George started his career training at Norton Rose Fulbright and qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales in 2013. George spent 3 years working in the corporate department, 6 years working at Norton Rose Fulbright, which included 3 successful secondments to Norton Rose Fulbright Paris, F&C Investment Management and Fenchurch Advisory Partners. Whilst at Norton Rose Fulbright, George advised on both private M&A, Equity Capital Market transactions and general corporate advisory work. George graduated from Hatfield College at Durham University and holds a 2:1 Bachelor of Arts in Modern Languages (French and Spanish) and completed his law degree at BPP. George joined Ryan Transactional Risk in March 2016.

Rich started his career training at DLA Piper and qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales in 2011. Rich spent 7 years working for DLA Piper UK LLP, with 5 years as a solicitor in DLA Piper’s debt finance department. During Rich’s time, he also undertook 3 successful client secondments at UBS Investment Bank, HSBC Bank plc and Hayfin Capital Management LLP. Rich graduated from Sheffield University with a First-Class Bachelors of Arts in Politics and holds a First Class LLB from the College of Law. Rich joined Ryan Transactional Risk in November 2016.

Marta is a Spanish qualified lawyer, member of the Bar Association of Barcelona (Spain) since October 2002, with 10+ years of professional experience as a corporate and M&A lawyer in some of the most reputable law firms. Marta started her career in the M&A-insurance market in 2014 and as one of the first underwriters dedicated to the Iberian market she highly contributed to the development and use of W&I Insurance in Spain and Portugal, and built up a solid reputation and successful portfolio. She joined Ryan Transactional Risk to launch the Continental-European platform and currently co-heads the European team being responsible for the underwriting, business development and expansion in all Continental European territories. Marta joined Ryan Transactional Risk in June 2019.

Prior to joining the insurance market, Paul spent 10 years working as a solicitor in the Singapore, Dubai and London offices of Stephenson Harwood. During this time, he cumulated broad transactional risk experience acting for a variety of clients in multiple jurisdictions across a range of forums, all the way up to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. Paul graduated from King’s College London with a 2:1 Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy & Theology and holds an LLB from the College of Law. Paul joined Ryan Transactional Risk in January 2025.

Brenda obtained her JD from Boston University. She was an insurance defense litigator and thereafter focused her practice as an insurance coverage trial attorney at Alder Pollock & Sheehan, where she represented insurers in connection with a variety of complex coverage claims. Brenda subsequently assumed managerial and officer positions at The Hartford and then Liberty Mutual overseeing claim teams, ultimately serving as Vice President and Head of the E&O Claims Department. Brenda joined Ryan Transactional Risk in 2016 overseeing claims reported under RWIU, Tax, OCL and litigation insurance policies.

Luc has been in the insurance market for 10+ years, building teams and underwriting various financial lines and M&A insurance products across a wide range of different European territories. Prior to joining Ryan Transactional Risk, Luc successfully built up a Continental-European portfolio as Underwriting Manager M&A and Financial Lines for ANV. Luc currently co-heads the European team for Ryan Transactional Risk, being responsible for the underwriting, business development and expansion in all Continental European territories.Luc holds a Masters’ degree in both International Private Law and Economics from the University of Amsterdam and University of Maastricht respectively and played professional football during his university days. Luc joined Ryan Transactional Risk in June 2019 and speaks fluent Dutch, English, German and Spanish.

Innes holds a First-Class Bsc in International Politics and the Third World from Aberystwyth University, and a Masters in Middle East, Caucasus and Central Asian Security Studies from the University of St. Andrews. She worked as a crisis management and risk researcher and as a financial recruiter before joining Ryan Transactional Risk. Innes manages the global operations teams (in London, Madrid, New York and Singapore) and is also responsible for all business operations. Innes joined Ryan Transactional Risk in September 2016.

James obtained a 2:1 Bachelor of Arts degree in Land Economy from Cambridge University, and obtained both his Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course at BPP Law School. James trained and qualified at SJ Berwin (now known as King & Wood Mallesons) in 2013, subsequently joining Eversheds in its Planning & Development team in May 2013 and Edwin Coe LLP in the Real Estate team in 2016. At Edwin Coe, he advised Private Equity and Corporate clients on real estate matters including investment, debt refinancing, commercial leases, residential development and share purchase agreements. James joined Ryan Transactional Risk in January 2019.

