Danielle Ashton

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Danielle is an experienced Senior Associate in the Sydney office with a focus on litigation and disputes across various lines of insurance, including in the context of claims made on directors' and officers' and professional indemnity policies. 
Danielle has acted in defence of claims and complaints against directors and officers and professionals. This includes acting as defence and coverage counsel in a range of professional negligence claims against brokers, stockbrokers, other financial advisors/institutions and doctors, class actions, insolvency claims and Australian Consumer Law and contract claims.

Experience

• Professional indemnity – acting as defence counsel in professional negligence claims or complaints commenced against brokers, stockbrokers, other financial advisors/institutions and doctors
• Professional indemnity – acting as coverage and monitoring counsel in high profile class actions against an Australian financial institution and litigation against Government bodies
• Directors & Officers – advising insurers on D&O claims including, among other things, securities class actions 
• Commercial litigation