Insurance Defence - Australia
What the team is known for
Lander & Rogers fields a well-established insurer practice with considerable experience in the handling of both litigated and non-litigated claims and which offers in-depth knowledge of the London market. Its areas of strength include class action defence work generally, and product liability, professional indemnity, D&O liability, casualty and medical negligence issues specifically, and the practice is also increasingly identified as a market leader for subrogated recovery work. The firm has growing capability in the construction sector and in the increasingly important areas of cyber risk and recovery, and has a dedicated recoveries team operating in all areas of insurance. The insurance team fields further expertise regarding regulation and compliance with regard to insurance M&A transactions. Its key clients include AIG Australia and Allianz.
Work highlights
Lander & Rogers was instructed as coverage and defence counsel for Chubb as the co-primary insurer of CIMIC in relation to a claim by CIMIC for indemnity for loss and damage incurred by CIMIC from two shareholder class actions, an ASIC investigation and an AFP investigation.
Notable practitioners
Charles Thornley is based in Sydney and is a specialist in the field of construction and engineering and property insurance, advising regularly on both coverage and defence aspects of the insurance of major infrastructure projects.
Julie Smith is a prominent, Melbourne-based litigator on behalf of insurer clients across a wide range of practice area issues, including D&O, professional indemnity and management liability claims. "Julie is a very smart and tough lawyer with a lot of experience."
Ari Abrahams is particularly well known for his representation of insurer clients, notably including those operating in the casualty, energy, property and recovery classes in class action and other litigation.
Colleen Palmkvist is an insurance litigator based in Sydney. In addition to class actions, she is also noted for complex property, construction and recovery claims.
Veronica Chapman is highly experienced in the insurance space and stands out particularly for her in-depth knowledge of financial lines-related issues and personal and property liability claims.
