Reinsurance, set-off rights and insolvency under Spanish law

A usual query that arises in Spain in almost any single reinsurance transaction or contract where some money is advanced or handed over between the parties is whether it is possible to set-off mutual debts within an insolvency proceedings

04/09/2017 Luis Alfonso Fernández Manzano, Hogan Lovells, Spain Virginia Martínez, Hogan Lovells, Spain

Lack of scientific debate before the French courts: current main disadvantage for companies’ defense

Companies doing business in France are currently facing a detrimental paradox: while the precautionary principle, which is supposed to be triggered by scientific evidence, is increasingly used against them, scientific debate has disappeared before the French courts as line of defense

03/07/2017 Sylvie Gallage-Alwis, Hogan Lovells, France

Data Breaches: a GDPR response guide

Hacks, ransomware, theft of credit card details, phishing mails… data breaches are taking a prominent position in daily headlines

03/07/2017 Joke Bodewits, Hogan Lovells, Netherlands Chantal van Dam, Hogan Lovells, Netherlands

Is television regulation becoming internet regulation?

In 1996, Eli Noam predicted that “TV Regulation Will Become Telecom Regulation.”

03/05/2017 Winston Maxwell, Hogan Lovells, France

Challenges and Opportunities for Transactional Lawyers in 2017

Lawyers who have been in transactional practices over the last several decades have seen many changes in the practice of law

17/10/2016 Emil Arca, Hogan Lovells, US

Dispute resolution in China: Has the arbitral market opened up?

The arbitral market on Mainland China is regarded as a closed shop for foreign arbitral institutions in two ways

14/10/2016 James Kwan, Hogan Lovells, Hong Kong Grace Zhu, Hogan Lovells, Hong Kong

Intellectual Property Law in the Digital Society: Challenges and Opportunities

The advent of digital technologies has indeed changed the world and our life. Many areas of today’s reality are affected and among them intellectual property

26/08/2016 Natalia Gulyaeva, Hogan Lovells, Russia

Class actions “à la française”, the new cuisine

The introduction of a class action mechanism under French law has been discussed for decades

26/08/2016 Cécile Derycke, Hogan Lovells, France Christine Gateau, Hogan Lovells, France

Last trends in D&O policies and bail cover in Spain

In the last years, it can be perceived in Spain an important increase of the corporate crimes, such as fraud, improper management, misappropriation, etc., which are attributed to the directors and officers of listed companies or financial entities with a huge media impact

25/08/2016 Luis Alfonso Fernández Manzano, Hogan Lovells, Spain

China's New Rules on Concessions for Infrastructure Projects

On 1 June 2015, China implemented the Administrative Measures on Concession for Infrastructure and Public Utilities (the “Measures”)

24/06/2016 James Kwan, Hogan Lovells, Hong Kong Grace Zhu, Hogan Lovells, Hong Kong

Product compliance/investigation: the increasing cause of concern of manufacturers in Fance

While manufacturers are already exposed to civil product liability litigation following an incident or accident, a new type of litigation is emerging, giving rise to an unprecedented and threatening sword of Damocles over them in France

23/06/2016 Sylvie Gallage-Alwis, Hogan Lovells, France

Trademark litigation in Russia/CIS: News & Trends

Each IP practitioner from the jurisdictions where IP law and dispute resolution do not have a longstanding tradition is always happy to have an opportunity to share with clients and peers news on positive trends and developments in the field

13/05/2016 Natalia Gulyaeva, Hogan Lovells, Russia

The Rise of Class Actions “À La Française”

For years, the introduction of a class action mechanism under French law was discussed and delayed due to political and procedural constraints

23/03/2016 Cécile Derycke, Hogan Lovells, France Christine Gateau, Hogan Lovells, France

Filling the gaps of French white collar crime regulation

In a context where France is regularly criticized for the lack of efficiency of its white collar crime regulation and where, on the contrary, the US FCPA – one could also mention the UK Bribery Act – is used to regulate conducts that have but a tangential link with the United States, France appears...

22/01/2016 Antonin Levy, Hogan Lovells, France

Building that pipeline

There is a lot of talk these days about pipeline, about targets for female partners, directors and the like. In my own firm, Hogan Lovells, globally women comprise 23 per cent of partners and 53 per cent of associates and other lawyers. In finance women comprise 14 per cent of partners. We have a...

