LG has strengthened its City insurance team with the hire of Antony Woodhouse from Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge.

Woodhouse joined the firm last week (8 December) as a partner and will work closely with LG insurance and reinsurance head Nick Bradley and practice partner David Breslin.

Woodhouse, who specialises in contentious insurance work, has particular experience of arbitration in Bermuda and energy disputes, while his reinsurance work has included roles on catastrophes such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and major energy plant explosions.

Woodhouse said: "I am very excited to be joining the experienced and respected team at LG. Our combined skills and knowledge across the London and international markets provide LG with a very strong offering in the insurance and reinsurance markets."

Bradley added: "Antony's knowledge and experience is absolutely first class and he will be a superb addition to our growing team as we seek to build still further market share across the sector. He is highly regarded amongst those in the know in the market and I am enormously pleased that he has chosen to join us."

Woodhouse joined US firm Edwards Angell in 1998 and made partner in 2004. He is an Associate of the American Bar Association and a member of the British Insurance Law Association and Lincoln's Inn.