 Claims & Insurance Litigation 81 Insurance & Liability Litigation: Aviation 82 Insurance & Liability Litigation: Road & Rail 83 Insurance & Liability Litigation: Shipping 84 Insurance 85 GERMANY 85 Compliance & White-Collar Crime 87 Insurance Litigation 88 ITALY 88 Compliance 89 White-Collar Crime 90 Insurance Litigation SUMMARY 91 LUXEMBOURG 91 Compliance & White-Collar Crime Strategic Information for Top Executives 92 Insurance Law 93 NETHERLANDS 93 Insurance 94 PORTUGAL 94 Compliance & White-Collar Crime 95 SPAIN INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION 95 Compliance 96 Investigations & White Collar Crime 97 Litigation Support & Forensics 98 SWITZERLAND 98 Insurance 99 Investigations & White-Collar Crime 2020 EDITION 100 UK Intelligence Report & Rankings 100 Insurance Litigation: Acting For Policyholders 101 Insurance Litigation: Acting For Insurers FINANCE, 102 Investigations & White-Collar Crime: Acting For Corporates RESTRUCTURING & TAX 103 Investigations & White-Collar Crime: Acting For Individuals 104 ASIA 105 INDIA 105 White-Collar Crime 106 Insurance Top law firms, investment banks & consultancies Exclusive interviews with leaders Commandez l’ensembleInsights & analysis de nos guides sur eshop.leadersleague.com EXPERT INSIGHTS Tom McComb Jacco Minnaar Sylvie Coutinho Eric LeCompte Julie Becker JPMorgan Asset Triodos Investment UBS Group Jubilee USA LuxCMA Management Management Brazil P. 17 P. 20 P. 24 P. 33 P. 28 110 On the compliance and white-collar crime landscape in Switzerland By Grégoire Mangeat, Founding partner. MANGEAT 112 On how Covid-19 has affected insurance in Italy, and the firm’s niche in yacht insurance By Lorenzo Ranieri, Partner. PG LEGAL Order our Finance, Restructuring & Tax guide at: www.leadersleague.com/en/products TOP ADVISORS DIRECTORY Follow us: LeadersLeague 116 Litigation Support Firms 130 Consulting Firms 132 Law Firms Leaders League - 15 Avenue de la Grande Armée - 75116 Paris Subscriptions - Tel: +33 1 43 92 93 56 - [email protected] Advertising - Tel: +33 1 45 02 25 38 - [email protected] Strategic Information for Top Executives INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION 2020 EDITION Intelligence Report & Rankings FINANCE, RESTRUCTURING & TAX Top law firms, investment banks & consultancies Exclusive interviews with leaders Commandez l’ensembleInsights & analysis de nos guides sur eshop.leadersleague.com Tom McComb Jacco Minnaar Sylvie Coutinho Eric LeCompte Julie Becker JPMorgan Asset Triodos Investment UBS Group Jubilee USA LuxCMA Management Management Brazil P. 17 P. 20 P. 24 P. 33 P. 28 Order our Finance, Restructuring & Tax guide at: www.leadersleague.com/en/products Follow us: LeadersLeague Leaders League - 15 Avenue de la Grande Armée - 75116 Paris Subscriptions - Tel: +33 1 43 92 93 56 - [email protected] Advertising - Tel: +33
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