Insurance

Wotton + Kearney

Client Satisfaction

Wotton + Kearney is recommended for general liability, financial lines and complex property, energy and construction claims. It’s also growing its capabilities in cyber insurance, general liability and class actions with the recruitment of Amanda Beattie (from King & Wood Mallesons) and Cheryl Phillips (from Minter Ellison), both in early 2023. Name partner and chief executive David Kearney and Cain Jackson, who is head of financial lines, are the group's key senior partners. Andrew Moore is an expert in D&O and financial institution claims, management liability issues and environment claims. Charles Simon is well placed to advise on catastrophic losses, and building and construction-related incidents, as is Adam Chylek for indemnity disputes.

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Testimonials

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‘The team collaborate well and the partners allow access to associate lawyers. This is important for development and future pipeline of legal professionals.’

Key clients

AIG
Allianz
AXA XL
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance
Chubb Insurance Australia
DUAL Australia
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM)
Zurich Australian Insurance

Work highlights

Acting for the Sydney Olympic Park Authority in the Opal Tower class action proceedings.
Acting for a large global market of more than 20 insurers that provided the Contract Works project insurance for the construction of the onshore facilities for Inpex’s Ichthys LNG project in Darwin.
Defending representative proceedings brought in the Supreme Court of NSW on behalf of potentially thousands of owners of residential lots at Spring Farm, NSW.