A&O Shearman‘s insurance practice leads on complex transactional and regulatory matters for global and German health and life insurance platforms, as well as private equity investors and asset managers. The firm levies experience in corporate and M&A law, insurance regulations, tax compliance, and employment and pensions law to provide comprehensive support to insurance clients. Practice head Jan Schröder focuses on insurance and corporate law to act for insurance clients including reinsurers, insurtechs, and pension scheme operators. Achim Schmid assists on general insurance contract law and regulatory matters, and Saber Baratzadeh and Robin Petschenka are also prominent names for major transactions.

At the cutting edge of the insurance legal market, Clyde & Co LLP advises specialist insurers and brokers, reinsurers, and insurtechs on transaction preparation, including portfolio acquisitions, share sales, and EU market entries. With a strong regulatory practice, the firm also acts on the development of internal framework agreements, subsidiary establishment, and on general insurance distribution legal questions. Eva-Maria Barbosa has experience in general corporate law, which she applies to insurer insolvencies and underwriting transactions. Andreas Börner leads on a range of insurance transactions often at a global scale, and Adriaan Louw, promoted to counsel in May 2025, is an emergent name in the regulatory field.

Hogan Lovells International LLP‘s broad insurance advisory practice synthesises expertise in corporate insurance law, tax, and employment law to provide ongoing counsel to insurance funds and groups on operational issues, as well as regulatory advice on high-value mergers and sales of insurance brokers and pension portfolios. Practice head Christoph Küppers is qualified as an accountant, tax advisor, and lawyer, and integrates his experience to lead on insurance group restructurings, tax compliance questions, and product development. Birgit Reese brings M&A experience to corporate insurance matters, and Coco Mercedes Tremurici advises on general regulatory and tax matters.

Dentons’ insurance advisory practice is cross-border and multidisciplinary in scope, bringing corporate, tax, and employment law specialist to insurance law transactions and regulatory cases. The digitalisation of insurance services has also been a recent growth area. With a background in acting for financial institutions on regulatory questions, Kai Goretzky leads the team and advises on insurance contract and European supervisory law questions for large group insurers, insurtechs, and cyber insurers. Other leading individuals include Michael Graf and Andreas Berberich, who advise on tax compliance and risk matters.

DLA Piper thrives in the insurance regulatory space, with instructions spanning insurance product launches, internal restructurings, and contribution model design. Recent work has included advising internationals insurtechs on European market entry, and the practice group often directly collaborates with BaFin on such matters. Gunne Bähr is instructed by D&O and professional indemnity insurers, brokers, and holding groups on regulatory questions, with a particular niche in policy wording matters, while Volker Lemmer specialises in intra-group restructuring matters. Christian Freiherr von Buddenbrock  joined the firm from ADVANT Beiten, and brings experience in employment and pensions law to insurance matters.

Hengeler Mueller‘s work for German and international insurance companies includes ongoing advice on corporate, regulatory and competition law questions, advice in administrative proceedings with the industry regulator, and co-operation with strategic investors in share acquisition and portfolio transfers and sales. Carl-Philipp Eberlein is highly regarded for his work in insurance regulatory law and in asset management, and leads on transactions, internal compliance, and contentious proceedings. The practice is also highly integrated with other practice areas, spanning corporate law, banking and financial regulations, and capital markets law. Other prominent names on insurance matters are tax specialists Markus Ernst and Hartwin Bungert, who handles corporate matters.

Taylor Wessing thrives in the areas of insurance distribution and reinsurance contract law, and is regularly instructed on establishing and governing the regulatory aspects of co-operation agreements between major insurers, insurance brokers, and financial institutions. In addition to this, the firm has a growing practice in IT regulatory advice for insurers concerning contracts and compliance, and also leads in a range of portfolio acquisitions and sales. Practice leader Gunbritt Kammerer-Galahn‘s regulatory expertise covers matters concerning reinsurers and run-off D&O, and W&I insurers, and she is assisted by Leonard Raphael on complex regulatory and legal instructions. Rudi Hasenberg brings experience in tax law to insurance transactions.

