Why Legalign Global?

Who we are

Legalign Global is an integrated alliance of best-in-region law firms working as one for multinational insurers, brokers and businesses to address cross-border risks and claims. We manage global insurance issues by combining our local insights, relationships and influence to help our clients.

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Why Legalign Global

Leading insurance legal expertise

We combine insurance market and legal insight to deliver better advice and claims outcomes for insurers, brokers and companies across all major markets.

Ease of engagement

As we have separate legal identities, we reduce the potential for conflicts and increase the flexibility in how you can engage us.

Seamless
service

We achieve better cross-border claim outcomes by combining our local insights, relationships and influence, and operating under a common global service charter.

Collaborative insights

We produce a wide range of collaborative thought leadership, such as Informed Insurance and our Predictions reports, and university style training courses.

Legalign Global alliance members

Alexander Holburn is a leading full-service law firm based in Vancouver and Toronto. With a history of excellence in insurance law, Alexander Holburn is also a member of The ARC Group, a network of specialist insurance law firms with offices across Canada.

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The leading insurance and liability law firm in Germany with more than 200 specialised lawyers and strong affiliations across Europe serving its clients in all insurance product lines.

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A market leading law firm advising the international insurance market, with over 2,500 lawyers delivering sector expertise in the UK, Ireland, France, Spain and Italy as well as having significant capabilities in Latin America and Asia Pacific.

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With more than 1,000 attorneys and a national network of offices, Wilson Elser advises businesses, brokers and global insurance companies in the US, as well as the London insurance market.

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One of Australasia’s undisputed leaders in providing legal services to the insurance industry and a recognised employer of choice to more than 200 lawyers across eight offices in Australia and New Zealand.

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Key Contacts

Collectively, we offer in-depth expertise in all major regions.

You can contact any of our alliance member firms directly below.
Alternatively, click here to contact any of our expertise leaders.

ALEXANDER HOLBURN (Canada)

Todd Davies
Alexander Holburn
T: +1 604 484 1799
[email protected]

Todd Davies is a member of the firm’s Insurance and Motor Vehicle Practice Groups. His focus is on insurance litigation, and he also regularly provides coverage opinions and handles subrogated matters for insurers. Todd’s particular interests and expertise includes coverage, occupiers’ liability, product liability, sports and recreation and professional indemnity claims. He also has significant experience handling complex personal injury matters.
Todd’s clients comprise of a number of North American insurers, Lloyd’s syndicates and self-insured companies.

Todd Davies is a member of the firm’s Insurance and Motor Vehicle Practice Groups. His focus is on insurance litigation, and he also regularly provides coverage opinions and handles subrogated matters for insurers. Todd’s particular interests and expertise includes coverage, occupiers’ liability, product liability, sports and recreation and professional indemnity claims. He also has significant experience handling complex personal injury matters.
Todd’s clients comprise of a number of North American insurers, Lloyd’s syndicates and self-insured companies.
BLD BACH LANGHEID DALLMAYR (Germany)

Bastian Finkel
BLD Bach Langheid Dallmayr
T: +49 221 944027-911
[email protected]

Bastian Finkel heads International Insurance and is co-head of the Financial Lines Practice Group at BLD Bach Landheid Dallmayr. He has extensive experience in multijurisdictional liability and insurance litigation as well as drafting insurance policies. Bastian is seen as one of the top D&O professionals in the German market. He is regularly involved in all major Financial Lines losses in Germany and recently especially in the coordination and monitoring of various D&O cases resulting from insolvencies of German companies.

Bastian Finkel heads International Insurance and is co-head of the Financial Lines Practice Group at BLD Bach Landheid Dallmayr. He has extensive experience in multijurisdictional liability and insurance litigation as well as drafting insurance policies. Bastian is seen as one of the top D&O professionals in the German market. He is regularly involved in all major Financial Lines losses in Germany and recently especially in the coordination and monitoring of various D&O cases resulting from insolvencies of German companies.
DAC BEACHCROFT (Dublin, France, Latin America, Spain, UK)

Helen Faulkner
DAC Beachcroft
T: +44 (0)117 918 2225
[email protected]

Helen Faulkner is the Head of Insurance at DAC Beachcroft in the United Kingdom and internationally. She manages significant client relationships and is recognised as a leading individual in insurance law. As noted by Chambers & Partners, she is “particularly well regarded by peers and clients in the insurance market.”

Helen Faulkner is the Head of Insurance at DAC Beachcroft in the United Kingdom and internationally. She manages significant client relationships and is recognised as a leading individual in insurance law. As noted by Chambers & Partners, she is “particularly well regarded by peers and clients in the insurance market.”
WILSON ELSER (United States)

Ben Heller
Wilson Elser
T: 312.821.6108
[email protected]

As a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and in other leadership roles, Ben Heller has contributed significantly to the success of Wilson Elser’s Chicago office since it opened in 1988. He is an experienced coverage and defense lawyer who focuses his practice in the areas of professional and general liability, employment practices liability, and also serves as coverage/monitoring counsel for directors and officers liability. Over the past 27 years, Ben has had the opportunity to represent insureds and their carriers in a wide variety of litigation.

As a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and in other leadership roles, Ben Heller has contributed significantly to the success of Wilson Elser’s Chicago office since it opened in 1988. He is an experienced coverage and defense lawyer who focuses his practice in the areas of professional and general liability, employment practices liability, and also serves as coverage/monitoring counsel for directors and officers liability. Over the past 27 years, Ben has had the opportunity to represent insureds and their carriers in a wide variety of litigation.
WOTTON + KEARNEY (Australia, New Zealand)

David Kearney
Wotton+Kearney
T: +61 2 8273 9916
[email protected]

David Kearney is Chief Executive Partner of Wotton+Kearney, which he co-founded in 2002 as the first Australian law firm with a sole focus on insurance. He has practised for more than 25 years in most classes of commercial insurance and leads W + K in the many successful partnering relationships the firm has with Asia Pacific insurers. He has been ranked as the only Eminent Practitioner in insurance law in the region by Chambers Asia Pacific since 2016. The Legal 500 Asia Pacific also consistently rates him as a Leading Individual.

David Kearney is Chief Executive Partner of Wotton + Kearney, which he co-founded in 2002 as the first Australian law firm with a sole focus on insurance. He has practised for more than 25 years in most classes of commercial insurance and leads W + K in the many successful partnering relationships the firm has with Asia Pacific insurers. He has been ranked as the only Eminent Practitioner in insurance law in the region by Chambers Asia Pacific since 2016. The Legal 500 Asia Pacific also consistently rates him as a Leading Individual.

Why Legalign Global?

Who we are

Why Legalign Global

Leading insurance legal expertise

Ease of engagement

Seamlessservice

Collaborative insights

Legalign Global alliance members

Alexander Holburn is a leading full-service law firm based in Vancouver and Toronto. With a history of excellence in insurance law, Alexander Holburn is also a member of The ARC Group, a network of specialist insurance law firms with offices across Canada.

The leading insurance and liability law firm in Germany with more than 200 specialised lawyers and strong affiliations across Europe serving its clients in all insurance product lines.

A market leading law firm advising the international insurance market, with over 2,500 lawyers delivering sector expertise in the UK, Ireland, France, Spain and Italy as well as having significant capabilities in Latin America and Asia Pacific.

With more than 1,000 attorneys and a national network of offices, Wilson Elser advises businesses, brokers and global insurance companies in the US, as well as the London insurance market.

One of Australasia’s undisputed leaders in providing legal services to the insurance industry and a recognised employer of choice to more than 200 lawyers across eight offices in Australia and New Zealand.

Key Contacts

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