Ian Roberts

Practice Areas

Ian is a Partner in Clyde & Co’s Singapore and London offices and leads their South East Asia insurance practice. He is an experienced commercial litigator with a particular focus on [re]insurance coverage issues. He has significant experience in dispute resolution through litigation, arbitration and mediation.

Ian has extensive experience advising Political and Credit Risk insurers on coverage and recoveries issues involving all types of policies, including short-term multi buyer, whole turnover, structured credit and single risk policies. Another significant area of focus for Ian is advising insurers on Financial Lines and General Liability claims (coverage, monitoring and defence) including FI, PI, D&O, Fidelity and GL matters. Ian also advises generally on reinsurance issues and disputes.

Ian is hailed by clients as “a statesman of insurance law in Asia” and “one of the top lawyers in his field” with “strength on both claims and non-claims work”, who is “persuasive, charming and technically strong – he’s the lawyer you want in a complex coverage dispute”.

Ian's cases have involved him managing and conducting significant litigation / arbitration and claims events on behalf of [re]insurers in a variety of jurisdictions around the world. He also regularly undertakes wordings and contract work and product development.