HMN & Partners

What HMN & Partners does

HMN & Partners is a Paris-based boutique law firm founded in 2006, operating as a SELAS (Société d'Exercice Libéral par Actions Simplifiée) from its headquarters at 7 place d'Iéna, 75116 Paris. The firm specializes in insurance and reinsurance law, industrial and environmental risks, transport and maritime law, and complex litigation and arbitration. It is led by Managing Director Simon Ndiaye (formerly a partner at Clyde & Co) and is structured around approximately 8 equity partners supported by ~30 specialized collaborators. Clients include insurance companies, industrial corporations, and service companies in France and internationally, with the firm acting as both advisory and litigation counsel, and several partners serving as ICC arbitrators and mediators.

The firm delivers professional legal services across 14 distinct practice areas, including insurance and reinsurance, aviation and space, industrial risk and product liability, life sciences, cyber risks, financial lines, construction and property, environmental risk, maritime transport and logistics, special risks, corporate risk, and tourism and travel law. Underlying the practice is deep sector expertise rather than proprietary technology: technical-legal knowledge is delivered through human lawyers, supported by academic credentials (Master II in Insurance Law, LL.M degrees from NYU, Queen Mary, McGill, Stockholm) and contributions to leading French legal publications such as Lamy Assurances and the Revue Générale de Droit des Assurances (RGDA).

HMN & Partners earns revenue through professional services fees — case-by-case engagements, hourly rates, retainer agreements, and success fees, with no subscription or recurring pricing components. Go-to-market is sales-led through direct partner-level advisory relationships and referrals via its co-founded international network, Global Access Lawyers, which provides 44 offices and 2,000+ professionals across France, the UK, US, Netherlands, Australia, and Canada. The firm is privately held by its partners with no external investors, no parent company, and no public shareholders.

Name

HMN & Partners

Legal name

HMN & Partners, SELAS

Website

https://hmn-partners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

HMN & Partners is a Paris-based boutique law firm founded in 2006, specializing in insurance and reinsurance law, industrial risks, and complex litigation for insurance companies, industrial corporations, and service companies in France and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Professional legal services including advisory, pre-litigation, litigation, and arbitration services for insurance companies, industrial corporations, and service companies in specialized practice areas.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

HMN & Partners is a Paris-based boutique law firm providing specialized legal advisory, pre-litigation, litigation, and arbitration services to insurance companies, industrial corporations, and service companies. Its core offering centers on insurance and reinsurance law, supported by expertise in industrial risks, transport, aviation, cyber, environmental, financial lines, life sciences, construction, and related complex disputes in France and internationally.

Product overview

HMN & Partners is a multidisciplinary French law firm established in 2006 offering legal services across multiple specialized practice areas. The firm operates as a unified legal services platform rather than a modular software product, providing expertise in insurance and reinsurance law, arbitration, international litigation, aviation and space law, industrial risk, cyber risks, financial lines, life sciences, construction and property, environmental risk, maritime and transport law, special risks, corporate risk, and tourism and travel law. The core offering centers on legal advisory, pre-litigation, and litigation services for insurance companies, industrial corporations, and service companies, with recognized expertise in both French and international contexts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Insurance and Reinsurance Legal Services Comprehensive legal counsel and litigation support for insurance and reinsurance matters, including coverage disputes, policy analysis and drafting, and regulatory compliance for insurers, reinsurers, and captives.
• Arbitration Services National and international arbitration representation, including institutional and ad hoc proceedings and mediation, with partners serving as ICC arbitrators and mediators.
• International Litigation Services Complex national and international pre-litigation and litigation services with expertise in French and foreign jurisdictions, leveraging an international network of lawyers and experts.
• Aviation and Space Law Specialized legal services for aeronautics and aerospace sectors, advising manufacturers, equipment suppliers, air navigation bodies, airport services, travel agencies, and business jet owners.
• Industrial Risk Services Expert legal counsel and litigation support for industrial risks, including crisis management, major loss coordination, mass claims management, and product liability for SMEs and major corporations.
• Cyber Risks and Technology Law Expert legal services in cyber risks and innovative technology law for insurers and companies, including cyber insurance policy advice, incident management, and digital compliance.
• Financial Lines Legal services specializing in executive liability, commercial and banking fraud, criminal business law, and financial lines insurance for insurers.
• Life Sciences Legal Services Comprehensive legal services in life sciences including product liability, medical liability, personal injury claims, and advice for health insurers, manufacturers, and healthcare establishments.
• Construction and Property Law Specialized legal counsel in construction defects, insurance matters, and real estate operations, including assistance with guarantees, builders' liability, and property transactions.
• Environmental Risk Services Legal services dedicated to environmental risk including biodiversity issues, natural pollution, waste management, nuclear operations, and renewable energy matters.
• Maritime, Transport and Logistics Expertise in litigation and arbitration for maritime and land transport, providing contractual and contentious counsel for international cargo transport, logistics, and related activities.
• Special Risks High-level expertise in special risks including event cancellation, audiovisual risks, fine art and precious objects, sports and leisure, and political risks.
• Corporate Risk Services Legal services in business disputes and contractual negotiations, including pre-contractual and contractual relationship disputes, commercial and corporate litigation.
• Tourism and Travel Law Legal counsel for tourism sector players including travel agencies, tour operators, and hospitality industry, covering hotel liability, travel agency responsibility, and e-tourism.

