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Legal recruiter hires experienced Insurance litigation Partner

Specialist legal recruitment consultancy, Cogence Search, has hired experienced insurance litigation Partner, Christian Kelly, who joins the consultancy from Davies Arnold Cooper (DAC). Kelly left DAC’s Insurance Litigation Practice Group where he specialised in the recovery of subrogated losses on behalf of institutional and other insurer clients with a particular expertise in engineering matters related to the on shore energy sector and product liability matters arising from the food and beverage industry. He is recognised by clients and his contemporaries in relation to product liability matters arising from the food and beverage industry and has spoken at international conferences in this practice area as well as having contributed to many publications. In addition, Christian had a discrete practice area acting for a marine underwriting agency providing coverage and defence advices under various marine insurance policies.

On his decision to leave DAC to join Cogence as Head of Insurance, Christian said “I decided to join Cogence Search because of the professionalism and expertise they displayed when working with me as a Partner. Having successfully developed a strong and loyal client following in private practice and a reputation for the delivery of a very high quality service I will bring the same standard of client service and delivery now that I am working as a Search Consultant within Cogence Search.”

The appointment follows Cogence Search’s recent hire of Peter Rouse, founder of international IP firm Rouse and former chief executive of barristers chambers 7 Bedford Row, and reflects the company’s unique knowledge-based approach to recruitment in the legal sector. Commenting, Mark Husband, Executive Director of Cogence Search, said: “We are delighted to welcome Christian to the team. His appointment supports our commitment to providing clients with dedicated legal experts whose insight into their specialisms enables them to offer an unrivalled recruitment service.”

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Notes to editors:

Cogence Search is a specialist executive search and selection consultancy serving elite organisations within the legal sector and associated industries - Financial Services, Banking, Media, and Technology - throughout the UK and globally. The business is split into two complementary practices: the Legal Team, which has an established reputation for resourcing and placing high calibre qualified lawyers from newly qualified to equity partner level in private practice and in-house positions; and the Support Team, which resources highly skilled professionals into key business support positions within IT, Marketing & Business Development, Finance, and HR for law firms and their major suppliers. Cogence Search’s team of specialist consultants draws upon a combined experience of over 60 years in the Legal Sector.