About

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Our team

Our dedicated insurance team includes over 20 lawyers focused on insurance dispute resolution and has significant experience in assisting insurers and reinsurers with their legal requirements across the Greater China region.


Strength across all lines of business

Our team enjoys an outstanding reputation for insurance disputes of all classes with particular expertise in power, energy and infrastructure, international property, FI/ D&O and cyber.


With one of the largest and most well respected insurance teams in Asia, with unrivalled, in-depth knowledge of the Asia insurance industry, we are seen as the “go-to” law firm for insurance related legal issues and a trusted partner for the majority of insurance firms in the region.


Handling high profile, high value and complex losses

Our team has a solid reputation for our ability to handle complex losses making us the firm of choice for matters of this nature. We regularly received high profile and high value instructions which can attract widespread media attention across Asia, Europe and the US.


Client focused

We consistanty receive excellent feedback from our clients, gaining praise for our technical expertise and response times. We draw from our vast pool of talent and experience to put the right team in place to meet our clients' needs.

Chambers Review

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Insurance: Contentious (International Firms) - China

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

RPC houses a formidable team that is respected for its high quality contentious practice. The law firm frequently handles complex, high profile claims, drawing praise for its work relating to financial lines insurance, and has noteworthy experience of professional indemnity and directors' and officers' coverage. The team is well equipped and active in undertaking cyber-risk issues, and is also active on policy drafting and regulatory investigations for global insurers operating in China. It offers experience advising on travel insurance matters in relation to travel booking platforms.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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David G Smyth
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David G Smyth
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Senior Statespeople

David Smyth is a senior consultant and veteran commercial litigator with more than three decades' worth of experience in handling financial lines and professional indemnity claims. His expertise is sought out by a wide range of professional services firms.

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Andrew Carpenter
3
Band 3

Andrew Carpenter is a transactional lawyer who specialises in the insurance sector. He has a robust reputation for his activity on regional M&A deals in the insurance space. He works closely with international insurers, particularly for warranty and indemnity insurance underwriters.

Andrew is good with his work. I can ring him up whenever.

Andrew Carpenter is very dedicated and focused on this area.

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Samuel Hung
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Band 4

Samuel Hung is an experienced financial lines insurance litigator. He regularly represents local and international insurers in large and sophisticated insurance claims, particularly those involving directors' and officers' liability.

Samuel Hung leads a strong team. He is very willing to share experience and knowledge, easy to communicate with and has a great mindset to provide solutions.

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Rebecca Wong
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Up and Coming

Rebecca Wong is an up-and-coming insurance litigator with an increasing presence in financial lines and professional negligence claims. She is frequently retained by international insurers to advise on coverage disputes as well as claims under D&O liability policies.

Ranked Lawyers at
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China

Insurance: Contentious (International Firms)

David G Smyth
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David G Smyth
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Senior Statespeople
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Samuel Hung
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Band 4
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Rebecca Wong
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Up and Coming
Insurance: Non-contentious (International Firms)

3
Andrew Carpenter
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Band 3