Gillie Belsham
Wikborg Rein
Wikborg Rein
Client SatisfactionWikborg Rein entered the aviation arena with the September 2023 arrival of Gillie Belsham and her team from legacy firm Axiom Ince, taking on a number of major aviation insurance disputes, including defending all risk claims arising out of Russia. Those moving along with Belsham include Ben Ogden and Christopher Crane, who cover political risk and professional indemnity disputes, and Daniel Boden, whose practice centres on hull loss and product liability claims. Tim Wright‘s broad disputes practice covers contractual disputes, in addition to claims arising out of hull losses.
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- 'The team provides an excellent service and is communicative, approachable and professional.'
- 'We work predominately with Gillie Belsham, Daniel Boden and Ben Ogden. We have found them all to be very knowledgeable, friendly, professional, and approachable. The team has always been a pleasure. They are all very good to work with and their individual knowledge is exceptional.'
Key clients
- Global Aerospace Underwriting Managers Limited
- Faraday
- HDI Global Specialty SE
- Great Lakes Insurance SE
- Starr Europe Insurance Limited
- Axis Specialty Europe SE
- AIG Europe SA
- Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company
- QBE Insurance Corporation
- XL Specialty Insurance Company
- Convex Insurance UK Limited
- Starr Indemnity & Liability Company
- Apollo Underwriting
Work highlights
- Represented various groups of all risks insurers, led by Global Aerospace, as defendants in the Russian lessor policy claims.
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Gillie Belsham