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Wotton + Kearney Offices
LEVEL 13, HARBOUR TOWER
2 HUNTER STREET
WELLINGTON
New Zealand
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Antony Holden
Position
Antony is the Managing Partner of Wotton + Kearney in New Zealand, a role that involves ensuring that the firm’s reputation for technical excellence and strong client relationships is demonstrated by every lawyer, every day.
Antony acts for insurers, reinsurers and their clients on a wide range of insurance issues, with experience in New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, Great Britain and the Channel Islands.
He specialises in professional liability, directors + officers liability, contract works + construction, public and product liability, and first party property claims. Antony has defended insurers in high-profile D&O claims following the collapse of Nathans Finance and Hanover Finance. He and his team are also known for having had major wins for insurers in New Zealand’s highest Courts on high-profile and precedent-setting cases.
Antony has led the response of a number of global insurers, reinsurers and Lloyd’s syndicates to the Canterbury and Kaikoura earthquakes. This has included disputes about insurers’ allocation and re-allocation of losses between earthquake events.
Admitted in England and Wales as well as New Zealand, Antony is highly regarded by his colleagues and clients, and is a regular speaker at industry events.
Antony has been recognised by his peers and clients as a:
- Hall of Fame for Insurance in New Zealand – The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, 2016-2022
- Ranked lawyer for Insurance in New Zealand – Chambers & Partners, 2016-2022
- Finalist for “Managing Partner of the Year” – New Zealand Law Awards 2016, 2017 and 2018
Lawyer Rankings
New Zealand > Insurance
(Hall of Fame)Market-leading practice Wotton + Kearney represents major players in the New Zealand and London markets, as well as local brokers and corporate insureds. Key areas of work include general liability, financial lines, complex property claims, employment practices liability, cyber/privacy and subrogated recoveries. Managing partner in Wellington Antony Holden
is supported by a sizeable team in Auckland and Wellington including professional indemnity specialist Mathew Francis, experts in material damage and business interruption claims Richard Flinn and Caroline Laband, as well as senior partner Peter Leman. Misha Henaghan, Shane Swinerd and counsels Andrew Moore, Matthew Booth and Hugh King are also recommended for such claims. Rebecca Scott leads on employment litigation.