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Mr Ed Foss

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Position

Partner

Career

Ed Foss is a partner in the Insurance and Reinsurance Group at CMS. Ed has over 20 years’ experience advising insurers and insurance brokers on liability issues as well as acting for other professionals and their insurers, in particular solicitors firms. Before joining CMS as a partner in 2008, Ed spent 7 years as the Group Legal Adviser to a major international insurance broker. Prior to that he trained and became a partner at another recognised insurance firm. Ed blends his legal experience with a practical and first-hand knowledge of the insurance market.

Ed is particularly well known for his work on liability issues for insurance brokers and solicitors firms and their insurers. Ed acts for many of the major international insurance brokers and large law firms offers a unique legal and practical insight into the exposures these clients face and how best to mitigate them. Ed also acts on behalf of other professionals and Directors & Officers (both defence and coverage) as well as advising on reinsurance issues.

Ed is recommended in both the Legal 500 and Chambers and was a committee member of the British Insurance Law Association for many years.

Memberships

  • Member, British Insurance Law Association
  • Former Committee Member, British Insurance Law Association

Education

  • 1989 – Chester Law School (Merit), Chester
  • 1985 – LLB, Cardiff University, Cardiff

Lawyer Rankings

London > Insurance > Professional negligence

(Hall of Fame)

Ed Foss – CMS

CMS has experience acting on claims across a range of professions with a particular strength in handling professional liability matters relating to insurance brokers. Alex Denslow and Ed Foss are especially recommended for their skill in defending brokers in complex disputes. Martin Fox has expertise in the construction and engineering sectors; he has experience advising on cases involving architects, valuation surveyors, and design and build contractors. Monica Lesny is another recommended member of the team with extensive experience navigating disputes involving construction professionals. Scarlett West also regularly defends construction professionals with her experience encompassing cladding claims and professional negligence claims connected to large transport infrastructure projects. The team is co-headed by Cheryl Gibson and Simon Garrett.

London > Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation

(Leading partners)

Ed Foss – CMS

CMS has a strong insurance and reinsurance group which is known for high-stakes litigation and is particularly noted for its expertise in advising non-marine insurers, reinsurers and insurance brokers. The team has advised on insurance and reinsurance claims in a number of areas, including aviation, ESG, finance and cyber risk. The team is jointly led by Cheryl Gibson and Simon Garrett, who is highly regarded for his expertise in defending professionals and insurers in professional negligence claims and is well versed in defending directors against claims made by shareholders, creditors and insolvency practitioners. Ed Foss excels in insurance brokers’ and employee benefit consultants’ liability, while Simon Kilgour focuses on reinsurance. Alaina Wadsworth is the go-to for aviation and pharmaceutical claims.

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