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RPC Offices
TOWER BRIDGE HOUSE
ST KATHARINE'S WAY
LONDON
E1W 1AA
England
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Richard Breavington
Work Department
Insurance and reinsurance.
Position
Partner. Richard leads the Cyber & Tech Insurance team.
He has been dealing with cyber breach incidents since RPC’s work in this area began. The team have worked on many hundreds of breaches since then. He has advised on a full range of breach situations at senior levels of a range of insured and other corporate clients.
Richard is regularly quoted in the mainstream press on cyber matters and has presented at numerous industry events.
Richard also advises on tech-related disputes, both arising out of cyber breach incidents and more generally, as well as advising on insurance-related matters including coverage.
Career
Trained Herbert Smith; qualified 2004; RPC 2011; partner 2014.
Education
Waingels College; Bristol University (LLB, First); Oxford Institute of Legal Practice (LPC)
Leisure
Reading; theatre; music; running.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
RPC counts major tech, social media, and newspaper companies among its impressive roster of clients, handling the full range of contentious and non-contentious matters for clients including Meta, Google, TikTok, and the BBC. Jon Bartley leads on data advisory matters, with a sector focus on retail and technology. Richard Breavington takes point on cyber matters, while Rupert Cowper-Coles and David Cran are the key names for data and tech disputes. Also in the core team is Oliver Bray, whose practice has a particular focus on data issues relating to digital media and online retail. The ‘oustanding’ Joe Lippitt was elevated to the partnership in May 2023 and is also recommended.
London > Insurance > Professional negligence
(Leading individuals)RPC is a defendant-focused firm which covers all areas of professional negligence. The firm has a strong profile in the financial sector, with instructions from numerous major insurers and accountancy firms. Construction is a key area of strength for the firm, with a client list which includes a significant number of major consultants and contractors. Nick Bird acts for leading domestic and multinational insurance clients. Alan Stone has more than twenty years of experience in construction, and currently acts on behalf of the architect of Grenfell Tower. James Wickes specialises in defending complex, high value claims against financial professionals and institutions. Richard Breavington leads the cyber and tech insurance team and regularly advises on cyber breach incidents. Other individuals to note include Tim Bull, Felicity Strong, and Tom Green.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Insurance > Professional negligence
- Professional negligence London > Insurance
- Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity London > Risk advisory
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Customs and excise
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Health and safety
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans