Guy Soussan

Partner

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Mr. Soussan is a partner in the Brussels office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP and a member of the firm's Insurance Group.  With more than 17 years of experience, Mr. Soussan has advised extensively on EU regulatory, legal, tax, antitrust, international trade and compliance issues for insurers, reinsurers, captives, intermediaries and other financial sector entities in all classes of insurance and reinsurance (life, health, property and casualty, etc.).  He assists leading international financial groups in pursuing a pan-European expansion strategy and trade associations in securing effective implementation of Single Market rules.

Prior to joining Steptoe, he established and led the EU insurance regulatory practice of another leading law firm in Brussels.

He also advises multinational clients on all aspects of customs law including customs valuation, rules of origin, preferential regimes and post clearance recovery of customs duties.

He maintains close contacts with the European institutions and national supervisory authorities and is a frequent contributor to insurance industry and legal publications and a regular speaker at international conferences.

Noteworthy & Success Stories

•  Euromoney Expert Guide (2007)

News, Seminars & Events

• Guy Soussan Joins Brussels Office
• The EU Consultation on the Insurance Block Exemption
• The European Commission report on business insurance: what happens next?, November 13, 2007
• Guy Soussan at Finite & Structured Risk (Re)Insurance Conference, April 22, 2006

Publications & Speaking Engagements

• BER time is running out for industry
  June 23, 2008, Insurance Day
• Third-country insurers: on the outside looking in
  June 6, 2008, Insurance Day
• Briefing: European Commission opens public consultation on the renewal of the Block Exemption Regulation for the insurance sector
  May 2008
• Ferma asks for special treatment
  April 29, 2008, Insurance Day
• Reaction to Consultation on BER
  April 25, 2008, Insurance Day
• Opinions on antitrust proposals sought by European Commission
  April 21, 2008, Business Insurance Europe
• Briefing: Implementation of the Gender Equality Directive into French insurance law
  April 2008
• Export Control Advisory - UN Imposes Additional Sanctions Against Iran for Proliferation Activities
  March 7, 2008
• Distribution of Insurance Contracts Conference, Luxembourg, March 18, 2008
• Maintaining the domiciling of a captive in any favourable EU jurisdiction, Luxembourg Rendez-Vous, February 20, 2008

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