Financial institutions & D&O

Overview

Directors, officers, corporates, and their insurers face growing challenges from social inflation, a tough economy, ongoing regulatory changes, and emerging risks like cyber and ESG. For financial institutions, the effects of the Financial Services Royal Commission recommendations continue to be felt, as regulatory changes are mandated and the regulators focus on enforcement.  

Our Financial Institutions and Directors and Officers (D&O) team are sought out by primary and excess insurers and reinsurers to provide complex coverage, monitoring, and defence of claims of all sizes, including class actions and regulatory proceedings. Through our involvement in leading D&O precedent setting matters, we are often looked to as a firm to lead the market. 

We act for a diverse range of entities, including public and private companies, not-for-profit organisations and financial institutions of all sizes. Our experience includes advising on claims under D&O and management liability policies, class actions, investigations and prosecutions by regulators including ASIC, ACCC, safety and environmental regulators, defamation, cyber and crime.

We have acted for financial institutions and professionals and their insurers across portfolios and in significant claims. These include many of Australia's leading financial institution director and officer (D&O) defence, corporate collapse and financial institution bond cases.

We take a multi-disciplinary approach to meeting clients’ needs. Our team's range of expertise combines significant coverage and litigious expertise, through to policy review, regulatory advice and risk management. We are widely recognised for our technical skills, commercial acumen and for providing practical, timely and cost-effective solutions.

Partners in our team are consistently recognised in respected guides including Chambers & Partners and Best Lawyers in Australia.