Norton Rose Fulbright
Experienced commercial disputes expert Michelle George heads up Norton Rose Fulbright‘s practice, which has a notable insurance and reinsurance offering in financial lines, property, general liability, professional indemnity D&O insurance and aviation; the latter is an area of particular strength for Tim Ingham. Senior consultant Adrian Mecz has considerable experience handling international fraud investigations, particularly those arising in financial institutions and commercial crime coverages, while Charlie Weston-Simons specialises in high-value warranty and indemnity claims, having also advised several clients on Covid-19 coverage issues. Senior associate Mike George’s expertise further spans trade credit and political risk matters.
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Key clients
- AIG
- Ward Hadaway LLP and its insurers
- Charles Russell Speechlys, Speechly Bircham and their insurers
- Bevan Brittan LLP and its insurers
- ERGO Versicherung AG
- AmTrust
- AXA XL
- Brit
- Canopius
- Marsh
- Enstar
- Liberty Specialty Markets
- ERGO/Munich Re
- QBE
- Vitality
- WR Berkley
- Zurich
- Resolute Management Services
Work highlights
- Advising AIG on the AIG CyberEdge cyber insurance product that gives insureds pan-European, UAE, South African and Indian data breach coverage for data breach response.
- Acted for Ward Hadaway LLP in the defence of a professional negligence claim brought by its former client, Tanfield Group plc, concerning a corporate transaction subject to AIM Rules.
- Acted for CRS in connection with High Court proceedings brought by two individuals who sold their IT business to a private equity house.
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Michelle George