B. Scott Burton

Working closely with company officers and directors, Scott Burton guides both buyers and sellers through the acquisition and/or disposition of private or publicly held insurance entities. Scott oversees the Insurance Transactions team, an integral part of Eversheds Sutherland (US)’s Insurance Practice. He 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-related organizations.

A former corporate general counsel of ING America Insurance Holdings, Inc. 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. Scott is also the current Chairman of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia and is a frequent speaker and publisher on legal topics related to insurance regulation, corporate transactional matters and legal ethics.