01/09/2015 Sharon Lewis, Hogan Lovells, France

Q&A with Sylvie Gallage-Alwis

What is the most challenging case you have worked on and what makes it unique?

Under French Law, and more specifically the French Social Security Code, "when an [occupational] accident is caused by the gross negligence of the employer […], the victim or his/her beneficiaries are entitled to obtain...

24/06/2015 Sylvie Gallage-Alwis, Hogan Lovells, France

Air accidents and statute of limitations: still an issue in Spain

In Spain, there are several legal texts that could be applicable to resolve compensation derived from an air accident. Each one of those legal texts regulates different maximum terms to exercise the civil liability action in order to claim for the compensation derived from an air accident. Spanish...

26/04/2015 Luis Alfonso Fernández Manzano, Hogan Lovells, Spain Macarena Correa, Hogan Lovells, Spain

Patent developments in Germany

The UPC is coming

In the advent of the Unitary Patent patent holders, in Germany and elsewhere in Europe, ask themselves what the future will bring. It's not the continuing uncertainty about the fee schedule, but first and foremost the question of the right choice. Some patentees have gotten so...

13/04/2015 Andreas von Falck, Hogan Lovells, Germany

Leaving the storm behind

The Spanish economy grew in 2013 at its fastest pace in almost six years, raising well-grounded hopes that the country is finally on the road to recovery. Even if the insurance sector had resisted the crisis strongly, these prospects are welcomed by insurers and mediators who have lived through...

01/06/2014 Joaquín Ruiz Echauri, Hogan Lovells, Spain

Product liability for suspected defects? Landmark ruling by ECJ awaited

The German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof - BGH) has referred to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) the question as to whether producers can be held liable for suspected defects.

The ruling of the ECJ on this question might influence many rulings on product liability law. The question...

01/03/2014 Ina Brock, Hogan Lovells, Germany

The worrying changing face of French product liability law

Historically product liability arose from case law based on the general law of obligations, in particular, civil tort liability. It implied a fault of the manufacturer or distributor in the design or manufacture of the product, a loss, most of the time bodily injury, and a causal link between the...

01/03/2014 Sylvie Gallage-Alwis, Hogan Lovells, France Thomas Rouhette, Hogan Lovells, France

US insolvency law developments leave much to be resolved in the year to come

Peter A Ivanick Hogan Lovells New York

From the US Supreme Court to the Treasury Department to insolvency forums, including state courts in insurance insolvency cases, 2013–2014 developments were significant.

The US Treasury Department, through the Financial Stability Oversight Council, designated a...

