There are some thrilling adjustments and promotions within the Insurance coverage & Skilled Dangers crew at Herbert Smith Freehills efficient from 1 Might that we needed to share with our shoppers and contacts.

Alexander Oddy takes over as head of the Insurance coverage & Skilled Dangers crew in London as Paul Lewis turns into new joint managing companion for Disputes and the UK/US Regional Head of Follow. In the identical crew, David Bennett, who specialises in Well being & Security, Private Harm and Product Legal responsibility, has been promoted to Associate and Dan Saunders to Of Counsel. Dan’s observe focuses on Skilled Legal responsibility and contentious pensions issues.

There are additionally two new companions in our Company insurance coverage crew in London – Grant Murtagh who specialises in non-contentious insurance coverage and regulatory work, and Shaun Lee who’s a company M&A lawyer with experience throughout monetary providers and actual property, and who has led on a lot of our key insurance coverage middleman offers.

Exterior the UK, we’ve got two new insurance coverage disputes companions in Alejandra Galdos in Madrid and Anne Hoffmann in Sydney. Alejandra has important expertise performing for policyholders and insurers in insurance coverage protection disputes and specialises in claims within the vitality, engineering, and building sectors in Spain, EMEA and Latam. Anne’s work focuses on performing for policyholders, notably within the monetary providers sector.

Alexander Oddy, new Head of the Insurance coverage & Skilled Dangers crew in London stated:

“I’m delighted to be taking on the reins of the London crew at a time once we proceed to go from energy to energy engaged on among the most excessive profile and vital mandates out there for shoppers. The current promotions within the crew will likely be actual property to our shoppers for a few years and present the agency’s dedication to the Insurance coverage & Skilled Dangers observe. I want all of them many congratulations.”