Commercial Contracts lawyers

Susan Matthews

Susan joined Weightmans in 2015 from a Chartered University where she was Director of Legal and Secretariat (2008 – 2015). As the manager of an in-house legal, student complaints, academic appeals and breaches and information governance teams, Susan was directly responsible for managing and advising on strategic legal, regulatory and compliance risk. Susan currently works with Higher Education institutions to provide legal advice and pragmatic support to University clients on student and staff related legal matters. Susan’s credentials in HE legal practice include: A track record in building collegiate relationships with University central services and in working directly with academic colleagues on legal issues; Wide experience of delivering collaborative projects on a range of University issues. Practical and proportionate adviser on solutions and approaches to legal issues that impact on HE services, organisational performance, external contractual relationships, research projects and University partnerships that have led to or may lead to legal dispute. Developing innovative proposals to support University colleagues to address legal challenges: e.g. legal processes for in-house teams; legal risk assessment; template documents, legal process review, developing and delivering bespoke training. Susan specialises in supporting HE managers on the implementation of solutions in response to legal issues and acting as an addition to the HEI’s team. Susan is the third member of the Weightmans HE team to be recruited from an in-house position.

Weightmans LLP

Susanna Tang

Susanna Tang, lawyer at BUREN, specialises in corporate law, she assists clients in mergers and acquisitions. She also advises on commercial contracts, partnerships and joint ventures. In addition, she assists Dutch clients with outbound investments into China, as well as Chinese inbound investors into the Netherlands and Europe.

Buren

Sushma Maharaj

Partner

Shakespeare Martineau LLP

Suthawan Boonmak

Founder, Senior Lawyer and Managing Partner

Candiduck Office

Suvi-Tuuli Saarnio

Suvi-Tuuli Saarnio specialises in M&A transactions as well as company and contract law. Suvi-Tuuli provides extensive advisory to our clients on transactions and in various types of company and contract law matters, as well as in other matters related to her areas of expertise. Suvi-Tuuli also holds a Master’s degree in Sport Sciences.

Lieke Attorneys Ltd.

Suzanne Eckert

Suzanne Eckert is a Counsel on the Corporate and Commercial team. She advises individuals and legal entities on all aspects of Swiss corporate law and the law governing associations and foundations, including incorporation, restructuring, relocation, reorganisation, acquisitions, sales and liquidations. She also assists in drafting all necessary agreements and regulations between shareholders, governing bodies and third parties. She has many years of experience in dealing with Commercial Registries in particular. She also advises on general contract law

Wenger Plattner

Suzanne Wettenschwiler

Attorney-at-law | Partner

Kaiser Odermatt & Partner

Suzi Sendama

Suzi advises clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters, spanning a number of practice areas including intellectual property, commercial contracts, commercial disputes and contentious trusts. Her approach is client-focussed, objective-driven and proactive. Specialising in work for the creative, entertainment and luxury industries, but with experience acting for technology, fashion and sports clients amongst others, Suzi has developed a broad practice and a formidable reputation due to her work ethic and diverse commercial and legal skill set. She has a proven ability to manage large, complex and multijurisdictional cases with multiple legal teams, applying common sense, commercial and strategic thinking and a keen eye for detail, to deliver tangible results. Suzi acts for a variety of clients including entrepreneurs and growing businesses. The breadth of her experience allows her to act as a consigliera to her clients, providing sensible, coherent advice to add value and identify and resolve issues. Suzi has been described in the Legal 500 as having “a sharp mind” and the ability “to corral a team to meet tight deadlines and heavy workloads. The one you want on complex cases.” Her clients describe her as being “a pleasure to work with”, “proactive” and “responsive” with the “knowledge and ability to step outside a situation and offer alternative perspectives to helping solve problems”. Winner of Litigation Rising Star at the British Legal Awards and Editor's Choice at the Powerwomen Awards, Suzi is also regularly included in lists of the country's foremost private client lawyers. Suzi places a strong focus on social impact and pro bono work, working with a number of charities and causes close to her heart.

Level

Suzie Leask

Suzie is a highly regarded specialist in corporate and commercial law. With over 15 years’ experience, Suzie assists companies and their boards, directors, company secretaries, management, in house legal teams and key business stakeholders to comply with a variety of commercial transactions, corporate governance and regulatory compliance obligations. Suzie is experienced in a range of areas including business transactions, corporate advisory, commercial contracts and procurement, IT and intellectual property, privacy law and cyber security, regulatory compliance, competition and consumer laws including unfair contract laws.