Rob began his career working within the Audit Practice at Deloitte, where he earned his Certified Public Accountant license in 2011 and gained extensive experience leading both public and private audits across numerous industries. Subsequently, Rob was a Manager within the M&A Advisory Group at Deloitte serving private equity and strategic clients in a diversified number of capacities, including deal advisory, buy-side and sell-side due diligence, assistance with carve-outs and restructuring. Rob is a Certified Fraud Examiner and a Chartered Global Management Accountant. Rob joined Ryan Transactional Risk in September 2017.

Mike graduated from University College London with a 2:1 LLB in Law with Advanced Studies, and completed his legal training at BPP Law School in Holborn. He trained at CMS Cameron McKenna LLP (as it was then known) and qualified there in England & Wales in 2010, before continuing his career at Hogan Lovells International LLP and thereafter Pinsent Masons LLP. During his decade in private practice, Mike became a senior finance lawyer who advised clients seeking to raise or provide finance relating to the development, refinancing and acquisition of UK and international infrastructure, renewable energy and real estate assets, both on a single asset and portfolio basis.

Since joining Ryan Transactional Risk, Mike underwrites complex, high value and cross border transactions across all industry sectors, with a particular focus on TMT, financial services, consumer products, renewables and utilities. Mike currently leads our team of London Market underwriters that focus on operational risks and is a member of the senior W&I leadership team at our London office. Mike joined Ryan Transactional Risk in June 2020.

Ross entered the title insurance market in 2012 and has since led underwriting and broking teams across both real estate and corporate transactions. Ross is responsible for developing the firm’s global Title Insurance offering. The product provides comprehensive protection against challenges to the ownership and use of assets. He structures coverage across Title to Property, Title to Shares and Title to Loans, and brings a strong track record of delivering commercial, innovative outcomes and supporting clients through complex acquisitions, financings and restructurings across the UK and Europe. Ross joined Ryan Transactional Risk in October 2025.

Rustin has been a mergers and acquisitions specialist for over 20 years. He received his law degree from the Temple University School of Law and his M.B.A. from the Temple University Fox School of Business. Rustin spent 15 years as a corporate M&A attorney at the law firm of Blank Rome, where he began his career and later became a partner. He has underwritten over $3 billion in RWI limits and leads a team of experienced underwriters and analysts who work with a variety of clients and brokers to evaluate, underwrite and find solutions to even the most complex risks. Rustin joined Ryan Transactional Risk in August 2018.

Hunter has worked with Ryan Transactional Risk since June 2021, with experience underwriting both Tax and Reps & Warranties policies. Prior to joining the team, Hunter worked with Ernst & Young’s Transaction Tax group in New York, London, and Munich, where he led a wide variety of domestic and cross-border transaction diligence and structuring engagements. Hunter obtained his LL.M in Tax Law from New York University and his J.D. from Boston University School of Law.

Marina started her career at law firm Simpson Grierson in New Zealand, before joining the M&A team at Norton Rose Fulbright in London. She transferred to Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong in 2011 and has extensive M&A experience across Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. Marina is dual qualified in Hong Kong and New Zealand. She joined the insurance industry in 2021, as a senior underwriter at AIG underwriting M&A products. Marina holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Canterbury and joined Ryan Transactional Risk in August 2023.

Kerry leads our international tax underwriting team dealing with tax risks arising anywhere in the world (other than the US and Canada). Kerry has been writing tax insurance policies since 2019 and also advises on complex tax risks arising in the W&I arena. A highly experienced tax advisor, Kerry joined Ryan Transactional Risk in June 2019 after spending over 21 years in the corporate tax teams of both UK and US headed international law firms. Kerry graduated from King’s College London with a 2:1 Bachelor of Laws and London University with a Master of Tax Law.

Alex started his career training at Mayer Brown and qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales in 2018. Alex spent a further year at Mayer Brown working in its Litigation and Dispute Resolution department. Whilst at Mayer Brown Alex went on two secondments, first working with the W&I underwriting team of the Beazley Group and secondly assisting in the claims department of Allied World. Alex graduated from the University of York with a 2:1 Bachelor of Arts degree in History and completed his Graduate Diploma in Law at the University of Law. Alex joined Ryan Transactional Risk in January 2019.