Ben Higson Bio

Ben Higson is Head of the London Corporate practice and a partner in our Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets team. He advises on a wide range of domestic and international mergers and acquisitions (public and private), financial investor investments and exits, joint ventures, strategic alliances, projects and complex commercial contracts. His work involves many industry sectors but he has a particular focus on energy, infrastructure, natural resources and diversified industrials. In recent years, Ben’s practice has also included a significant amount of Japan outbound investment work. Ben is rated as an Acritas Star (since 2020) and has been highly rated for high value M&A by Legal 500, was identified as one of the “corporate rising stars” of the London market by Legal Business magazine in November 2013 and featured in The Lawyer Hot 100 for 2011.