Lawyers in Wales
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Andrew Morris
Andrew is head of the Corporate and Finance team in Cardiff and is a highly experienced Solicitor who leads on some of the largest, most complex and high value corporate and private equity transactions in the Welsh market. He specialises in mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, banking and corporate finance, equity and debt investments, joint ventures and corporate governance issues. Andrew has recently advised clients on transactions in the manufacturing, gaming, IT, healthcare, life sciences, financial services, retail, recruitment, leisure and food sectors. His key clients include Celsa, Novomatic, Business Growth Fund and Deloitte but he has a varied client base from large global corporates, private equity houses and venture capitalists, through to owner managed businesses, entrepreneurs and public sector organisations. The Geldards’ Corporate team has enjoyed a Tier 1 ranking in both Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 legal directories for over 20 years. Andrew has also maintained a Tier 1 individual ranking in Chambers & Partners and has been recognised in the Legal 500’s “Hall of Fame”. Andrew is a member of the Business Council of the Cardiff Capital Region and is heavily involved in helping to determine policy and structures to drive business growth in the region.
Geldards LLP
Andrew Owen
Andrew is a Principal Lawyer at Slater and Gordon’s office in Cardiff and has more than 28 years’ post qualification experience dealing with all aspects of personal injury work including industrial disease claims.
Slater and Gordon
Andrew Sharples
Partner, UK and European Patent Attorney, Solicitor
EIP
Andrew Wilcock
Section Manager
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
Angharad Evans
Angharad is a member of our Creative Industries team. A media and entertainment veteran, she has spent two decades in the film and television industry, supporting broadcasters, producers, financiers and distributors. Having many years’ experience heading an in-house legal team at a leading broadcaster, Angharad is focused on pinpointing the key commercial issues and delivering practical advice without jargon or legalese. She represents producers, providing advice on joint ventures, complex co-production arrangements, programme financing agreements, format agreements, commissioning agreements, development and option agreements, distribution and sales agency agreements, production pack documents and bespoke writer and actor agreements. As Head of Legal and Business Affairs for Welsh-language public service broadcaster S4C until 2018, Angharad drafted and advised on all commissioning and co-financing agreements, handling blanket and standard licencing negotiations with unions and collecting societies, as well as programme compliance issues. She also negotiated and advised on all broadcast technology agreements, drafting S4C’s highly complex IT and technology outsourcing agreement under whichS4C outsourced its entire broadcasting and technical capabilities to BBC Wales. Prior to working at S4C, Angharad spent several years as a film finance lawyer at SJ Berwin, advising financiers, producers and distributors on all aspects of multiparty financing, talent agreement and chain of title issues. Angharad was appointed a member of the Ofcom Advisory Committee Wales in 2022, and is a board member of Ffotogallery, the leading Welsh photography charity. Expertise: Broadcasting and broadcasting compliance Commissioning agreements Co-productions and content distribution Film and television co-financing Joint content development initiatives IP licensing Software development IT outsourcing and business process outsourcing
Acuity Law
Angharad Haf Hurle
Principal Associate
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
Angharad Shurmer
Senior Associate
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
Anna Lois Parry
Associate
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
Anne Taylor
Anne is a Senior Associate and has over 10 years’ experience as a private client solicitor. She is highly experienced in all aspects of wills, trusts, powers of attorney and estate administration and leads a section of the team dedicated to effective trust and estate administration. A skilled wealth planner, Anne is a longstanding member of Camelot’s lottery advisory panel, providing expert advice and support to numerous winners over the years. She has worked closely with several very significant winners to implement effective long term personal planning strategies, and forged strong relationships as their trusted advisor. Anne is a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and is on the committee of the STEP Wales branch. She acts for both professional and lay executors in administering estates and has experience of dealing with high value estates, comprising of business and agricultural assets. Anne also carries out trust administration work. Anne has developed a niche area of practice in relation to compensation protection and court of protection work (including high value statutory will and gift applications and contentious court of protection proceedings). She regularly has matters referred to her by other law firms and other professionals, who recognise her specialism and reputation in these areas (including the Official Solicitor).
Geldards LLP
Annes Lloyd
Associate
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
Anthony Davies
Partner
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
Anthony Rees
Partner
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
Anthony Welsh
Associate, Personal Injury Lawyer
Thompsons Solicitors LLP
Antony Gibbons
Associate
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
Ashley Davies
Senior Associate
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
Ben Harris
Associate
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
Ben Honour
Ben is a partner in our Real Estate team with extensive experience in development, acquisitions and disposals and landlord and tenant law. He specialises in acquisitions and disposals of commercial property and development work. Ben works on some of the most high-profile property transactions in the department. In particular, he played a key role alongside Gareth Baker on various aspects of the Rightacres developments at Central Square. He also led on Rightacres’ letting of a Penarth Road property to Cardiff and Vale College, the acquisition, development, and sale of One Canal Parade by Rightacres, and the £15 million sale of a landmark office in Leeds city centre. Ben is well respected by clients and is the “go-to” real estate person for several clients whom he has worked with for several years, including South Wales Land Developments Limited, Peter’s Food Services, Jardine Norton and Owens Road Services Limited. Expertise: Development Acquisitions and disposals Landlord and tenant law
Acuity Law
Bethan Evans
Bethan is a banking and finance lawyer. She advises on all kinds of corporate and commercial funding matters, encompassing facility, security and intercreditor documents. Her particular specialism is property development finance, and she also specialises in third sector lending and social housing finance. She is experienced in project financing (in particular clean energy) and education finance.
