Bermuda-based clients of Marshall Diel & Myers are set to get the benefits of better legal services and resources in multiple jurisdictions following a new deal with a UK-based law firm.

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge UK LLP (EAPD) and MD&M have entered into a co-operation agreement. The agreement will mean enhanced legal resources available to insurers and reinsurers doing business in Bermuda.

The agreement allows the firms together to provide Bermuda-based clients with seamless legal services in multiple jurisdictions, including Bermuda, the US, the UK and Hong Kong.

Part of the arrangement entails Katie Tornari, an alumna of EAPD's Insurance and Reinsurance Department, moving to Bermuda to prctise law with MD&M.

Ms Tornari has more than eight years' experience in insurance and reinsurance litigation and arbitration work, including the representation of Bermuda insurers in London coverage arbitrations.

Tim Marshall, senior partner at MD&M, said: "We have enjoyed a long-standing relationship with EAPD and we are very excited about the opportunities that hiring Katie and working in closer cooperation with EAPD will give us to build our insurance and reinsurance practice in Bermuda."

David Kendall, co-chair of the Insurance and Reinsurance Department at EAPD, said: "Bermuda is a key market for our international insurance and reinsurance clients. We have been acting for Bermuda companies for over 20 years and we see our agreement with MD&M as a significant opportunity to enhance the legal services available to our clients in Bermuda."