Pierre-Olivier Leblanc

Pierre-Olivier is the Head of our Insurance, Industrial Risk, and Transport group in Paris.

Pierre-Olivier's clients value his attention to detail and rigor. He is recognized as one of the top ranked lawyers for insurance in France.

Pierre-Olivier acts on large, complex, and international commercial and insurance claims. These include professional and product liability cases and industrial risk matters in the energy, chemical, construction and shipping fields. His command of both civil and common law makes him especially effective in cases where both are involved.

Outside of contentious work, Pierre-Olivier can support you with putting in place international insurance programs and policy wording.

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Career

Since 2018	Partner, Taylor Wessing, Paris
2004 - 2018	Partner, HFW

Education

2002	Admitted to the Paris Bar
1999	Masters degree, Maritime Law, University of Lille
1998	LLM, International Economic Law

1998

Certificate of English Law, University of Warwick

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Memberships & Associations

Legal Commission of the Association of Professionals of Reinsurance in France (APREF)
CEFAREA-ARIAS
Member of FDCC
AFDM
IBA
AMRAE
AIDA
AJAR

Additional languages

English

Expertise

Sectors Logistics & transport Energy & infrastructure Manufacturing & industrials Financial institutions & insurance Insurance

Experience

ING on its cooperation with AXA

ING on all legal issues in the contractual design of its cooperation with AXA.

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Dr. Gunbritt Kammerer-Galahn

Pierre-Olivier Leblanc

Andrei Babiy

Martin Eckel, LL.M.

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Awards

Chambers Europe 2020	Leading individual - Insurance - France: Pierre-Olivier Leblanc of Taylor Wessing LLP offers expertise in multi-jurisdictional mandates. He acts for insurers on litigations relating to product liability and industrial risk claims. Clients highlight that he handles complex cases "in a very efficient way."
Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa 2018	Leading individual - France: Clients recommend ‘his sharp analysis, his rigor and the high quality of his work’, and praise ‘his perfect knowledge of his files, his multiple skills in the area of civil and industrial liability and his excellent knowledge of private international law’.”
The Best Lawyers in France 2018	Leading individual: (Re)insurance work.
Chambers Europe 2018	Leading individual - Insurance - France: Pierre-Olivier is recognised as one of the 25 “ranked lawyers” for Insurance in France.
Chambers Europe 2017	Leading individual - France: Pierre-Olivier Leblanc has experience in marine, energy, transportation and construction matters’. He is involved in litigation and arbitration on a national and international level. He is described as 'available and responsive' and his customers feel they can 'count on him in urgent situations.

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