Insurance

Antony Holden is based in Wellington and is the managing partner of Wotton + Kearney's New Zealand office. He acts principally for insurers on property and financial lines issues.

"He is an excellent lawyer, very experienced."

"Antony has a very strong level of expertise."

Caroline Laband has extensive experience in the handling of contentious insurance issues, embracing both litigation to Supreme Court level and arbitration.

"Her background is apparent in her drafting and analysis, it's all top-notch and she is very responsive, pleasant to deal with, and gets us good results."

"Caroline is a very knowledgeable lawyer."

Peter Leman is well regarded for his extensive experience and expertise in the insurance sector. He focuses his own practice principally upon coverage and professional indemnity issues.

"Peter is ever professional and a gentleman and his advice is clear, direct, well considered and well presented."

"Peter is constantly providing great service to our firm. He is regularly asked to work on advice that will have wider ramifications to our business than one individual claim and he is also trusted with high-value and complex claim scenarios."

Mathew Francis operates from Wotton + Kearney's Auckland office, where he has a versatile practice across a range of general and product liability, professional indemnity and subrogated recovery issues.

"Mat is very experienced, knowledgeable and efficient. It is a pleasure working with him."

Sophie Lucas stands out for her expertise concerning professional indemnity and liability issues involving individual professionals, including architects, brokers, real estate agents and solicitors.

"Sophie is extremely good. She's very fast to respond, understands the industry and relates to clients well."

Andrew Moore is a special counsel in Wotton Kearney's Auckland office, where he advises on indemnity disputes. He is particularly noted for first-party property, construction and business interruption matters.

"Andrew Moore is such a professional and delivers very accurate and succinct advice on every occasion and without delay. He is reliable and experienced in litigation, mediation and recovery."

Misha Henaghan often handles liability claims for large insurers such as Chubb and AIA. She has experience across a wide range of sectors but is particularly noted for insurance claims within the construction sector.

"We really appreciate her litigation strategies. Her approach is cost-effective and pragmatic and she keeps me up to date."

"Misha is an experienced lawyer who is skilled in providing us with good legal advice on many complex claims."