Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP has an established presence in the transactional space, advising on a number of high-profile and significant corporate and financial deals for private equity, brokerage, and insurance carrier clients. The insurance team ‘interact seamlessly with other teams within the firm’ and has the wider firm’s global footprint to draw upon to assist in major mandates across the UK and the US. The firm’s reputation in the insurance sector has been enhanced by the hire of Robert Chaplin from Slaughter and May in October 2022, bringing his ‘many years of top tier experience in the insurance space, a brain the size of a planet and an impressive ability to translate legal complexity into a practical way forward on complex insurance regulatory issues.’ He joins Robert Stirling, who has an established reputation in insurance and asset management work.
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‘Robert Chaplin has unrivalled knowledge in this sector.’
‘The Insurance team are subject matter experts, even when compared to their peers. Their familiarity within the market help to achieve commercial objectives in a compliant way where other firms may not be able to find solutions. What stands out at Skadden is the way in which the Insurance team interact seamlessly with other teams within the firm. This may seem a given but their Associates work very closely with other teams outside of their direct expertise in order to create a greater understanding of when other expertise is required. It is not always as obvious as it should be and there is a real risk that issues do not get identified. In working much more closely with other teams, this risk is eliminated more effectively than at other firms I've dealt with.’
‘Robert Chaplin is a partner adept at understanding the client's commercial objectives at speed, regardless of how complicated they may be, and developing creative solutions in order to meet them where others may struggle to do so.’
‘Excellent corporate insurance team with an ability to cut through complexity and deliver clear, pragmatic, commercial advice. First class updates on topical issues by way of client podcasts covering key issues in an accessible style.’
‘Robert Chaplin has many years of top tier experience in the insurance space, a brain the size of a planet and an impressive ability to translate legal complexity into a practical way forward on complex insurance regulatory issues.'
‘Extremely responsive, with a commercial approach. Good understanding of the market demonstrated across the team.’
‘Rob Stirling is strong on negotiating, taking a pragmatic and commercially minded approach. Rob Chaplin is technically impressive.’
Key clients
- The Travelers Companies, Inc.
- Phoenix Group Holdings plc
- Argo Group International Holdings Ltd
- Acrisure, LLC
- Willis Towers Watson plc
- JAB Holding Company S.à.r.l.
- Apollo Global Management, Inc.
- Sompo International Holdings Ltd.
- Markerstudy Insurance Services Limited
- First Central Group Limited
- Intact Financial Corporation
Work highlights
- Advising a consortium as lead equity investors in Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited's newly created $3 billion premium Managing General Underwriter.
- Advised JAB Holding Company S.à.r.l. on its acquisition of a majority stake in CardifPinnacle Insurance plc from BNP Paribas Cardif.
- Advised the board of directors of Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. on the $125million sale of Argo Underwriting Agency Limited and its Lloyd Syndicate 1200 to Westfield.
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Mr. Lyon focuses on corporate transactions in the insurance and asset management industries, including mergers & acquisitions, regulatory matters and corporate governance, as well as all other aspects of corporate law, with significant experience in acting on a wide range of public and private transactions, capital markets transactions, joint ventures and other transactions both in the UK and internationally. He regularly advises insurers, asset managers, corporates, private equity clients and investment banks.
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Robert Chaplin, Robert Stirling