Laura Mulleady
Partner, Insurance & Reinsurance
Dublin
Laura Mulleady is a Partner in A&L Goodbody's Corporate and M&A practice, specialising in insurance. Her practice is focused on advising domestic and cross-border insurers, reinsurers, captives and intermediaries on all aspects of non-contentious insurance and reinsurance regulation and transactions. In recent times, Laura has been particularly involved in business transfers and amalgamations involving insurers and reinsurers and in advising on Brexit-related projects.
Areas of Expertise
Insurance & Reinsurance/Corporate and M&A/EU Law & Brexit/Brexit
Experience Advising:
- Ongoing advice to several major UK insurers and reinsurers on Brexit-related solutions.
- Zurich Insurance Group on various restructurings and on the disposal of non-core insurance businesses.
- Carlyle Cardinal on its acquisition of AA Ireland Limited and subsidiaries from AA Corporation Limited.
- Talanx on the conversion of its Irish reinsurer to a European company (SE).
- Motorola on the domestic amalgamation (under the Companies Act 2014) of its Irish captive insurer and reinsurer.
- Guardian Financial Services on the acquisition of Ark Life.
- HSBC Group on the regulatory aspects of the sale of its Irish non-life insurance and reinsurance business to Catalina Foxtrot.
- Lloyds Banking Group on the closure and transfer of the businesses of its Shannon-based life and non-life insurance operations to two UK group companies.
- XL Group on the first combined portfolio transfer and cross-border merger ever conducted in Ireland and on several subsequent SE formations and other large projects.
- Numerous other insurers and reinsurers on portfolio transfer, restructurings, domestic and cross-border mergers.
Market Recommendations
"Very responsive, her expertise in the area is excellent and she has good people skills." (Chambers Europe 2019)
"Impressive operator...very pragmatic and gets things done promptly and efficiently." (Chambers Europe 2018)
"A safe pair of hands and gets deals done." (Chambers Europe 2017)
"One of the world’s leading insurance and reinsurance lawyers." (Who’s Who Legal: Insurance & Reinsurance 2016)
Professional activities
Laura has had several articles on various insurance topics published and has also lectured and presented on a range of insurance topics over the last number of years.
Education
- AITI, Irish Tax Institute, (non-practising)
- Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland
- BCL (European), University College Dublin
Laura Mulleady
Partner, Insurance & Reinsurance
Dublin