Herbert Smith Freehills

Acting on its own and also able to leverage resources throughout the firm’s international network of offices, Herbert Smith Freehills is well-placed to advise insurance clients engaged in domestic, pan-Asian and multi-jurisdictional mandates with an Asian nexus. Although it does handle some regulatory compliance work, the bulk of the workflow relates to contentious matters, where clients benefit from the firm’s strong overarching litigation pedigree and knowledge of the sector. ‘No-nonsense’ commercial litigator Gareth Thomas is the main contact for this and provides ’clear advice’ in relation to professional negligence cases and policy disputes. Corporate partner Tommy Tong heads the team alongside Thomas and has some experience of handling transactional work in the sector.