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Global Access LawyerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 May 2021International network of specialized insurance law firms created by HMN & Partners and five other partner firms. The network provides global coverage with 44 offices and more than 2000 professionals, enabling member firms to offer comprehensive international legal services to clients.
• Colin Biggers & PaisleycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustralian insurance law firm member of Global Access Lawyers network, providing coverage in Australia.
• Hinshaw & Culbertson LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUS-based insurance law firm member of Global Access Lawyers network, providing coverage in the United States.
• Kennedy Van der LaancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch insurance law firm member of Global Access Lawyers network, providing coverage in the Netherlands.
• Miller Thomson LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCanadian insurance law firm member of Global Access Lawyers network, providing coverage in Canada.
• RPC (law firm)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK and Asia-based insurance law firm member of Global Access Lawyers network, providing coverage in the United Kingdom and Asia.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Weightmans: UK insurance and defendant law firm with a growing international insurance offering. Comparable to HMN as a specialist insurance-focused practice that competes for similar coverage and casualty work in the London/European market.
• Kennedys: London-based specialist insurance and reinsurance law firm with a growing international footprint. Highly comparable to HMN as a focused insurance-only practice that competes for complex coverage disputes and cross-border mandates, though at significantly larger scale.
• DAC Beachcroft: UK-headquartered insurance, healthcare, and risk law firm. Comparable to HMN as a specialist insurance practice with strong presence in coverage disputes, defendant casualty work, and international risk — a realistic competitor for the same European insurer panel mandates.
• BLM (BLM Law): UK insurance and liability law firm historically focused on defendant insurance work. Comparable to HMN in its insurance-only positioning and litigation-led model, and a UK member of Global Access Lawyers alongside HMN.
• Colin Biggers & Paisley: Australian insurance and commercial law firm and a member of Global Access Lawyers. Comparable to HMN as a fellow specialist insurance-law network member providing regional coverage in Australia, and a structural counterpart in the firm's referral architecture.

Broad incumbents

• DLA Piper: Global law firm with a developed insurance sector practice, including product liability, aviation, and environmental claims. Comparable to HMN as a broad incumbent competing for international mandates where HMN tracks via Global Access Lawyers.
• Clyde & Co: Global insurance and reinsurance law firm headquartered in London. Directly comparable as the largest specialist insurance practice globally and the former employer of HMN's Managing Director — it is the most direct reference point for the kind of international insurance practice HMN aims to compete with.
• Eversheds Sutherland: Global law firm with a significant insurance practice across Europe, including coverage disputes and regulatory work. Comparable to HMN as a broad incumbent that competes for cross-border insurance mandates where the firm is not locally present.
• Hogan Lovells: Global law firm with a strong insurance and reinsurance practice, including aviation, life sciences, and environmental risk. Comparable to HMN as a full-service competitor with overlapping specialty coverage that can absorb boutique work in major panel reviews.
• Norton Rose Fulbright: Global law firm with one of the largest insurance and reinsurance practices. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for the same complex coverage disputes, international arbitration, and advisory mandates that HMN targets, with materially deeper geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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