John Bennett

John Bennett is a seasoned Partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP with over 33 years of experience in the legal industry.

His expertise lies in public and private mergers and acquisitions (M&A), joint ventures, private equity investments, corporate finance, restructuring, and shareholder activism, spanning various sectors like real estate, retail, construction, utilities, financial services, asset management, transportation and logistics, hotels and leisure, fintech, and legaltech.

John began his career with Berwin Leighton, qualified in 1983, and quickly rose to become a Partner in 1987 at the age of 27. He has since dedicated his career to advising clients and helping them achieve their goals.

He has a stellar reputation, representing large European companies, multi-nationals, international investors, financial sponsors, entrepreneurs, investment banks, corporate finance advisers, and corporate brokers.

John is highly regarded in the legal profession, named as a leading corporate lawyer in Chambers Guide, a Legal Expert for Corporate/M&A, and recommended as a top M&A lawyer in PLC's Which Lawyer? directory.

Aside from his professional responsibilities, he has contributed to publications like 'A Practitioner's Guide to The Aim Rules' and 'A Practitioner's Guide to The FSA Regulation of Investment Banking.'