Jane Childs
PartnerJane Childs has been at the forefront of advising the financial lines insurance market on rate-fixing scandals, prospectus liability issues and a range of retail mis-selling and misconduct claims for the past two decades.
She also handles significant D&O claims involving US securities class action exposure, wide-ranging regulatory investigations and complex offshore trust and administration liability issues.
Jane advises W&I insurers on a myriad of coverage issues and leads the International Financial Lines Disputes Group of DLA Piper in the UK.
EXPERIENCE
- English
- University of Auckland, Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)/Bachelor of Law (LLB) with Honours
Awards
Prior Experience
- 2006-20, Partner, Insurance and Reinsurance Litigation, London office of an international law firm
- 2003-05, Senior Associate, Financial Lines Coverage Claims, London office of an international law firm
- 1997-2003, Associate, Professional Indemnity and Financial Lines Coverage Claims, London based international law firm
- 1994-97, Solicitor and Barrister, Commercial Litigation, New Zealand based law firm