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Mr TL Lim

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+852 2843 4490 tl.lim@mayerbrown.com

Work Department

Insurance; Litigation & Dispute Resolution.

Position

Tow Lu (TL) Lim is a partner in the Hong Kong office of Mayer Brown’s Insurance and Reinsurance Practice. TL heads up the Directors’ & Officers’ Liability and Professional Indemnity Insurance Group within the practice.

TL has extensive experience in advising insurers on coverage issues with respect to professional indemnity and Directors & Officers’ claims. He was at the forefront of advising financial lines and D&O insurers on coverage and aggregation issues arising from hundreds of mis-selling claims made against various financial institutions in Hong Kong following the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008. He has advised professional indemnity insurers on claims against investment and asset management advisers, insurance intermediaries, property investment companies, corporate trustees, auditors, architects, engineers, solicitors and other professionals. He has acted as defence counsel for a number of such professionals as well. On non-contentious matters, TL works with insurers on the development of their policy wording in relation to professional indemnity and Directors & Officers’ policies. He also advises insurers and insurance intermediaries on regulatory issues in Hong Kong, as well as issues arising from non-admitted insurance in the PRC.

TL is the exclusive Winner of the Insurance – Client Choice Awards by International Law Office/Lexology (2017). He is also named as a Leading Individual in Insurance Law by Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2013-2018. He possesses a “high standard of practice” and “good business sense in dealing with a wide variety of insurance matters” (Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2016). Industry sources have commended him as being “very customer-oriented” and highlight his “deep knowledge on financial lines cases.” (Chambers Asia-Pacific 2016).

The Insurance and Reinsurance Practice in Hong Kong won the ALB Hong Kong Law Award’s Insurance Team of the Year for 2010, 2011, 2013 to 2015 and 2017.

Career

Admitted in Malaysia, Australia and Hong Kong.

Languages

English.

Education

Macquarie University, LLB; Macquarie University, BEcon.

Lawyer Rankings

Hong Kong > TMT

Mayer Brown’s IP and TMT practice is well-regarded for its handling of IT and fintech projects, with the team frequently assisting on issues pertaining to fintech, regtech, AI and payments. Other key areas of expertise include cyber security and data privacy, in addition to regulatory telecoms matters. The team also advises on the establishment of virtual banks, cross-border data transfers and the implementation of fintech and e-commerce platforms. Practice leader Gabriela Kennedy handles data privacy mandates throughout Asia, as well as domain name and IT matters. Amita Haylock stands out for her expertise in cross-border arbitrations involving licensing, technology and IP issues, while TL Lim is a key contact for cybersecurity work extending to response strategies after catastrophic accidents. Joshua Woo, who advises on technology-related transactions, is another key contact in the group.

Hong Kong > Data protection and cyber security

Mayer Brown has strong regulatory capabilities when acting on mandates concerning national security and data security requirements within Hong Kong, and the implications of the PIPL. The group is also known for handling procedures in relation to ransom demands. The well known Gabriela Kennedy leads the team, and is noted for her experience in handling cyber incident responses, often advising on post incident strategies and responses to customers and regulators. Kennedy has broad expertise in the privacy aspects of digital transformation projects, including issues such as data audits, the sovereignty of data, and adequacy assessments under Hong Kong national security rules and GDPR. With ‘unparalleled‘ experience, TL Lim takes a ‘dynamic‘ approach when acting as a breach coach in notifications and communication strategies, often conducting workshops with international corporations.

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