01/09/2013 Peter A Ivanick, Hogan Lovells, US

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Expert	Practice area	Country
Ali, Rahail	Banking, Banking, Finance and Transactional, Best of the Best, Capital Markets, Islamic Finance	United Arab Emirates
Anderson, Scot W	Energy and Natural Resources	US
Angell, Penny	Banking, Banking, Finance and Transactional, Women in Business Law	United Kingdom
Arca, Emil	Best of the Best USA, Structured Finance and Securitisation	US
Armas, Oliver J	Commercial Arbitration	US
Ashman, Kevin S	Tax	United Kingdom
Astolfi, Fulvia	Tax, Women in Business Law	Italy
Atkins, Nick	Insurance and Reinsurance	United Kingdom
Balañá, José M	Banking, Finance and Transactional, Mergers and Acquisitions	Spain
Balas-Noszczyk, Beata	Insurance and Reinsurance, Women in Business Law	Poland
Balayan, Oxana	Banking, Finance and Transactional, Mergers and Acquisitions, Women in Business Law	Russia
Bannister, Joe	Banking, Finance and Transactional, Restructuring and Insolvency	United Kingdom
Bannister, Joe	Banking, Finance and Transactional	United Kingdom
Bauzá, Silvia	Labour and Employment, Women in Business Law	Spain
Bennett, Stephen	Patents	United Kingdom
Berliri, Marco	Information Technology	Italy
Bisschop, Klaas	Patents	Netherlands
Blöcker, Katlen	Women in Business Law	Germany
Bodewits, Joke	Rising stars	Netherlands
Bomhard, Roland	Real Estate	Germany
Bothe, Andreas	Trade Marks	Germany
Brandt, Sven	Banking, Finance and Transactional, Structured Finance and Securitisation	Germany
Bright, Susan	Competition and Antitrust, Women in Business Law	United Kingdom
Brock, Ina	Product Liability, Women in Business Law	Germany
Brook, Daniel	Patents	United Kingdom
Burgstaller, Markus	Rising stars	United Kingdom
Carvalho, Isabel Costa	Capital Markets, Women in Business Law	Brazil
Castedo, Ana	Trade Marks, Women in Business Law	Spain
Catrain, Lourdes	Best of the Best, International Trade, Women in Business Law	Belgium
Chakraborty, Martin	Patents	Germany
Chapman, Helen	Insurance and Reinsurance, Women in Business Law	United Kingdom
Cheffings, Nicholas	Litigation, Real Estate	United Kingdom
Chen, Eugene	Product Liability	China
Christian, Claudette M	Banking, Finance and Transactional, Energy and Natural Resources, Project Finance, Women in Business Law, Best of the Best Latin America	Brazil
Ciuffetelli, Bruno	Banking, Finance and Transactional, Competition and Antitrust, Mergers and Acquisitions	Venezuela
Climan, Richard	Banking, Finance and Transactional, Best of the Best USA, Corporate Governance, Mergers and Acquisitions	US
Cobb, Ty	White Collar Crime	US
Cohen, Lewis R	Structured Finance and Securitisation	US
Cohn, Robert E	Aviation	US
Cole, Jeremy	White Collar Crime	United Kingdom
Colton, Lauren S	Product Liability, Women in Business Law	US
Correa, Macarena	Aviation	Spain
Costa Carvalho, Isabel	Banking, Finance and Transactional, Capital Markets, Women in Business Law	Brazil
Cottis, Matthew	Banking, Banking, Finance and Transactional	United Kingdom
Crowley, Laurence	Banking, Finance and Transactional, Restructuring and Insolvency	United Kingdom
Davison, Michael D	Commercial Arbitration	United Kingdom
de Dampierre, Marie-Aimée	Best of the Best, Trade Marks, Women in Business Law	France
de Jong, Anita A	Labour and Employment	Netherlands
Debiec, Andrzej	Tax	Poland
Derycke, Cécile	Product Liability, Women in Business Law	France
Di Mauro, Christian	Rising stars	Italy
Dimsdale Gill, Angela	Litigation	United Kingdom
Dolan, Edward C	Banking, Finance and Transactional, Restructuring and Insolvency	US
Dudko, Alexei	Commercial Arbitration	Russia
Dupoux, Cécile	Banking, Finance and Transactional, Restructuring and Insolvency, Women in Business Law	France
Dye, Alan L	Banking, Finance and Transactional, Corporate Governance	US
Ellett, E Tazewell	Aviation	US
Emch, Adrian	Competition and Antitrust	China
Faber, Tobias	Banking, Finance and Transactional, Project Finance	Germany
Fähndrich, Martin	Patents	Germany
Farquhar, Michele C	Best of the Best, Best of the Best USA, Women in Business Law, Telecoms	US
Fernández Manzano, Luis Alfonso	Aviation, Insurance and Reinsurance	Spain
Fille-Lambie, Olivier	Banking, Banking, Finance and Transactional	France
