Leading insurance and risk law firm Wotton Kearney has continued its growth trajectory with the hire of partner Sarah Metcalfe. Sarah joins the firm’s Melbourne office from Clyde & Co. Sarah is an experienced insurance disputes lawyer, and specialises in complex, multi-party building and construction disputes. She has represented various building and construction professionals, including […]

Leading insurance and risk law firm Wotton Kearney has announced the promotion of 33 lawyers across the firm, effective 1 July 2024. This includes four new partners, nine special counsel, 10 senior associates and 10 associates across its offices in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Christchurch and Wellington. The firm’s mid-year promotions are reflective […]

Wotton Kearney and the Lloyd’s Market Association are delighted to announce Isobella Hare from Beazley as the winner of our inaugural 2024 WKLMA FinPro Travelling Scholarship.

Wotton Kearney has been recognised in the inaugural Best Law Firms – Australia awards as 2025 “Law Firm of the Year” for insurance law. The “Law Firm of the Year” designation recognises firms for their outstanding overall performance, professionalism and expertise within a specific practice area of the legal industry. In addition, we received national […]

Wotton Kearney, Australasia’s leading insurance and risk law firm, has been shortlisted in the Chambers Asia-Pacific diversity and inclusion awards, which celebrate the hard work and achievements of organisations and individuals who are furthering the advancement of diversity, inclusion, and pro bono across the region. Firms were judged on five main criteria: breadth, commitment, impact, […]

After an extensive search across multiple AI platforms, Wotton Kearney has become the first Australian law firm to adopt Cicero, the first fully private generative AI tool developed specifically for the Australian legal industry. Developed by Australian AI solution provider Automatise, Cicero is the first legal AI solution that is fully private, meaning all of […]

Wotton Kearney, Australasia’s leading insurance and risk law firm, has launched an aviation practice with the hire of special counsel James Cooper. James joins the firm from Clyde & Co and is based in the firm’s Melbourne office. James specialises in aviation, maritime and energy law and brings a wealth of international sector knowledge and […]

Wotton Kearney congratulates our 41 senior lawyers recognised in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers for Australia and New Zealand. We are thrilled to share that our lawyers were featured in all three individual award categories, including three partners who received the “Lawyer of the Year” designation for their area of legal practice within their […]