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Gary Walkling
Work Department
Energy & International Property and Casualty
Position
Position: Partner specialising in onshore and offshore losses and liabilities of all types arising out of the oil and gas, power generation, construction, mining and heavy industry sectors. Gary regularly advises on coverage, disputes and subrogation, and deals with insurance and commercial related matters from all over the world, and has been involved in claims relating to:
• Control of well
• Onshore and offshore pipelines
• Windfarms
• Deep-water FPSOs and construction projects
• MODUs, MOPUs and other types of rig
• Steel mills
• Mining
• Hydro-electric and power plants and petrochemical facilities.
Gary has experience in domestic and international litigation as well as alternative dispute resolution methods including arbitration, mediation and adjudication.
Career
Energy Claims Broker at Marsh from 2005 – 2008. Joined RPC in 2009, qualifying in 2011. Promoted to Senior Associate in 2015 and to Partner 2020. Secondments to AXIS (2013) and Liberty (2017).
Education
Greensward College (1995 – 2002), University of Warwick (2002 – 2005, LLB (Hons)), BPP Law School (2008 – 2009, Distinction).
Lawyer Rankings
London > Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
(Next Generation Partners)Simon Laird heads up RPC
‘s global insurance practice and is an expert at handling onshore and offshore commercial disputes, supporting clients in the financial services sector. The team have a strong offering in financial, liability and professional lines, property, power generation, aviation, energy and marine insurance and reinsurance lines. Property market head Victoria Sherratt handles a range of coverage disputes, with particular expertise in complex business interruption issues and fraudulent claims, while for political risk and trade credit insurance, Naomi Vary is the main contact. Financial lines market head James Wickes is a go-to for D&O, crime, warranty and indemnity claims. Other recommended individuals include Toby Savage and Gary Walkling, both of whom are authorities in energy matters; and Lucy Dyson for casualty exposures in the US, Caribbean and Latin America.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners London > Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance and reinsurance litigation London > Insurance
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