Mr Alexander Oddy > Herbert Smith Freehills LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP has an extensive client roster comprised of leading global insurers, reinsurers, brokers and corporate policyholders. Practice head Paul Lewis has particular expertise in professional indemnity. public liability, directors and officers, Bermuda form and crime. Other recommended individuals include Greig Anderson , an advisor on cyber, D&O, professional indemnity and crime claims; Alexander Oddy and Fiona Treanor, best known for driving forward large energy claims; and David Reston, who continues to work with the team as a consultant. The firm continues to be active in matters relating to the crisis in Ukraine and on claims arising out of Covid-19.

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP‘s insurance and professional risks team ‘works incredibly hard, is extremely knowledgeable and has the bravery to make the tough calls‘. An associate partner for the UK Association of Insurance and Risk Managers, the team works on a wide range of complex issues impacting policyholders, including energy claims, cyber insurance and warranty and indemnity insurance. The last of these is a particular area of expertise for the ‘fantastic‘ Sarah McNally. The team continues to be involved in advising high-profile clients on business interruption issues arising from the COVID-19 crisis, following its success in the 2020 FCA test case concerning such claims. Paul Lewis heads the team, head of the firm’s global contentious insurance and reinsurance practice. Praised for its ‘ability to give sound legal advice at each stage’ of a dispute, the team has expertise in alternative dispute resolution, with Alexander Oddy leading the firm’s practice in this area, as well as advising on policyholder claims in the energy and natural resources sector both in the UK and internationally.  Greig Anderson is particularly experienced working for financial institutions; Fiona Treanor combines energy claim experience with technical reinsurance work.