Insurance | Asia-Pacific

Mark Darwin is based in Brisbane and offers over three decades' experience in the contentious insurance space, being particularly well-known for his representation of policyholders making business interruption and other claims upon their insurers.

Ray Giblett commands a high level of market recognition as a veteran practitioner in this space, accumulating an enviable body of expertise in the process. Based in Sydney, he operates across the full contentious, regulatory and transactional spectrum.

Rehana Box is widely acknowledged as a standout practitioner in the insurance space generally, and especially where non-contentious issues are concerned. Based in Sydney, she acts particularly prominently on transactional and regulatory matters, including cross-border mandates.

Tricia Hobson of DLA Piper in Sydney is active in both the contentious and the non-contentious spheres, her expertise ranging from handling class actions and other large-scale litigation to the provision of in-depth coverage advice.

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

Travis Toemoe is based in Sydney and specialises in the handling of major insurance disputes but is also active across a wide range of advisory and transactional mandates.

Andrew Maher maintains a busy and respected practice from the Melbourne office, offering extensive experience in the superior court litigation of high-stakes insurance disputes and additionally advising insureds across a comprehensive range of risk management and other issues.

Chern Tan is based in Sydney and is highly regarded for the litigation skills he brings to a range of D&O, professional indemnity, property damage and other issues, acting for both insurers and insureds.

Louise Jenkins is based in Melbourne and exercises a wide-ranging command of practice area issues which includes particularly well-developed expertise where D&O and professional indemnity issues are concerned.

Malcolm Stephens devotes a substantial proportion of his litigation practice to the resolution of disputes arising in the insurance space, maintaining a close focus on casualty insurance issues and on D&O, civil liability and professional indemnity matters.

Michelle Fox is based in Sydney and offers particularly rich experience in the representation of corporate insureds in class actions and of individual executives in D&O litigation.

Samantha O'Brien in Brisbane advises an impressive variety of insurer, insurance agency and intermediary clients on a broad range of transactional and regulatory issues.

Toby Barrie is a prominent player on the Western Australian insurance scene. A specialist in professional indemnity issues, he has represented the insurers of directors of officers from a wide range of sectors, notably including the financial services and mining spheres.

Catherine Oldenburg is highly experienced in the litigation of insurance disputes, particularly on behalf of construction and infrastructure sector clients, and also advises on questions concerning a wide range of insurance products.

John Moran has been recognised for his work in insurance, particularly in relation to the cyber space. He is based in Sydney.

Louise Cantrill in Sydney combines the talents of an experienced litigator with those of an accomplished adviser on non-contentious insurance issues.

Lucy Terracall is an increasingly prominent lawyer in the contentious insurance space, where she acts principally for policyholder clients. Based in Melbourne, she also advises extensively on regulatory 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.

Rhett Kennedy is based in Brisbane and is notably experienced in the handling of complex claims, particularly those originating in the construction, resources and professional service sectors, as well as those generated by catastrophic meteorological events.

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.