James Bateson
Hall of fameNorton Rose FulbrightEquipped with ‘unmatched contacts within the insurance industry’, Norton Rose Fulbright is leaned on by major insurers, brokers, MGAs, MGUs and private capital investors in the insurance market. Key areas of focus for the practice include capital financing, reinsurance, life and longevity insurance mandates. James Bateson is strong in the cross-border M&A and restructuring space; he jointly heads the practice alongside Nicholas Berry, who leads on the insurtech work with a focus on the corporate and regulatory aspects of emerging technology in the insurance space. Matthew Foster is a notable name with extensive experience in the financial institutions sector, and Maria Ross is highlighted for her significant expertise in Part VII transfers and longevity reinsurance transactions.
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‘Norton Rose are a good insurance law firm, who deal with a broad array of issues for us.’
‘David Bartlett has deep knowledge of the industry and a very strong grasp of black letter law. He has impressed our board on a number of occasions when presenting to them.’
‘Very experienced team. Responsive, good to work with. Always on the lookout for practical and efficient solutions.’
‘James Bateson is very experienced and practical. Highly responsive and client focussed.’
‘The firm has remarkable depth and the ability to draw on resources worldwide. They also have unmatched contacts within the insurance industry that allows them to solve problems, make inquiries and arrive at appropriate recommendations with a high degree of confidence.’
‘David Bartlett is an exceptionally impressive young lawyer.’
Key clients
- 777
- Acrisure LLC
- AIG
- AmTrust
- Apollo
- Ascot
- Aquiline Capital Partners
- Asta Managing Agency Limited
- Bain Capital Credit LP
- Catalina Holdings UK Limited
- Dale Underwriting Partners
- Howden Group
- IQUW
- Macquarie
- Markel
- Marsh McLennan Inc
- Munich Re
- North Standard P&I Association
- Parsyl
- Partner Re
- PIB
- Probitas Managing Agency Limited
- QBE
- Reinsurance Group of America
- RiverStone International
- Stable
- Wildfire Defense Systems Inc.
- WR Berkley
- Zego
Work highlights
- Advised Probitas Holdings (Bermuda) Limited and its management shareholders (who held more than 50% of the shares of the group) in relation to the proposed acquisition by Aviva Insurance Limited of Probitas Group.
- Advised Acrisure International Holdings Limited on the acquisition of Unilink S.A. and its subsidiaries from a group of sellers comprising its founders and private equity backers, Enterprise Investors.
- Advised Ascot Underwriting Limited on the launch of a new facility – Unity – to provide affordable insurance supporting the export of grain and other critical food supplies globally from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports.
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Practice head
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James Bateson, Nicholas Berry