{"id":1561,"date":"2025-02-05T10:14:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T10:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/?p=1561"},"modified":"2025-02-05T10:14:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T10:14:19","slug":"fenchurch-law-appoints-abigail-smith-as-an-associate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/fenchurch-law-appoints-abigail-smith-as-an-associate\/","title":{"rendered":"Fenchurch Law Appoints Abigail Smith as an Associate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Abigail Smith joined the London Fenchurch team earlier this year, on January 6<sup>th<\/sup>. With her she brings a wealth of experience, after working as an Associate in the Financial Services Disputes and Investigations team at Eversheds.<\/p>\n<p>In her previous role, Abigail specialised in resolving high value and complex insurance disputes on behalf of policyholders, brokers and other large corporates. Abigail has experience in the global legal insurance market, working representing leading international brokers, firms, and banks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Managing Partner at Fenchurch Law, Joanna Grant, commented:<\/strong><em> \u201cWe are very pleased to welcome Abigail to the team. Her legal expertise will be invaluable to Fenchurch Law as we look to deliver on our commitment to provide the highest quality insurance advice to both brokers and policy holders here in the UK, and across the globe.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Abigail Smith added:<\/strong> <em>\u201cI was attracted to Fenchurch Law initially by the firm\u2019s excellent reputation within the legal insurance market, and unwavering commitment to levelling the playing field for policyholders in coverage disputes. 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