Raisa has worked extensively in Queensland and NSW, as well as on claims in Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and Western Australia.
She specialises in Professional Indemnity, including claims against valuers, financial planners, accountants, stockbrokers and mortgage brokers. Raisa also has significant experience in professional indemnity construction risks (engineers, builders, certifiers and architects).
Raisa’s expertise extends to Management Liability and D&O, particularly D&O defence and representation in regulatory investigations and prosecutions (ASIC, ATO and ACCC).
Heidi was admitted in the UK in 2005. In 2007 she moved to Australia to practice at a leading Australian law firm, before joining Wotton + Kearney in 2010. Heidi was promoted to the partnership in July 2014.
At Wotton + Kearney Heidi’s practice focuses on professional indemnity and Directors & Officers claims, with her core area of expertise being financial services litigation, in particular the defence of claims arising from allegedly negligent financial planning advice.
In addition to this busy practice, Heidi also heads up the firm’s pro bono and corporate social responsibility program, “Community Footprint”, which she was instrumental in establishing in 2012. This has involved Heidi in a variety of projects, ranging from representing asylum seekers in applications for judicial review to building houses for impoverished families in Cambodia. In recognition of her pro bono work, in 2014 Heidi was named the winner of the Lawyers Weekly “Women in Law Pro Bono Award”, having been a finalist for the inaugural award in 2013.
In October 2011, Raisa qualified as an Accredited Specialist in Commercial Litigation with the Law Society of New South Wales. She is a committee member of the Young Insurance Professionals Queensland branch.
With almost 100 specialist insurance lawyers practising across 3 States, Wotton + Kearney is one of Australia’s leading insurance law firms, delivering insurance and litigation solutions across a broad spectrum of insurance lines.
The firm’s expertise sees it handling the full range of insurance disputes; from large-scale class actions to local court disputes, and all manner of claims in between. Its lawyers have experience in servicing litigation in all of Australia’s States and Territories, as well as in the UK, Europe, United States and Asia.
Wotton + Kearney is consistently ranked for its expertise alongside top tier and international firms. In 2014 the firm received a Band 1 ranking in the Chambers & Partners’ directory of leading insurance law firms in Australia. In addition, 6 partners were recognised as leading insurance lawyers in the Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 directories and 4 were included in the “Best Lawyers in Australia” peer review listing.
Delivering excellent outcomes to clients and adapting to their individual business needs is central to the firm’s ongoing success. In partnership with clients, Wotton + Kearney works to achieve commercially astute, cost-effective solutions that don’t just take into account their legal obligations, but also their individual business structure and insurer/insured relationships. In 2014 Wotton + Kearney’s exceptional client service was recognised when the firm was named “Best Law Firm (revenue under $50 million)” in the BRW Client Choice Awards.
Clients benefit from and value the firm’s extensive expertise, industry insights and consultative approach. That’s why Wotton + Kearney is the law firm of choice for some of the largest insurers, brokers and private companies in Australia and globally