Fitzgerald, Ari Q	Best of the Best USA, Telecoms	US
Flaum, Keith	Mergers and Acquisitions	US
Fornasier, Victor	Insurance and Reinsurance	United Kingdom
Foster, Stephen	Banking, Finance and Transactional, Restructuring and Insolvency	United Kingdom
Fowler, Imogen	Women in Business Law	Spain
Franceschi, Jean-Marc	Banking, Finance and Transactional, Capital Markets	France
Freeman, Rodney J	Product Liability	United Kingdom
Fugard, Robert	Aviation	United Kingdom
Gallage-Alwis, Sylvie	Product Liability, Rising stars	France
Gallego, Gonzalo F	Information Technology	Spain
Garrido, Santiago	Environment	Spain
Gateau, Christine	Product Liability, Women in Business Law	France
Gazulla, Javier	Tax	Spain
Gershuny, Philip	Tax	United Kingdom
Gerszt, John	Construction	United Kingdom
Goebel, Burkhart	Trade Marks	Spain
Goggin, Tim	Insurance and Reinsurance	United Kingdom
González, Daniel E	Commercial Arbitration	US
Gorrell Jr, Warren	Banking, Finance and Transactional, Mergers and Acquisitions	US
Graham, Luis Enrique	Commercial Arbitration	Mexico
Grant, Ruth	Product Liability, Women in Business Law	United Kingdom
Gregory, Deborah	Banking, Finance and Transactional, Restructuring and Insolvency, Women in Business Law	United Kingdom
Gulyaeva, Natalia	Patents, Trade Marks, Women in Business Law	Russia
Günther, Martin	Real Estate	Germany
Haridi, Samaa A	Commercial Arbitration	US
Hass, Detlef	Litigation	Germany
Heaton, Nicholas	Competition and Antitrust	United Kingdom
Helm, Ulrich	Construction	Germany
Helms, Dietmar W	Structured Finance and Securitisation	Germany
Hensler, David J	Insurance and Reinsurance	US
Hill, Stuart	Insurance and Reinsurance	United Kingdom
Hill, Timothy	Construction	Hong Kong
Hirschmann, Matthias	Energy and Natural Resources	Germany
Holman, Nicholas	Banking, Finance and Transactional, Investment Funds	United Kingdom
Howard, Eve N	Banking, Finance and Transactional, Corporate Governance, Women in Business Law	US
Hughes, Karen	Tax, Women in Business Law	United Kingdom
Ivanick, Peter A	Restructuring and Insolvency	US
Jaletzke, Matthias	Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity	Germany
Jeffrey, Sheri	Media	US
Jelsma, Karen	Rising stars	Netherlands
Jones, Mark	Competition and Antitrust	United Kingdom
Kacperek, Ewa	Rising stars	Poland
Kaplan, H Deen	International Trade	US
Keller, Erhard	Patents	Germany
Keller, Erhard	Trade Marks	Germany
Kim, Suyong	Competition and Antitrust, Women in Business Law	United Kingdom
Krauss, Joseph G	Competition and Antitrust	US
Kwan, James	Best of the Best, Commercial Arbitration, Construction	Hong Kong
Lach, Sebastian	Product Liability	Germany
Lai King, Ernie	Tax	South Africa
Legendre, Xenia	Tax	France
Leibenluft, Robert F	Best of the Best USA	US
Leung, Allan	Litigation, Product Liability	Hong Kong
Levitt, Matthew	Competition and Antitrust	Belgium
Levy, Antonin	White Collar Crime	France
Lévy, Michaël	Rising stars	France
Lévy, Antonin	White Collar Crime	France
Lewis, Craig A	International Trade	US
Lewis, Sharon	Banking, Finance and Transactional, Capital Markets, Structured Finance and Securitisation, Women in Business Law	France
Lin, Mark	Litigation	Hong Kong
Lipson, Kevin J	Energy and Natural Resources	US
Lolliri, Fabrizio	Rising stars	United Kingdom
Loos, Alexander	Commercial Arbitration	Germany
Lorenzo, Richard C	Commercial Arbitration	US
Lorenzo, Yara	Rising stars	US
Luh, Carla	Rising stars	Germany
Mahomed, Imraan	Labour and Employment	South Africa
Mailly, Jacqueline	Women in Business Law	Belgium
Mansani, Luigi	Patents, Trade Marks	Italy
Marshall, Tony	Best of the Best, Construction	United Kingdom
Martin, Stefan	Labour and Employment	United Kingdom
Martínez, Virginia	Insurance and Reinsurance	Spain
Maruyama, Warren H	International Trade	US
Matheou, Mike	Banking, Finance and Transactional, Project Finance	US
Maxwell, Winston	Best of the Best, Media, Telecoms	France
May, Bronwen	Banking, Finance and Transactional, Structured Finance and Securitisation, Women in Business Law	Hong Kong
Mazo, Mark E	Banking, Finance and Transactional, Mergers and Acquisitions	US
McConnell, Mark S	International Trade	US
McEwan, Steven	Rising stars	United Kingdom
