Wotton + Kearney

Chief Executive Partner: David Kearney

New Zealand Managing Partner: Antony Holden

Number of partners: 76

Number of lawyers: 400

Firm Overview:

Wotton + Kearney (W+K) is Australasia’s leading specialist insurance and risk law firm. Founded in 2002, the firm is one of the region’s undisputed leaders in insurance, risk management and dispute resolution – our business is structured to reflect client product lines and we service all policy types in every market sector. Reflecting the sophisticated market we serve, we also have strong capabilities in the areas of law that complement insurance law, including class action defence, D&O litigation and media law.

We work with the world’s largest insurers and re-insurers in the Australasian insurance markets, and many of Australia and New Zealand’s largest blue-chip corporates managing large under deductible insurance programs or self-insuring their business risks. But we don’t just act for market giants. Many of our clients are Lloyd’s syndicates writing insurance business in our region either directly or through cover holders, local underwriting agencies, insurance brokers, TPAs and other insurance market participants. We also act for individual directors and officers, corporations and organisations facing reputational and other significant risks.

Main Areas of Practice:

Class Actions

Commercial Litigation

Cyber + Technology

Financial Lines

General Liability

Government

Health

Property, Energy + Infrastructure

Workplace

International Work:

W+K works with many of the global insurance leaders doing business in Australia and New Zealand. The firm has an active presence in the London and Singapore markets and the New Zealand team also handles claims from the Pacific Islands.