DLA Piper today announced the relocation of John Goulios, a leading partner in DLA Piper’s Asia Pacific Litigation & Regulatory group, from Melbourne to Singapore. John is a seasoned insurance, reinsurance, alternative dispute resolution and commercial dispute resolution veteran, with more than 20 years’ experience in professional indemnity insurance work.
He has represented lawyers, accountants, auditors, stockbrokers, trustees and other commercial professions and their insurers in this space. John also acts for financial institutions and directors and officers in large and complex mass litigation against them. In Australia, he has acted for professionals in disciplinary hearings and in investigations brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). John’s insurance, reinsurance and commercial dispute resolution experience includes acting on behalf of captives and reinsurers in large property and business interruption claims with clients including Marsh Management Services Singapore. He has also acted in significant product liability cases for the London market as well as in patent litigation.
“As one of the region’s major hubs for multinational corporations, we are committed to continuing to build our status as a leading international legal advisor in Singapore. John’s considerable dispute resolution experience will add significant strength to our ability to support clients on large, complex matters, across Asia Pacific,” said Nicholas Mallard, Joint Group Head of DLA Piper’s Asia Pacific Litigation & Regulatory group.
Lance Miller, Regional Managing Partner for Asia said: “One of the key strengths of our global footprint is our ability to move our partners and people across the region and leverage the knowledge and experience beyond the borders of any one office country. Our flexibility ideally positions us to meet the needs of our clients – wherever they do business.”
John Goulios said: “It’s great to be a part of a firm with a truly integrated client approach and strong Asia Pacific and global presence. I look forward to continuing to support my existing Australian clients with their local and regional matters as well as looking for opportunities to broaden my practice in developing new pan-regional relationships as a result of my move.”
John’s existing clients include London Underwriters including QBE386, Markel Corporation, Newline, Hiscox Ltd, Lexington, Catlin Group Limited, Canopius Group, Arch Insurance Group Inc, Munich Re Group, W. R. Berkley Corporation, Captives of Rio Tinto Limited, Tenix, Western Mining Corporation and Newmont Mining Corporation, DUAL Australia Pty Ltd, Resource Underwriting Pacific Pty Ltd, Legal Practitioners Liability Committee, LawCover and Sportscover Australia Pty Ltd.
John is recognised as one of Australia’s leading insurance lawyers in the Best Lawyers 2011 report published by the Australian Financial Review.
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