Lawyers

Ben Koehne

Ben Koehne

Work Department

Corporate.

Position

Corporate partner, with a particular focus on advising clients in the financial services sector. Experience includes advising on a wide range of corporate and strategic transactions including UK and cross-border mergers, disposals and acquisitions (including acquisitions under the UK Banking Act 2009), joint ventures, intra-group restructurings and advising the boards of companies, building societies, mutuals and other entities on directors’ duties and a wide variety of constitutional, corporate governance, regulatory and strategic matters and projects. Closely monitors regulatory developments and advises clients on compliance and the strategic importance of regulatory change. Clients include banks, building societies, mutuals, asset managers and stock exchanges, amongst others.

Career

Allen & Overy LLP 1999-2013; qualified 2001; joined Addleshaw Goddard LLP as a partner May 2013.

Memberships

Law Society, England and Wales.

Education

Queen Elizabeths’ School, Barnet; University of Sheffield (LLB Hons, 1st Class); College of Law, London (Legal Practice Course).

Leisure

Family, music, theatre, travel.

Mentions

Risk advisory • London

Corporate governance