B Scott Burton

Practice Areas

Scott guides both buyers and sellers through the acquisition and/or disposition of private or publicly held insurance entities. He works closely with company officers and directors. Scott’s practice focuses on domestic and international M&A, finance and securities, and taxation issues as they relate to life, property and casualty insurance companies, blocks of insurance business, investment advisers, broker-dealers, insurance agencies, and other insurance and financial services-related organizations. A former corporate general counsel of a major insurance and financial services conglomerate, where he led an aggressive acquisition effort across the Americas, Scott possesses an intimate understanding of the inner workings of major corporations and their legal departments. That experience helps insurance companies navigate the legal issues that often run parallel to, or follow, major transactions, including restructuring, reinsurance, financing, regulatory, and general corporate and transactional matters.