The Icen Risk Team

Dawn is a founder of Icen Risk and the most experienced specialist tax underwriter in the European M&A market. She was previously a senior tax lawyer at leading international law firms Dentons LLP and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP before moving into underwriting where she pioneers innovative tax insurance solutions.

Dawn runs Icen Risk with Robert Brown

Rob is a founder of Icen Risk and one of the most experienced M&A underwriters in the market, having specialised in this area since 2000.  He ran financial lines and M&A divisions in global insurers before setting up Icen Risk. His transactional insurance underwriting experience spans most sectors and territories.

Rob runs Icen Risk with Dawn Bhoma

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Suhail is a founder of Icen Risk and was previously a tax partner at leading international law firm, Dentons LLP, where he advised on all forms of taxation in finance, real estate and general corporate taxation. Suhail is a leading tax underwriter in the market and is responsible for Icen Risk’s Tax insurance practice with Andrew.

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Andrew is a founder of Icen Risk and was previously a tax partner at leading international law firm, Dentons LLP, where he was a lawyer for 14 years.  Andrew has been underwriting tax risks since 2016 and is one of the most experienced tax underwriters in the market.

Andrew is responsible for Icen Risk’s Tax insurance practice with Suhail.

Peter is responsible for Icen Risk’s W&I practice. He is based in Vienna and is a highly experienced underwriter in the DACH and CEE regions. He is highly experienced and has written deals in multiple sectors for over thirteen years having worked in multiple countries.

Ljuba leads the Italian W&I business for Icen Risk. Based in Milan, Ljuba is a highly experienced insurance professional having run the Italian business for a large broker. Ljuba is also a qualified M&A lawyer having worked for KPMG for almost 10 years as an M&A lawyer.

Shabnam runs Operations across the business at Icen Risk.  She previously worked as a Senior PA at Allen & Overy and has over 17 years’ experience in the legal sector support services working within a variety of areas including Insurance and Corporate M&A.

Luc is Icen Risk's Finance Director and is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales with over 13 years’ experience at PwC in audit and transaction services across a range of sectors. Luc has a focus on underwriting the financial aspects of W&I deals as well as assisting clients with claims.

Gemma is a founder of Icen Risk and a Chartered Accountant with over 15 years’ experience in the financial services industry, including Financial Director and transactional services at PwC. Gemma runs Claims for Icen Risk and works alongside Travelers in achieving good claims outcomes for clients.

Arunas is Icen Risk’s lead W&I underwriter for the CEE. Arunas gained experience as a lawyer who specialised in commercial and professional negligence litigation. He now underwrites deals across the UK and Europe in multiple sectors with great expertise in CEE deals.

Francisco is a W&I underwriter and is Icen Risk’s lead underwriter for Spain and Portugal. He is a qualified lawyer admitted in Spain with expertise in Corporate & M&A having practiced at J&A Garrigues and Cuatrecasas.

Joris is the director of Icen Risk BV and is a highly experienced insurance professional and lawyer having previously worked for a global broking specialist and as a lawyer in the tax practice at leading Dutch law firm, Loyens & Loeff.

Michael is a highly experienced international tax specialist who leads Icen Risk’s African practice having gained experience of tax issues in over 25 African territories as well as underwriting tax deals in Europe. He has spent time in his early career as a tax professional at Grant Thornton and KPMG before being head of tax at an investment fund.

Aleksander is Icen Risk’s lead tax underwriter for the CEE region.  Aleksander gained his Tax M&A experience from 7 years of practice in Deloitte and PwC in Warsaw providing tax advisory services for numerous local and international transactions.

Bridget is a tax underwriter based in London who joined Icen Risk having gained experience of an array of M&A tax issues as a lawyer at leading law firms Osborne Clark and CMS.

Joe is a tax underwriter based in the London team. Before underwriting, Joe was a tax lawyer at leading law firms Allen & Overy and Taylor Wessing where he advised clients on a multitude of tax issues.

Simon leads Icen Risk's intellectual property practice. Simon is an intellectual property lawyer with 30 years’ experience advising brand, creative and technology-driven businesses on IP law, strategy, transactions and IP contract disputes.

Jack is an experienced W&I & IP underwriter and qualified solicitor at Icen Risk who works on a variety of transactions across all sectors including technology, renewables, healthcare and consumer brands. Prior to joining Icen Risk Jack was a corporate M&A lawyer at Ashurst where he worked on a variety of public and private transactions. He has also previously worked as a Legal Counsel at BlackRock in the renewables and infrastructure team.

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Stefanie is an M&A underwriter working with both the IP and W&I team at Icen Risk. Stefanie has experience working for a top tier Swiss law firm specialising in M&A transactions and works on transactions across Europe for Icen Risk.

Alex is a Senior Analyst at Icen Risk and has completed his Diploma CII qualification this year. Alex works across the business including W&I, Tax and IP.

Dixie is an analyst at Icen Risk and is working towards completing her Diploma CII qualification. Dixie works across the business including W&I, Tax and IP.

Ben is an analyst at Icen Risk and has completed his Diploma CII qualification. Ben works across the business including W&I, Tax and IP.

Oliver is an analyst at Icen Risk and works across the business including W&I, Tax and IP.

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Akash is an analyst at Icen Risk and works across the business including W&I, Tax and IP.

Scarlett has the role of office assistant at Icen Risk, providing assistance and support to the underwriting team with their operational needs.