Fenchurch Law continues global expansion plans with opening of new Istanbul office
Fenchurch Law, the leading international law firm for insurance policyholders and brokers, has expanded its specialist legal support to the wider Turkic region from its new hub in Istanbul.
Istanbul is an established (re)insurance hub, with particular expertise in Energy and Construction. The new Fenchurch Law office, serving territories across the Turkic and Balkan regions, will provide much needed legal support for policyholders and brokers.
The office is led by renowned Turkish-qualified lawyer, Çağlar Kaçar, who built his expertise during his tenure as an in-house lawyer at Marsh. He brings extensive experience in the insurance and reinsurance sector, having focused on supporting brokers and representing policyholders throughout his career before founding his own practice. His practice is uniquely positioned as a pro-policyholder firm, and his leadership combines sector knowledge, regulatory expertise, and strong broker relationships.
The opening of the Istanbul office comes a year after the launch of Fenchurch Law’s offices in Singapore and Denmark, and five months after forming a partnership with US law firm Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P,C. Fenchurch Law’s Istanbul office marks an important further milestone in the firm’s ongoing global expansion strategy.
Senior Partner at Fenchurch Law, David Pryce, commented: “As one of the major global insurance hubs, Istanbul is a natural new location for Fenchurch Law’s expansion, continuing our growth phase to level the playing field between policyholders and their insurers across the globe. Istanbul’s role in the Energy and Construction fields is especially interesting to us at Fenchurch Law, as we strengthen our established offerings in both sectors from our London, Copenhagen, and Singapore offices, and in the US alongside our colleagues at SDV. We could not think of a better individual than Çağlar Kaçar to lead this new hub, with his extensive sector knowledge and excellent reputation within the insurance ecosystem in the Turkic region.”
Çağlar Kaçar, new Regional Managing Partner commented: “Working and being associated with Fenchurch Law represents a natural continuation of my professional focus. Their work to support the policyholder in complex claims and high-value coverage disputes is something that I have focused on throughout my career, and I am pleased to be joining a team that prioritises the same mindset. Having worked in this region for many years, building strong broker relationships, and leading my own practice, I look forward to contributing to the development of this work here in such a dynamic and powerful insurance hub.”
Fenchurch Law and Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C. Announce Strategic Partnership to Strengthen Policyholder Representation
Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C. (SDV) and Fenchurch Law have announced a new partnership, uniting two leading firms focused on representing insurance policyholders in coverage disputes. On either side of the pond, SDV and Fenchurch Law share a common mission of levelling the playing field between policyholders and insurers. Now, both firms look forward to joining forces to offer an expanded range of services for multinational policyholders and brokers.
SDV and Fenchurch Law’s Commitment to Policyholders
SDV is one of the few U.S.-based firms dedicated exclusively to representing policyholders in insurance coverage disputes. SDV has locations in the Northeast, Southeast, and West Coast, serving clients all across America. A versatile firm, SDV brings together Big Law expertise with a boutique service approach to provide legal options for policyholders, tailored to their needs. Besides advocating for clients during coverage disputes, SDV also assists with policy purchase, renewal, and modification to help clients find the coverage they need.
SDV represents policyholders across a wide array of areas of practice, including bad faith claims, cyber risk, Directors & Officers liability coverage, disability insurance claims, Employment Practices Liability claims, environmental insurance, insurance for international businesses, life and disability insurance, municipal coverage, natural disaster coverage, policy review and analysis. The firm’s Risk Transfer practice group, robustly staffed, is specifically concentrated on comprehensive review of insurance policy and contract language to protect the interests of both individual policyholders and brokers.
Fenchurch Law is an international firm with offices in Copenhagen and Singapore, in addition to London and Leeds in the UK, that has long provided insurance advice and representation in complex, high-value claims. True to its founding values, Fenchurch Law advocates only for policyholders, never insurers. Its team includes attorneys with previous experience working on all sides of the insurance market, including as brokers, claims adjusters or insurer-side representatives, bringing deep industry expertise to help secure recoveries for policyholders in disputed claims.
Fenchurch Law’s clients include global multinationals, high net-worth individuals, and businesses of all sizes across a wide variety of sectors, both UK-based and across the APAC and Scandinavian regions. The firm has particular strengths in handling claims involving construction, property, energy, financial lines, political violence, and international risks insured into the London market.
Both companies have a rich history and proven track record as elite firms in the field of policyholder coverage disputes.
Two Firms with Shared Values and a Shared Purpose
Both firms have a history of supporting the insurance broker community, combining the firms’ legal skills with brokers’ commercial leverage to achieve the best possible outcomes for both policyholders. Both firms have also lived their commitment to never bring claims against brokers.
It is these shared values of focusing exclusively on policyholder interests, and working closely with insurance brokers, that have brought the two firms together in this new collaboration. Through this partnership, SDV and Fenchurch Law look forward to offering representation to international policyholders and brokers worldwide, on a scale that has not previously been possible.
This will allow more multinational businesses access to specialized representation in their coverage disputes and expert counsel when they are making high-value insurance policy purchase and renewal decisions. It will also empower both firms to extend the range of services and areas of practice offered to their existing and future clients by tapping into each other’s deep expertise in specific insurance concerns.
