Insurance specialist joins London office
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP has announced that Robert Stirling, a highly regarded insurance practitioner, has joined its London office as a partner.
Robert was most recently a partner in the financial institutions group at a Magic Circle firm, 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. He advises on takeovers, private equity investments, share offerings, asset disposals and regulatory matters. In addition to joining Skadden’s London corporate practice, Robert will be part of the global financial institutions practice’s insurance group.
Pranav Trivedi, head of Skadden’s London office, says: “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 us.”
Todd Freed, co-head of Skadden’s global financial institutions group, says: “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 implementation of Solvency II."
