Lucy Chen

Lucy is a Senior Associate in our Insurance & Health team and is based in the Sydney office.

Lucy specialises in:

• Professional indemnity
• Directors & Officers
• Class actions
• Financial lines
• Policy construction and coverage disputes
• Commercial litigation
• Regulatory investigations and directors defence

Since her admission in 2017, Lucy has practised exclusively in financial lines working for both Australian and global insurers and various insureds. At BN, Lucy defends professionals across a wide range of disciplines, including directors and officers, solicitors and barristers, engineers, builders, certifiers, architects, auditors, accountants, and brokers. She advises in both defence and coverage matters, including policy interpretation and is experienced in acting as monitoring counsel.

'I enjoy simplifying and managing complex coverage and commercial issues, and providing clients with advice on key issues and strategies. I also enjoy working closely with clients, navigating through high pressured proceedings and settlements.'

Lucy specialises in class actions, both in Australia and the US, and has worked on most of Australia’s securities class actions. She has in depth experience in quantum analysis and settlement calculations. Lucy has acted in defence and a coverage monitoring capacity in regulatory investigations and proceedings, liquidator examinations and proceedings, complex coverage disputes, coronial inquests, and commercial litigation.

'From my experience, I understand the high financial and personal cost of litigation. Where appropriate I endeavour to take proactive steps to achieve an early resolution. I work with my clients breaking down complex legal and commercial issues and converting them into cost-effective and practical solutions.'

Lucy represents clients in various litigated proceedings in the District Court, Supreme Court, Federal Court, and the High Court of Australia. She has also acted on behalf of clients in various royal commissions including the Royal Commission into Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, and the Disability Royal Commission.

Lucy holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce.