K&L Gates

We advise and represent large and small businesses, and their directors and officers, from a broad range of industries including financial services, manufacturing, retail, sports/entertainment, hospitality/leisure, construction, energy, marine/cargo and aviation. Our fully integrated global platform enables us to advise across jurisdictions on a broad range of insurance, risk and liability issues, including:

• Advising on coverage issues arising from most forms of insurance including Directors and Officers Liability, Professional Liability, Crime, Cyber/Technology, Public/Products Liability, Credit Risk/Political Risk, Property/Business Interruption, Event Cancellation, Construction/DSU, Marine and Aviation.
• Assisting policyholders in maximising insurance recoveries in the event of coverage denials, negotiating with insurers with the aim of resolving coverage disputes in a timely, efficient, and cost effective manner, where possible without recourse to litigation or arbitration.
• Advising clients in relation to underlying loss and liability issues, including maritime and construction related issues and the defence of professional negligence and directors’ liability claims.
• Representing and assisting clients facing critical business events, including regulatory and criminal investigations, health and safety investigations and corporate manslaughter charges. 
• Advising on policy wordings and related contractual indemnification issues. 
• Where necessary, representing policyholders in mediation, litigation or arbitration against insurers. 

Our lawyers are dedicated to delivering the highest quality services in an efficient and cost-effective manner, involving alternative fee arrangements where appropriate. We work closely with clients to develop integrated strategies which assist clients, often facing increasingly complex liability and regulatory regimes. 

Our London insurance team acts exclusively for policyholders on coverage matters, providing legal advice on policy wordings, claims notification and disputed insurance claims. The following testimonials are taken from Legal 500 2024:

 

• ‘Highly specialist and extremely knowledgeable team producing the highest standard of work. Brilliant team players and very commercial yet excellent with clients.’
• ‘The team is nimble and very adaptable in the way they fit in with their client's working and communication practices and preferences. Great sense of humour compliments very nicely the deep knowledge of the law and experience of the insurance market and key stakeholders.’