Luis Alfonso Fernández Manzano is the Head of the Madrid Litigation Practice and leads the firm’s contentious Spanish Insurance and Reinsurance capabilities. 

Luis Alfonso consistently exhibits a great depth and breadth of experience in litigation with regards to insurance matters, tort law, insurance and reinsurance coverage disputes, claims handling, industrial losses, aviation claims, professional liability, medmal, D&O, cyber risks and financial lines in general.

Luis Alfonso is also a highly regarded specialist in reinsurance contracts and practice and on the regulatory aspects of the insurance and reinsurance industry, such as policy wording, insurance distribution agreements, insurtech, social benefits and pensions regulation. He is also an expert in the design and implementation of surety bonds facilities for international (mainly LatAm) PPP (P3) projects.

Luis is a regular contributor of articles concerning insurance contracts and practice, insurance regulation and co-author of books about liability issues and Insurance Law in Spain. He is a Professor of Insurance Law and Tort Law at the Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE).

Chambers Europe 2020 reports "Superb lawyer... Sources hail him as "a strong litigator". Chambers Europe 2017 also noted "He is a master, he´s brilliant and he´s a lovely guy to work with. The kind of lawyer I would love to have on my side".