Insurance portfolio holders, European insurance groups and financial investors instruct BACH LANGHEID DALLMAYR on matters pertaining to insurance supervision, distribution and contract law, also seeking the firm out for advice on competition, data protection and IT questions. Recent transactional instructions have included advice on market entry, the sale of pension portfolios and the mergers between insurers. Joachim Grote supports restructuring projects and insurance product development alongside advising on corporate matters, and Martin Schaaf is valued by clients in the life insurance sector. Dominik Schäfers was promoted to partner in 2025, and focuses his practice on insurance coverage and liability.

Clifford Chance employs both multidisciplinary expertise and the firm’s global strengths to lead on some of the most prominent insurance transactions on the German market. The practice provides comprehensive advice covering share sales, mergers of equals, and post-transactional disputes for a client roster including health insurers, pension funds, reinsurance investors and lenders in finance. Regulatory capabilities include audits and risk assessment and ESG due diligence. With a broad range of disciplines in the team, leading individuals include corporate law specialist Thomas Krecek, Holger Lutz, who focuses on IT and data regulations, and Thomas Voland an expert in public law and ESG issues.

With an international scope, CMS advises domestic and foreign insurers and brokers on an array of regulatory concerns covering operational expansion, adoption of German laws and regulations concerning product distribution, and the review of internal regulatory processes and programmes. Recent instructions have included the establishment and operation of online insurance platforms and the expansion of cybersecurity insurers into Germany. Credit insurance advice is a further area in which the practice excels. Winfried Schnepp has experience across all areas of insurance law, with a particular strength concerning D&O liabilities, and Thomas Maur leads on insurance product development and distribution matters.

Particular areas of focus for Noerr‘s insurance practice include supervisory and distribution law advice, the internal implementation of IT and data protection regulations and the sales of specialist insurance funds and underwriters alongside general advice on insurance M&A. Advising shareholders on developments in insurance regulation is also a strength of the group. Practice leader Thomas Heitzer leverage experience in financial service regulation to advise on general corporate concerns for insurers and reinsurers, as well as to act on risk analysis and internal business compliance matters. Ellen Seib assists on insurance regulations in the context of transactions.

Norton Rose Fulbright‘s insurance practice has both regulatory and transactional capabilities for clients spanning large insurers, specialist brokers, underwriters and intermediaries. Regulatory strengths include advise on corporate re-organisation, investment strategy planning and general advice on insurance distribution and contract law. Transactional counsel covers market entry authorisation and a range of cross-border insurance M&A, insolvencies and liquidations, particularly in life insurance. With a depth of cross-sector experience from across the firm, the practice is headed by Anne Fischer, highly experienced in corporate and regulatory developments in insurance.

Oppenhoff‘s insurance sector expertise spans both transactions in the sector and regulatory challenges across a variety of coverage lines, including warranty and indemnity policies. Practice head Anna-Catharina von Girsewald oversees M&A in the insurance sector, handling deals within Germany and those spanning multiple jurisdictions, and is also able to advise on insurance supervisory law. Providing further transactional expertise is Thomas Wismann, whose practice also spans restructurings, questions of governance and regulatory compliance.

GÖRG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB advises insurance joint ventures on company takeovers, the acquisition of industrial and commercial insurance brokers and shares in portfolios. The services of the firm are also consulted by global insurance groups on internal data protection and digitalisation projects. The firm’s leading individuals are experienced in corporate law and M&A matters: Roland Hoffmann-Theinert and Jochen Lehmann are the key contacts here.

With a background in the capital markets and banking and finance sectors, Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH covers product development and distribution, asset management and restructuring, contract negotiation, transactional due diligence, and general insurance law advice. Alexander Mönnig assists on transactions, Rolf Kobabe leads on banking law matters, and Marco Arteaga is experienced in pensions and employment law.