Senior Associate - FIDO

Job Title: Senior Associate Location: London Department: Insurance – Financial Institutions & D&O The Role Clyde & Co is seeking a Senior Associate to join its market-leading Financial Institutions and Directors’ & Officers (FIDO) team in London. Our global FIDO team advises the London market, US and international insurers and reinsurers on all aspects of financial institutions and D&O insurance work. We have built a strong reputation for successfully defending claims and resolving the most complex and high-value coverage issues in the insurance market. The successful candidate will work on a broad range of high-profile and complex matters, acting for insurer clients on claims of all sizes and types, including some of the largest losses in the global insurance market. Key Responsibilities • Advising insurers and reinsurers on D&O and Financial Institutions claims, from notification through to resolution • Handling claims against institutional and retail banks, building societies, pension funds, split capital investment trusts, investment advisers, asset managers and hedge funds • Acting on complex defence matters, including: Directors’ disqualification proceedings, wrongful trading and other insolvency-related claims, civil penalty proceedings, criminal and regulatory enforcement actions arising from alleged corporate and financial misconduct • Advising on complex coverage issues, including policy interpretation, aggregation, exclusions and indemnity disputes • Managing and conducting coverage litigation, arbitration and mediation • Monitoring claims for insurers on a global basis, providing strategic input and controlling leakage on large insurance programmes • Advising and working with steering committees on multi-jurisdictional and high-value claims • Supporting partners on business development and contributing to the growth of the FIDO practice • Mentoring junior team members and contributing to team knowledge-sharing initiatives Skills and Experience • England & Wales qualified solicitor (or equivalent common law qualification) • Significant post-qualification experience in Financial Institutions and/or D&O insurance work, ideally

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