Wendy Hopkins

Wendy is the head of the Global Product Liability & Recall practice group in London and leads the Firm’s China Desk. She has 27 years’ experience in insurance coverage, the defence of liability claims across the supply chain and product recall losses across a wide range of sectors. She advises on numerous related issues such as global claims management, mitigation and regulatory matters. She has particular experience in the defence of group litigation, having acted for manufacturers, suppliers and their insurers in the “Oral Contraceptive”, “Toxic Sofa”, “PIP breast implant” and “MOM hip replacement” group actions.

Wendy has advised London market insurers on numerous coverage issues involving product recall and guarantee wordings and has also project-managed significant global recalls. She has been involved in the defence of litigation and the pursuit of recoveries in the Chinese courts, and the leads DACB’s Autonomous Vehicles and Connected Devices initiative.

Endorsements

“Wendy Hopkins is a well-respected practitioner with notable experience defending group litigation actions. She regularly represents manufacturers, suppliers and insurers in product recalls and related insurance coverage issues.“ Chambers & Partners UK, 2019