Eversheds insurance and reinsurance group head David Webster has left the firm to join Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC), it was announced today (1 April).

Webster will join RPC's 36-partner insurance group later this month (14 April) after 13 years at Eversheds. He joined the national firm from Waltons & Morse in 1996 to set up and subsequently lead Eversheds' contentious and non-contentious insurance and reinsurance group across Europe.

He specialises in reinsurance litigation and arbitration, professional indemnity and product liability disputes, and has acted in a number of disputes across the US, Australia, Canada, France, Italy and Greece.

Eversheds partner Simon Brooks – who defended insurance broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson in the long-running film finance litigation – will replace Webster is the role of insurance and reinsurance head.

RPC managing partner Jonathan Watmough said: "We are thrilled that David will be joining us. He is a senior, leading figure in the industry and his experience is considerable. We are committed to growing our insurance and reinsurance practice at the highest level and this is an important part in that strategy."

Eversheds head of litigation Ian Gray commented: "David has been an excellent partner at the firm. We wish him all the best at his new home."