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Ms Angela Yim

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+852 2843 4503 angela.yim@mayerbrown.com

Work Department

Insurance; Litigation & Dispute Resolution.

Position

Angela Yim is a partner of Mayer Brown. She has experience in all aspects of insurance litigation, including policy interpretation and defence of claims involving contractors’ all risks, public liability, employees’ compensation, professional indemnity and other specialist insurance policies.

Angela is a speaker for the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers, ANZIIF and the Chinese Underwriters Club on Building Management and Insurance Underwriting issues (2005, 2007 and 2008).

She was named a Leading Insurance Lawyer by Chambers Asia Pacific (2009-2011), “Women in Business Law (Insurance & Reinsurance)” by Expert Guides (2014) and “most highly recommended in Insurance & Reinsurance” by 2010’s Asialaw Leading Lawyers. Angela is also described as “well-known and well-regarded” by Chambers Asia Pacific (2015), “professional, ‘tactical,’ thinks from the perspective of the client” by Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2007/08) and “very professional”, “good at handling complicated cases” (2012/13). Angela is ranked as Band 1 – Insurance: Contentious (China) by Chambers Asia Pacific (2012-2015).
She speaks English and Cantonese.

Career

Admitted in Australia – Victoria, England and Wales and Hong Kong.

Languages

English and Cantonese.

Education

The University of Melbourne, LLB

Lawyer Rankings

Hong Kong > Insurance

(Leading individuals)

Angela Yim – Mayer Brown

The ‘very strong’ team at Mayer Brown draws upon an ‘in-depth knowledge of insurance law’, ensuring that it is well-placed to advise on disputes across financial lines products (including D&O and professional indemnity claims), personal injury and public liability. Angela Yim regularly takes the lead on major insurance litigation, including casualty claims relating to high-profile automotive accidents which have involved issues of liability/quantum and sensitive handling of claims handling. Tow Lu Lim is praised for his ability to provide ‘creative and feasible solutions’ in claims against professionals across a variety of industry sectors, as well as advising on regulatory issues and having niche cybersecurity incident response expertise. Marina Fung co-heads the team alongside Yim and Lim and is noted for her expertise at handling insurance litigation regarding motor liability, public liability and employee compensation claims.

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