Lockton Launches Dedicated Digital Infrastructure Risk Practice

The new practice integrates risk strategy, engineering insights, and analytics to support a diverse client base, including hyperscalers, investors, and technology providers. By consolidating these services, Lockton intends to address the specific vulnerabilities of high-stakes infrastructure, such as power-related dependencies and complex construction timelines. The firm will offer tailored solutions covering construction and property risk, cyber liability, and environmental exposures.

Leadership for the initiative is split between James Nelson in the United States and Sam Baker in the United Kingdom. Nelson joins the firm following his tenure at Eldin Risk, bringing experience from previous roles at Marsh and Alvarez & Marsal. Baker, a 13-year veteran of Lockton, has spent recent years developing the company’s proprietary insurance products for the data center sector. According to U.S. President Tim Ryan, the goal is to provide a unified advisory model that helps firms manage capital-intensive projects with greater resilience and reduced operational uncertainty.