Insurance Leading partner - ‘Proven expertise in insurance law. Highly effective handling of complex French and international cases. Extensive knowledge of the insurance market.’‘Quality of work - very good value for money.’ ‘The firm has demonstrated excellent expertise in insurance law on technical matters both in France and internationally. It has the ability to understand complex situations while taking into account commercial aspects and to anticipate the evolution of cases.’ ‘The practice is uniquely suited for technology companies and start-ups that need practical and wide-ranging advice. The Taylor Wessing team has a unique ability to balance theoretical law with practical realities facing start-ups. In addition, they never shy away from an issue; the team will go to any length to assist its clients.’ ‘Pierre-Olivier Leblanc is very approachable and facilitates communication. He has an excellent understanding of the market and our constraints.’
Pierre-Olivier est responsable de notre groupe Assurances, Risques industriels et Transports.
Les clients de Pierre-Olivier apprécient son souci du détail et de la rigueur. Il est reconnu parmi les meilleurs avocats en droit des Assurances en France.
Pierre-Olivier intervient dans le cadre de sinistres et de contentieux commerciaux complexes et internationaux. Il s'agit notamment de contentieux de responsabilité professionnelle et de responsabilité du fait des produits, ainsi que de dossiers de risques industriels dans les domaines de l'énergie, de la chimie, de la construction et du transport maritime. Sa maîtrise du droit continental et de la common law le rend particulièrement efficace dans les dossiers internationaux.
1999
DESS Droit de la mer et des activités maritimes, Université de Lille II
1998
LLM, International Economic Law, Université de Warwick
1998
Certificate of English Law, Université de Warwick
Groupes & Associations
Membre de la Commission juridique de l'APREF et de la FDCC
Membre de l'Association Française de Droit Maritime
Membre de l'lBA
Membre de l'AMRAE
Membre de l'AIDA, Association internationale de Droit des Assurances
Membre de l'AJAR
Member of AJAR
Langues étrangères
Anglais
Prix et distinctions
Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa, 2026
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Insurance Leading partner - ‘Proven expertise in insurance law. Highly effective handling of complex French and international cases. Extensive knowledge of the insurance market.’‘Quality of work - very good value for money.’ ‘The firm has demonstrated excellent expertise in insurance law on technical matters both in France and internationally. It has the ability to understand complex situations while taking into account commercial aspects and to anticipate the evolution of cases.’ ‘The practice is uniquely suited for technology companies and start-ups that need practical and wide-ranging advice. The Taylor Wessing team has a unique ability to balance theoretical law with practical realities facing start-ups. In addition, they never shy away from an issue; the team will go to any length to assist its clients.’ ‘Pierre-Olivier Leblanc is very approachable and facilitates communication. He has an excellent understanding of the market and our constraints.’
Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa, 2026
Dispute resolution: commercial litigation - ‘A talented, client-focused, highly competent, and solution-oriented team.’ ‘Professional, personable and highly responsive team.’
Chambers & Partners France 2026
Insurance (Individual ranking) - "Pierre-Olivier Leblanc has excellent relationships with our teams and is well-known in the market." "Pierre-Olivier is pragmatic, provides detailed analysis and has a rapid understanding of the issues."
Chambers & Partners France 2025
Insurance (Individual ranking) - "Pierre-Olivier Leblanc is of a very good technical level and is very available. It is always easy to work with him." ; "He is technical and explains everything in a very precise and clear manner. He has a great approach, knows our clients and always finds solutions." ; "He has good experience in insurance law and a good international network. He wins a lot of cases and gets very good results." ; "Pierre-Olivier Leblanc is very kind, understands matters very quickly and answers with a lot of pragmatism."
Since 2012, Leading individual - Insurance - France - band 2: Pierre-Olivier Leblanc moves up in the rankings in 2024. He frequently acts in product liability and industrial risk claims, as well as advising on coverage issues of insurance policies. He also represents insurers in business interruption claims due to COVID-19. ‘Pierre-Olivier Leblanc stands out for his technical skills, availability, the subtlety of his analyses, his ability to manage high-conflict situations, anticipation of our requests, very good knowledge of all the market players, and comfort in working in an international context.’ - ‘Pierre-Olivier Leblanc is one of the best insurance claims lawyers in the Paris market.’
“Pierre-Olivier Leblanc est ‘de très bon conseil’ et recommandé pour ‘la finesse de ses analyses, sa rigueur et la qualité de son travail’ "
Leading individual: (Re)insurance work.
Leading individual - Insurance - France: Pierre-Olivier is recognised as one of the 25 “ranked lawyers” for Insurance in France.
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.
Experience
ING on its cooperation with AXA
ING on all legal issues in the contractual design of its cooperation with AXA.
