robert wray PLLC (RW) offers comprehensive advice related to the identification and mitigation of political risks associated with international transactions, and assists both investors and underwriters of political risk insurance (PRI). The firm’s PRI practice is led by Felton (Mac) Johnston, whose knowledge and expertise in these fields is the product of many years of senior experience with political risk insurance management and transactions. The firm’s political risk expertise is complemented by its members’ substantial experience with complex international transactions in challenging host country environments.

For investors RW provides:

  • Analysis of legal and political risks
  • Negotiation of PRI policy coverage and wordings
  • Evaluation of existing PRI policy coverage
  • PRI claims presentation
  • Expert advice and witnessing in arbitration of PRI claims
For PRI underwriters RW provides:

  • Legal analysis of transactions to support PRI underwriting
  • Assistance in developing specialized PRI products and policy wordings
  • Evaluation of claims
  • Assistance in pursuit of recoveries
  • Expert assistance and witnessing in arbitration proceedings
  • Underwriter training

RW publishes the RW political risk newsletter, an authoritative and widely read journal of the political risk insurance marketplace.