Emmanuèle Lutfalla is one of the founding partners of the Paris office of Signature Litigation. She joined after 28 years practicing in both major international law firms and top tier French law firms. She leads the Firm’s French insurance/reinsurance practice.She is ranked in Who’s Who Legal France: Product Liability Defence 2021, which notes that she “draws recommendations from peers across the EU, the USA and Asia.” She has previously been recognised as a “thought leader” in Who’s Who Thought Leaders. The Product Liability France 2020 Guide commends Emmanuèle for her “international connections in the market” and her diligent work for insurers in major life-science product liability cases.The Legal 500 EMEA Guide ranks Emmanuèle as a ‘Recommended Lawyer’ for insurance and notes she is “very renowned in the insurance sector”. The Legal 500 also ranks the insurance and reinsurance litigation practice very highly in Paris, and also notes the department “unites an impressive bench of stellar litigators”.Emmanuèle specialises in insurance and reinsurance litigation and claims management. She advises leading insurance companies both regarding policy wording and coverage issues. She is also regularly involved in reinsurance litigation. She has been involved in some of the most important product liability cases on behalf of insurers and reinsurers in the life sciences (medical devices) industry. She has served as International Vice President on the Board of Directors of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) for three years (2014 – 2017). Previously, Emmanuèle had served as Chair of the International Committee and of the Continuing Education Committee for several years.