Insurance | Asia-Pacific

Dean Carrigan has a comprehensive insurance practice handling a broad range of transactional, contentious and regulatory matters, many of which have strategic and regional dimensions for the clients concerned.

Greg Skehan is particularly well known for his work on complex contentious insurance issues, particularly those arising in a construction or engineering-related context.

Guy Narburgh acts extensively for policyholders on contentious, advisory and transactional mandates, being particularly well-known for his knowledge of D&O liability issues.

Richard Jowett is based in Melbourne and is particularly well known for his representation of major construction, engineering and resources sector insureds involved in high-value business interruption or casualty cases.

John Moran of Atmos is recognised for his work in insurance, and particularly in relation to cyber risk. He is based in Sydney.

Matt Andrews brings to the table a particularly impressive track record in the insurance space, including deep familiarity with financial lines, property and international insurance issues, the last enhanced by the benefits of 21 years' experience in the London market.

Belinda Henningham is the head of general liability at the firm. She acts extensively for both insurers and insureds in the defence of public and product liability claims of all sizes, her expertise extending across a comprehensive range of both personal injury and property damage issues.

Jonathan Newby often acts for insurers in coverage dispute and in the defence of professional service providers as well as in the defence of directors and officers liability. His work includes, but is not limited to, D&O class actions for the collapse of a company as well as regulatory investigation and combustible building cladding issues.

Mandy Tsang regularly advises on D&O, W&I and professional indemnities for a large project like PPP as well as other private projects and transactions. She is often instructed by state and federal entities as well as corporate clients.

Matt McDonald is based in Melbourne and offers over 20 years' experience in the litigation of high-quantum insurance disputes on behalf of leading Australian and London-based insurers. He is acknowledged for the handling of mass tort and class action cases.

Stefan Sudweeks is based in Mills Oakley's Sydney office and is an experienced litigator of professional indemnity and D&O liability cases on behalf of both domestic insurance and reinsurance companies and a number of Lloyd's syndicates.