Hall & Wilcox

Suzy Schmitz

Suzy is a technology lawyer specialising in intellectual property, commercial contracts, and dispute resolution. Her practice includes intellectual property registration and enforcement, IT and general commercial disputes, digital marketing law, technology licensing, and breach of confidence actions. Suzy’s non-contentious practice includes strategic advice regarding trade marks and patents and intellectual property licensing, particularly in the digital context. She also assists clients with commercial contracts such as software development, distribution, and confidentiality agreements. Suzy is a leading legal authority within the social media space, advising on platform terms of service, restrictions on the use of social media data, PR/crisis management, and commercial terms relating to social media marketing services. She also frequently provides counsel on specialist topics relating to the online environment, such as copyright issues relating to digital content, liability of online service providers, and legal issues relating to user-generated content. As an accomplished litigator, Suzy has extensive expertise in relation to commercial and intellectual property disputes and has represented clients before the UK High Court, the UKIPO, OHIM and WIPO.

Keystone Law

Svein Gerhard Simonnæs

Partner

BAHR

Sven Bjørk

Partner. Bjørk assists employers and employees with advice, investigations/inquiries, negotiations and advocacy in connection with the termination of employment relationships, reorganisations and business transfers. He provides strategic advice on non-compete clauses and bonus, share-based and other incentive schemes. In addition, he provides general legal advice on business and sports law. Bjørk has extensive experience of negotiating solutions to individual and collective workplace disputes and litigating such cases in courts of law. Sven has previously worked as a lawyer with the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) and DNB’s employment law department. From his time at DNB, he has experience and expertise relating to practical, in-house HR processes and employment law related to reorganisations, personnel cases and the handling of whistleblower cases. Experience from several sides of the labour market means that Bjørk can quickly understand the client’s needs and see the practical consequences of the advice he gives. This has made him an important strategic advisor for his clients. Sven is often asked to lecture on various employment law topics and is a regular examiner and supervisor in various subjects at the University of Bergen.

Arntzen Grette

Sven Wakker

Senior lawyer

Dirkzwager legal & tax

Sven von Mensenkampff

Partner

Legance - Avvocati Associati

Sverker Bonde

Sverker Bonde works in the dispute resolution practice group at Delphi. Sverker has significant experience as counsel for Swedish and international clients in domestic and international commercial arbitrations and before Swedish courts. The, often complex, disputes have included for instance disputes related to M&A, contract manufacturing, supply agreements, directors and advisors liability, liability insurance and product liability. Sverker also sits as arbitrator in domestic and international disputes. Sverker has a background in Delphi’s M&A practice group and continues to advise clients on general commercial contracts.

Advokatfirman Delphi

Syed Muhammad Ridza Syed Abdullah

Partner

Azmi & Associates

Sylvain Naillat

Counsel

Nomos

Sylvia Anthamatten

Counsel

Walder Wyss Ltd.

Sylvia Koh

Associate Director, Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions

Drew & Napier LLC

Symbat Tursyngali

Symbat joined our team in 2018. She is strong in corporate, contractual and employment legislation of Kazakhstan. Symbat advises clients on various legal issues and participates in complex projects. She is a rising star in corporate and employment practice. Her ability to find best solutions in contract and corporate practice are the most valuable skills.

Synergy Partners Law Firm LLC

Sébastien Popijn

Partner Sébastien POPIJN Practice areas Mergers & Acquisitions - Corporate law Sectors Aviation, Industries, services, start-ups, Transport, Leisure, Energy Assistant Amandine FELDER afelder@delsolavocats.com Sébastien POPIJN is head of the BELGIAN office’s "Mergers & Acquisitions - Corporate law" Department. His expertise covers the following areas : mergers & acquisitions : advising national and international clients in the fields of national or cross-border sales, acquisitions and restructurings (mergers, demergers, partial asset transfers, etc.) ; corporate law : restructuring (included cross-border restructuring), advising on corporate structure, setting-up companies, capital increases or decreases, dividend distribution, shareholders’ rights, conflict of interests, shareholders disputes, liability, corporate litigation business contracts/litigation : distribution, sales agents, subcontracting, manufacturing agreements, T&Cs, letters of intent, NDAs, GTCC, franchising, business litigation. aviation law : advising airline carriers on customer relationships, EU261/Montreal claims, noise proceedings, commercial contract, etc.

Delsol Avocats

Søren Aamann Jensen

Partner

Accura Advokatpartnerselskab

Søren Bisgaard

Andersen Partners

Søren Christian Søborg Andersen

Partner

Accura Advokatpartnerselskab