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Henry Dean

Senior Associate

Henry is a financial services lawyer focussing on (re)insurance transactions and regulation. Henry advises insurance market participants on complex and challenging transactions including bulk annuities, reinsurance and Part VIIs.

Henry is a Senior Associate in the Financial Services group in our London office. He has experience in a broad range of financial services and products, with a particular focus on insurance, derivatives and risk transfer transactions.

Henry acts for insurers on a variety of insurance and reinsurance transactions including bulk annuities, longevity products, financial collateral structures and business transfers. He also advises on a range of regulatory and company law with a particular focus on Solvency II.

Henry has advised institutional investors and other corporates in connection with derivatives (including the negotiation of ISDA Master Agreements) and investment products.

Henry's recent experience includes:

  • advising Scottish Widows on the £10 billion longevity insurance and reinsurance deal with Lloyds Banking Group pension schemes and Pacific Life Re
  • advising Aviva on a £1 billion buy-in of the Co-operative pension scheme
  • acting for Markel on the Part VII insurance business transfer of the entire business of EC Insurance Company
  • advising Legal & General on the £2.4 billion buyout of the Nortel Networks UK Pension Scheme
  • acting for insurers on their reinsurance arrangements, including asset-reinsurance and placing reinsurance at Lloyds
  • advising a UK pension scheme on investments in private equity and debt alternative investment funds
  • acting for a range of corporates in the implementation of ISDA master agreements
Henry Dean

Senior Associate

Henry Dean

Senior Associate

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