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DLA Piper New Zealand

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DLA Piper New Zealand combines expertise across corporate, litigation and regulatory matters, and intellectual property and technology to support both insurers and insureds. The team provides specialist support in disputes and regulatory matters, covering professional liability, healthcare, construction, digital and software insurance, and local government-related claims. Rachel Taylor focuses on product design, compliance, and corporate governance matters, while Emma Moran leads on insurance litigation and dispute resolution, including professional indemnity and commercial claims.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘As a team, DLA is very good at being able to understand where they can add value for us and to put that into actionable steps that enable us to drive an outcome.’

  • 'Emma Moran is a highly receptive partner at DLA. I've had to interact with her on several occasions in the past and find that she gives me excellent advice that helps protect our business when required. She is approachable, reasonable and will provide options when that is what you are looking for. She will also take ownership when required to ensure that it is clear that the advice is coming from and an external legal perspective.'

  • ‘Prompt attention to requests and a well informed, experienced partner who has significant experience with both our company and the insurance sector.’

  • ‘Rachel Taylor has significant insurance experience and has acted for our company on a long standing basis which means Rachel is very familiar with policy development and the history relating to the products as well as company strategy and risk appetite.'

  • 'Rachel Taylor provides outstanding service to our company. She is highly responsive and always ready to deal with what are often urgent requests. Her demeanour is wonderful - she is always calm, concise and clear in her advice.'

Key clients

  • Abbott NZ Holdings Limited
  • AIA International Limited/AIA New Zealand Limited
  • AIG New Zealand Limited
  • AWP Services New Zealand Limited t/a Allianz Partners
  • Aon New Zealand Limited
  • Berkshire Hathaway
  • Chubb Insurance New Zealand Limited
  • Crombie Lockwood (New Zealand) Limited (part of AJ Gallagher Group)
  • DUAL New Zealand
  • FMG Insurance Limited
  • Hazlett Insurance Brokers
  • Lloyds of London (various syndicates)

Work highlights

Advising Nippon Life on certain New Zealand aspects relating to Nippon Life's acquisition of Resolution Life, valued at USD 10.6 billion.
Representing AIG Insurance and the insured, Maison Cabriole, against the owner of a car park building and two contractor companies to recover the cost of restoring the damage to the Maison Cabriole building caused by the contractor companies.
Assisting New Zealand's leading rural insurer, FMG Insurance, on a business-critical digital transformation project involving the migration of its core insurance IT platform to a cloud solution provided by Guidewire Software, Inc.

Practice head

Rachel Taylor; Emma Moran