Jamie A. Benson is the head of Duane Morris and Selvam's U.S. Capital Markets practice, U.S. Venture Capital and India Practices. He has more than 20 years' experience and has advised on more than 100 securities offerings throughout the world with total proceeds of approximately US$22 billion. He is one of the leading international legal counsel advising on securities offerings by Indian issuers, having worked on more than 60 offerings by Indian issuers in the last 15 years. He is currently based in Singapore, having previously worked in New York, Sydney and London.
Jamie's experience includes advising on: equity offerings (public offerings and private placements); high-yield, convertible and investment-grade bond offerings; debt private placements; SEC-registered equity and debt offerings; mergers and acquisitions of both U.S. and non-U.S. public companies; going private transactions; SEC reporting obligations; compliance with U.S. broker-dealer laws; general corporate law matters; commercial law matters; and FCPA matters. Jamie has a wide range of industry experience, including working on deals involving companies in the following industries: aviation; banking; beer and wine; business process outsourcing; cable television; construction; electricity transmission and distribution; film production; gambling; healthcare, infrastructure; jewelry; insurance; mining; non-banking financial companies (NBFCs); oil and gas; print media; property; telecommunications; television broadcasting; and toll roads.
Jamie has represented almost every major international and Indian investment bank.
Jamie is ranked in Chambers Asia-Pacific for Capital Markets (International Firms)-India 2020-2022 and for Capital Markets: International Firms – Singapore, 2021 and 2022. The 2021 edition states "Jamie Benson is recognised for his expertise in this space, especially handling equity issuances focused on India." One client praises his "attention to detail and knowledge of nuances"." The 2020 edition notes "Jamie Benson is regularly called upon for his expertise advising on IPOs and QIPs. One client says: "His thorough diligence, knowledge of US law and sound knowledge of accounts are what makes Duane Morris & Selvam stand out from other comparable firms"." He is listed as a Leading Lawyer/Highly Regarded for Capital Markets by IFLR 1000, 2016-2021 and praised for being "[d]deeply committed and involved" and "extremely thorough in his diligence, review and drafting. Rarely does he miss a deal issue, or fail to highlight potential red flags and with optimum lead time."
Jamie is also listed as a Recommended Lawyer for Capital Markets in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2016-2021 and as Recommended for Capital Markets in Who’s Who Legal 2020. He is also listed in the "International A List: the top 100 India-focused legal experts outside the country" since 2019 by India Business Law Journal and the "A-list – Singapore’s top 100 lawyers 2019" by Asian Business Law Journal.
Jamie studied law at the University of Cambridge (Trinity College), where he was awarded a B.A. and an M.A. He received his Master of Laws from the University of Virginia. Jamie is admitted to practice law in New York, USA and Tasmania, Australia.
