Prior to joining Sidley, Andrea worked in the corporate insurance department of a leading Irish law firm.
Senior Managing Associate
Andrea M. Hynes
Financial Institutions
Insurance
Insurance
ANDREA HYNES advises on corporate, commercial and regulatory matters for (re)insurance companies, (re)insurance intermediaries, and investors in the insurance sector. She advises (re)insurers, captives, and (re)insurance intermediaries on all aspects of (re)insurance law and regulation and advises on corporate and regulatory transactions including portfolio transfers and cross-border mergers.
Prior to joining Sidley, Andrea worked in the corporate insurance department of a leading Irish law firm.
Prior to joining Sidley, Andrea worked in the corporate insurance department of a leading Irish law firm.
Experience
- Representative Matters
Examples of Andrea’s work include advising:
- Major international (re)insurance groups on corporate and regulatory aspects of group restructuring.
- International (re)insurance groups on the establishment and authorisation of (re)insurance undertakings and intermediaries.
- Private equity investors on the acquisition of numerous (re)insurance intermediaries.
- (Re)insurers on transfers of portfolios of life and non-life insurance business.
- (Re)insurance undertakings and intermediaries on cross-border mergers and the relocation/creation of Societas Europaea companies.
- Major UK (re)insurance undertakings and intermediaries on Brexit-related solutions.(Re)insurance undertakings and intermediaries on ongoing regulatory issues such as outsourcing and distribution agreements, conduct of business and compliance issues.
*The above matters were handled by Andrea prior to joining Sidley.
Capabilities
SERVICES AND INDUSTRIES
News & Insights
Credentials
Admissions & Certifications
- New York
- England and Wales (Solicitor)
- Ireland (Solicitor)
Education
- University of Limerick, LL.M., 2011 (2.1)
- University of Limerick, LL.B., 2009 (2.1)