BLM strengthens insurance expertise

UK insurance law firm BLM has strengthened its Northern Irish team with the appointment of Fintan Canavan as partner.

Canavan, an abuse claims specialist, joins the firm’s Belfast office on May 1, 2015 from Jones & Co.

While at Jones & Co, Canavan was involved in several high profile cases such as the Bloody Sunday Inquiry and the Inquiry into Hyponatraemia related deaths.

Peter Campbell, partner and head of the firm’s Irish offices, said: “We are thrilled to have Fintan on board with us. He brings a high level of expertise in a very specialised area of the law. He is a very valued addition to our abuse specialist lawyers at BLM and our ever-growing team in Belfast.”

Mike Brown, BLM senior partner, added: “We have made two partner appointments in just one month in our Belfast office which is evidence of how determined we are to ensure we have the best lawyers and legal minds across all our offices.

“We are ambitious, and the firm continues to follow a path of great expansion. Fintan is just another example of how we are responding to customers’ needs by actively seeking out the best local talent which, in turn, offers our customers the best possible service across the UK and Ireland.”