Benjamin Lyon
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Insurance: Non-contentious
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About
Provided by Benjamin Lyon
Practice Areas
Ben Lyon focuses his practice primarily on transactional and advisory work in the insurance sector. Mr. Lyon has extensive experience working on insurance and asset management-related public and private mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, reinsurance transactions, regulatory matters and investigations, corporate governance issues, debt and equity capital markets transactions and other corporate matters in the U.K. and internationally. He regularly advises reinsurers, asset managers, private equity clients and investment banks.
Professional Memberships
Mr. Lyon is a member of the UK Chartered Insurance Institute and the British Insurance Law Association.
Publications
Mr. Lyon is a frequent author and speaker on legal developments that impact the insurance industry. He has been published in several industry publications, including The Insurer, Private Equity International and Insurance Day. He also has co-authored a number of chapters in industry handbooks, including the U.K. chapters in the Insurance Sc Reinsurance Practice Guide published by Chambers and Partners and the Insurance & Reinsurance guides published by Lexology Getting the Deal Through and Thomson Reuters Practical Law Global Guides series.
Chambers Review
UK
Benjamin Lyon has notable experience advising on mergers, acquisitions and disposals in the insurance industry as well as providing accompanying regulatory advice. He regularly assists insurers and financial institutions with major cross-border transactions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"No matter is too small or too big for Ben, he has a good mix of technical expertise and commercial acumen."
"Ben has a deep technical and commercial knowledge of the Lloyd's of London market."
"Ben has proven to be exceptional and ideal external counsel. His responsiveness is second-to-none, and his detailed technical knowledge on complex issues has proven invaluable."
"No matter is too small or too big for Ben, he has a good mix of technical expertise and commercial acumen."
"Ben has a deep technical and commercial knowledge of the Lloyd's of London market."
"Ben has proven to be exceptional and ideal external counsel. His responsiveness is second-to-none, and his detailed technical knowledge on complex issues has proven invaluable."
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