Clarke Willmott LLP
Bethan Walsh
Bethan works with a wide range of not-for-profit organisations, from new start-ups to some of the largest charities in the country. The organisations she has advised are diverse, including art and culture, education, animal welfare, religion, community regeneration, youth and age, sport and health. Bethan takes time to get to know her clients and build long-term relationships, offering practical advice and supporting them with their strategic aims. She regularly shares her experience and knowledge by writing articles and speaking at seminars. As a charity trustee herself, Bethan has a strong understanding of the issues facing charities in the real world. Bethan works with all types of charities, foundations and not-for-profit organisations, including charitable trusts, charitable companies, CIOs, Royal Charter bodies, community benefit societies, unincorporated associations and clubs. She advises charities and not-for-profits on issues of charity law, governance, charity formations, restructurings, grant-making, fundraising and regulatory engagement with the Charity Commission, Financial Conduct Authority and Companies House. She also advises charities on mergers and collaborations, constitutional concerns, trustee duties, setting up trading subsidiaries and general operation. Bethan also assists with preparing policies & procedures and delivering training for charity staff and trustees.
Geldards LLP
Beverley Jones
Beverley leads our Banking & Finance team and co-leads our Corporate team. She has dedicated her career to supporting clients with corporate transactions, corporate finance, and funding packages. Beverley has specialist knowledge in advising both institutional lenders and borrowers on the full spectrum of banking and finance work, from routine working capital facilities to acquisition funding and complex project finance packages, as well as receivables and asset finance, and revolving credit facilities. On the corporate side, she is highly experienced in leading complex and high-value corporate transactions, including acquisitions, disposals, mergers, investments, fundraisings and joint ventures. Beverley has extensive expertise in the healthcare sector and acts for a number of highly regarded clients, including Hartford Care Group, LifeCare Residences Limited and Choice Care Group. In addition, she is the lead legal adviser to Principality Building Society, the sixth-largest building society in the UK and the largest in Wales. She was a key player in its funding of an ambitious, £100+ million residential-led urban regeneration project on the site of an old paper mill. Other noteworthy corporate and corporate finance clients include AIM-listed Brickability Group and Facilities by ADF plc. For three years in a row, in 2019, 2020 and 2021, Beverley was shortlisted as Dealmaker of the Year in the Insider Wales Dealmakers Awards – the first female lawyer in Wales to have been nominated. Expertise: Corporate deals and transactions – mergers, acquisitions and disposals Private equity-funded transactions and PE-backed buy and build strategies Banking and finance transactions, including complex and structured arrangements Commercial projects and contracts, including long-term contracts and joint ventures
Acuity Law
Bridgette Wilcox
Partner
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
Cari Sowden-Taylor
Cari is a partner in our neurolaw team. Representing claimants with traumatic brain injuries and spinal injuries, Cari liaises with her clients and their case managers, treating clinicians, expert witnesses and support teams to ensure that the best possible outcome (both in terms of compensation and rehabilitation) is reached for her clients. Cari is passionate about ensuring that her clients access specialist rehabilitation as early as possible in order to achieve the best recovery. Bringing claims against insurance companies, the Motor Insurers’ Bureau, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority and local authorities, Cari has recovered many millions of pounds in compensation for her clients. Cari has a wealth of experience and represents both children and adults throughout England and Wales, and also represents clients with complex claims who have sustained injuries as a result of accidents abroad. Given the nature of her clients’ injuries, Cari liaises closely with our Court of Protection unit for those clients who lack the capacity to manage their financial affairs and property. Cari is accredited by the Law Society’s Personal Injury Panel and is a member of APIL (Association of Personal Injury Lawyers).
Hugh James
Caroline O'Flaherty
As a Partner in the Commercial Property team, Caroline O’Flaherty, specialises in acquisitions, disposals, property development and finance. Working across a variety of sectors, from office, retail, and industrial to leisure, Caroline has particular expertise in property portfolio management and leasing work. Highly experienced in all aspects of commercial property and development, Caroline frequently advises on complex, high value acquisitions. A significant player in the housing association sector, she advises clients such as Stonewater Ltd, Pobl Group, Linc Cymru Housing Association and Curo Group on urban regeneration, extra care and mixed use developments. She has recently been recognised for her outstanding work in the sector, winning the title of ‘Consultant of the Year’ at the National Women in Housing Awards, in October 2018. Caroline regularly advises educational institutions and has advised Cardiff University, since 2000, on its estate portfolio. More recently this included advising on the landmark re-development of the University’s Centre for Student Life. She works closely with Coleg Gwent and is heavily involved in their new Newport Information Quarter and Torfaen Learning Zone. Other notable projects include the Wales Millennium Centre, a major regeneration site at Old Town Dock Newport and Mulberry Park - a multi-million pound redevelopment of a former MOD site in Bath. Caroline also frequently speaks at Community Housing Cymru (CHC) conferences.
Hugh James
Catherine Jones
Principal associate
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP