- Notable practitioner (Band 1) for 'Professional Negligence: Financial (London)'
"Paul Castellani is a fabulous lawyer - remarkably able".
Chambers UK 2023 - Notable practitioner for Professional negligence: technology & construction (London)
Chambers UK 2023 - Leading Individual and recommended lawyer for 'Professional negligence (London)'
"Paul Castellani is pound for pound, the best solicitors PI defendant professional negligence lawyer I have worked with".
"Paul Castellani is a rare breed of lawyer: both technically excellent and great with people. He takes complex legal issues and sets out his analysis in an easy to understand, jargon-free way. He is also someone who thinks outside of the box and his advice takes into account commercial considerations – he explores practical resolution opportunities rather than simply going through the motions of litigation".
The Legal 500 UK 2023 - Notable practitioner (Band 1) for 'Professional Negligence: Financial (London)'
"Paul Castellani is so knowledgeable and commercially astute. He is extremely competent."
Chambers UK 2022 - Notable practitioner (Band 1) for 'Professional Negligence: Insurance (London)'
Chambers UK 2022 - Notable practitioner (Band 1) for 'Professional Negligence: Legal (London)'
Chambers UK 2022 - Notable practitioner (Band 1) for 'Professional Negligence: Technology & Construction (London)'
Chambers UK 2022 - Leading Individual and recommended lawyer for 'Professional negligence (London)'
"Paul Castellani is skilled in defending professionals, including solicitors, surveyors, IT, financial and insurance industry professionals."
The Legal 500 UK 2022 - Notable practitioner (Band 1) for 'Professional Negligence: Financial (London)'
"He is an excellent lawyers' liability practitioner." "He is a terrific lawyer."
Chambers UK 2021 - Notable practitioner (Band 1) for 'Professional Negligence: Legal (London)'
Chambers UK 2021 - Notable practitioner (Band 1) for 'Professional Negligence: Technology & Construction (London)'
Chambers UK 2021 - Notable practitioner (Band 1) for 'Professional Negligence: Insurance (London)'
Chambers UK 2021 - Leading Individual and recommended lawyer for 'Professional negligence (London)'
"The arrival of the 'amazing' Paul Castellani from RPC has significantly increased the firm’s offering with regards to claims against solicitors."
The Legal 500 UK 2021 - Notable practitioner for 'Professional Negligence: Financial (London)'
One source reveals: "He has got us out of so many sticky situations. He's got a brilliant mind and always finds solutions."
Chambers UK 2020 - Notable practitioner for 'Professional Negligence: Insurance (London)'
Chambers UK 2020 - Notable practitioner for 'Professional Negligence: Legal (London)'
Chambers UK 2020 - Notable practitioner for 'Professional Negligence: Technology & Construction (London)'
Chambers UK 2020 - Leading Individual and Recommended Lawyer for 'Professional negligence (London)'
The Legal 500 UK 2019/20 - "Paul Castellani is highly regarded for his work in the professional negligence sphere. He has a broad practice regularly advising brokers, solicitors and surveyors.”
Chambers UK 2019 - "Paul Castellani ‘has a really strong reputation on the coverage side’."
Chambers UK 2018
Paul is a partner in our London office who is a professional liability specialist. He qualified in England and Wales in 1998.
Paul specialises in the defence of professionals, particularly solicitors, barristers, surveyors, IT, financial and insurance industry professionals. With over 20 years’ experience, Paul frequently handles complex claims often involving multiple parties.
He also advises insurers in relation to coverage issues arising under professional liability and financial lines (including D&O) policies and multiple other lines of insurance such as personal accident and ATE. Paul is increasingly asked to provide insurers with advice concerning their broker relationships particularly under delegated authority arrangements.
Paul is a member of the British Insurance Law Association (BILA), and ranked as a leading practitioner in both The Legal 500 UK and Chambers UK legal directories.
Qualification
- Qualified in England and Wales in 1998.