Meltzer, John	Product Liability	United Kingdom
Mendy, Doiminique	Labour and Employment	France
Meyer, Andreas H	Energy and Natural Resources	Germany
Modise, Lavery	Labour and Employment	South Africa
Moezi, Leanne	Rising stars	United Kingdom
Moore, Caroline	Women in Business Law	United Kingdom
Moore, Louise	Women in Business Law	United Kingdom
Morphet, Lesley	Competition and Antitrust, Women in Business Law	South Africa
Moss, David	Energy and Natural Resources	United Kingdom
Mufti, Imran	Banking, Finance and Transactional, Islamic Finance	United Arab Emirates
Mullen, Paul	Banking, Banking, Finance and Transactional	United Kingdom
Naqvi, Faraz	Rising stars	United Kingdom
Newstead, Jackie	Best of the Best, Real Estate	United Kingdom
Nowakowska-Zimoch, Jolanta	Real Estate, Women in Business Law	Poland
Núñez-Lagos, Carmen	Commercial Arbitration	France
Oakley, Bruce D	Aviation	US
Oosting, Bert	Patents	Netherlands
Parker, Lloyd	Trade Marks	Japan
Parmley, Bruce E	Real Estate	US
Parsons, Mark	Information Technology	Hong Kong
Peters, Beth	Women in Business Law	US
Peters, Beth	International Trade	US
Phillips, Kent	Commercial Arbitration	Singapore
Picone, Luca	Mergers and Acquisitions	Italy
Pieper, Thomas N	Rising stars	US
Pilyugina, Vironika	Rising stars	Russia
Plassmann, Clemens	Patents	Germany
Pörnbacher, Karl	Commercial Arbitration	Germany
Quéré, Michel	Banking, Banking, Finance and Transactional, Structured Finance and Securitisation	France
Rapinet, Crispin	White Collar Crime	United Kingdom
Revenga, Carolina	Rising stars	Spain
Revenga, Carolina	Rising stars	Spain
Rice III, J Evans	Rising stars	US
Ridderinkhof, Dirk-Jan	Rising stars	Netherlands
Robertson, J Robert	Competition and Antitrust	US
Rolla, Francesca	Product Liability, Women in Business Law	Italy
Ross, Jane	Mergers and Acquisitions, Women in Business Law	US
Roth, Barbara M	Labour and Employment	US
Rouhette, Thomas	Aviation, Product Liability	France
Roux-Vaillard, Stanislas	Rising stars	France
Ruiz Echauri, Joaquín	Insurance and Reinsurance	Spain
Rumsey, Clive	Construction	South Africa
Sánchez, Miguel Ángel	Tax	Spain
Sartori, Michele W	White Collar Crime	US
Savill, Lydia	Rising stars	United Kingdom
Schlitt, Michael	Banking, Finance and Transactional, Capital Markets	Germany
Schuppert, Stefan	Best of the Best	Germany
Schuppert, Stefan	Information Technology	Germany
Schweiger, Matthias M	Rising stars	Germany
Schwiger, Matthias M	Rising stars	Germany
Shah, Imtiaz	Investment Funds, Islamic Finance	United Arab Emirates
Shah, Imtiaz	Banking, Finance and Transactional	United Arab Emirates
Shah, Rustum	Best of the Best, Islamic Finance	United Arab Emirates
Shah, Rustum	Banking, Finance and Transactional	United Arab Emirates
Shepard, Michael J	White Collar Crime	US
Sherrington, Patrick	Litigation	Hong Kong
Slattery, Elizabeth	Labour and Employment, Women in Business Law	United Kingdom
Smith, Jennifer M	Commercial Arbitration, Energy and Natural Resources, Women in Business Law	US
So, Damon	Construction	Hong Kong
Spivack, Peter S	White Collar Crime	US
Stein, Stuart G	Banking, Finance and Transactional, Corporate Governance	US
Stein, Carl	Mergers and Acquisitions	South Africa
Sullivan, Mary Anne	Energy and Natural Resources, Women in Business Law	US
Sura, Martin	Competition and Antitrust	Germany
Thieme, Hinrich	Real Estate	Germany
Thomas, Christopher	Competition and Antitrust	Belgium
Thomas, Gillian	Construction	United Kingdom
Tonkin, Paul	Rising stars	United Kingdom
Turner, Sarah	Patents	United Kingdom
Tyler, Richard	Energy and Natural Resources	United Kingdom
Ustaran, Eduardo	Information Technology	United Kingdom
van Dam, Chantal	Rising stars	Netherlands
van der Velden, Ruud	Rising stars	Netherlands
Vickery, Ann Morgan	Best of the Best USA	US
von Falck, Andreas	Patents	Germany
Weinstein, Mark J	Media	US
Werner, Marc P	Real Estate	Germany
Wheare, Henry	Patents	Hong Kong
Wilkinson, Phoebe A	Product Liability, Women in Business Law	US
Wolf, Christopher	Information Technology	US
Wong, Terence	Construction	China
Zawislak, Piotr	Banking, Banking, Finance and Transactional	Poland
Zhu, Grace	Best of the Best	Hong Kong
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