Skadden boosts insurance team

Law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has strengthened its insurance team with the appointment of Robert Stirling. He joins the London office as a partner.

Stirling was most recently a partner in the financial institutions group at Freshfields, where he was head of its non-contentious insurance practice. He focuses on insurance and asset management transactions, and more broadly, the regulatory issues involved in transactional work and the insurance sector.

Stirling will be part of the global financial institutions practice’s insurance group.

Pranav Trivedi, head of Skadden’s London office, said: “Clients are increasingly interested in sophisticated insurance-related expertise in Europe. Robert’s outstanding reputation and breadth of experience will complement our existing capabilities. His hire reflects the firm’s strategy to build out and leverage off of our key practice areas in offices around the globe. We are delighted he is joining

Todd Freed, co-head of Skadden’s global financial institutions group, said: “Robert’s deep insurance industry knowledge and cross-border experience will be of great assistance to our clients, particularly those seeking inbound and outbound insurance opportunities in Europe and those preparing for the

Stirling added: “Skadden’s platform is a perfect match for my practice. I look forward to working with its renowned European corporate group and its leading insurance practice in advising insurance companies and other firms around the world.”