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Principal Lawyer, Head of Insurance

Described by market commentators as “blazing a trail”, DWF is one of the UK’s largest legal businesses and has an award-winning reputation for client service excellence and effective operational management.DWF has been named by the Financial Times as one of Europe’s most innovative law firms and has been independently ranked first of all top 20 law firms for the quality of its legal advice, and joint first of all national law firms for its service delivery and responsiveness. Employing over 2,300 people across 16 locations, the firm has core strengths in corporate and banking, insurance, real estate and litigation, and in-depth industry expertise in several chosen sectors including central and local government, energy and industrials, financial services, retail, food and hospitality, technology and transport.Our locations: London, United Kingdom Manchester, United Kingdom Liverpool, United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom Edinburgh, United Kingdom Glasgow, United Kingdom Newcastle, United Kingdom Bristol, United Kingdom Leeds, United Kingdom Preston United Kingdom Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Brussels, Belgium Dublin, Ireland Cologne, Germany Munich, Germany Dubai, United Arab Emirates

As the Managing Director of DWF in Australia, Damien is committed to doing things differently for our people and our clients and to growing the DWF business in Australia. In addition to being Managing Director, Damien is a recognised expert in all facets of insurance law. He has developed a niche expertise in latent onset lung disease cases, asbestos litigation and fraud prosecutions. Damien was rated by the Doyle’s Guide as one of two preeminent lawyers in workers’ compensation (Defendant) claims in Queensland. During his career Damien has acted for a wide array of insurance clients, in personal injury and casualty claims, including WorkCover, self-insurers, public liability insurers and CTP insurers. In addition, Damien is experienced in professional indemnity claims acting for professional indemnity insurers and medical defence funds. With a Masters of Law specialising in insurance litigation and alternative dispute resolution, Damien is recognised within the insurance industry as a leading Australian lawyer, known to be a skilled litigator and negotiator in catastrophic and sensitive high value claims. Damien adopts a pragmatic and commercial approach to insurance claims, is valued for his attention to detail and his ability to lead his team in driving the best possible client outcomes in the shortest possible timeframe. Outside of work Damien enjoys running, cycling and watching his two boys play sport.