Fox Williams LLP — England

About

The firm: Fox Williams is a leading law firm based in the City of London and is trusted by clients and by other law firms to provide quality advice with a high level of partner involvement and an astute commercial focus. Fox Williams is especially active in eight key sectors — fashion, financial services, fintech, natural resources, professional services and partnerships, publishing and digital media, technology and travel. It supports clients nationally and internationally on their most important and complex legal and regulatory matters and is known for its ability deliver effective solutions. The firm’s flexibility allows it to represent companies at all stages of their development from entrepreneurs and start-ups to longstanding listed companies. Its strong collaborative culture means it can assemble cross-practice teams quickly to provide comprehensive legal support. The firm’s activities are underpinned by its core values of great client service, integrity and professionalism which, allied to its ambition and good sense, secures the best results for clients - Principal areas of work Corporate: The firm advises on IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, buy-outs, funding rounds, joint ventures, private equity investment and venture capital. The firm has corporate specialists in banking and debt finance, insolvency, financial services including fintech and tax. Commercial: The firm’s commercial lawyers provide a wide range of services to businesses in many industries, including fashion, financial services, technology and travel. Lawyers regularly advise on agency and distributorship agreements, data security, GDPR and cyber issues, concession and franchise agreements, technology licensing and IT agreements, intellectual property, and EU and UK competition law. Employment: One of the pre-eminent employment practices in the UK, Fox Williams advises clients on group-wide strategic issues and sensitive employee matters, particularly in relation to senior executives and disputes of reputational significance such as discrimination and whistle-blowing. The team, which includes business immigration experts, is well known for advising in the financial and professional services sectors, in regulatory matters and in board and governance disputes. Disputes: The firm’s dispute resolution lawyers advise on heavyweight UK and international litigation, securities litigation, arbitration, regulatory and white-collar crime cases and corporate investigations. The team has a specialist focus on the financial services sector, including regulatory advice and investigations, financial and banking claims, civil and criminal fraud and investigations, bribery and corruption. The team also advises on international arbitration, transactional claims, directors’ duties and shareholder disputes, commercial agents’ cases, employment and partnership disputes. Real estate: Fox Williams’ real estate lawyers advise on a wide range of issues including land acquisitions and disposals, secured lending, business leases, and landlord and tenant issues. Clients include public and private companies, pension funds, property companies (UK and offshore), local authorities, family offices and high net-worth individuals. ### Staffing Figures - 38 Number of UK partners - 52 Number of associate solicitors - 13 Number of other UK fee-earners

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Lawyers in this office

Alison Ramsey

Partner · Real Estate

Andrew Hill

Partner · Commercial Litigation

Andrew Woolf

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Anisha Patel

Legal director · Litigation

Aron Pope

Partner · Employment

Ben Giaretta

Partner · International Arbitration

Bryan Shaw

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Chris Finney

Senior Consultant · Financial Services

Chris Hill

Partner · FinTech

Daisy Jones

Partner · Employment

Daniel Sutherland

Partner · Corporate / M&A

David Butler

Partner · Dispute Resolution

David Murphy

Partner · Employment

David Williams

Partner · Employment

Ed Bellamy

Partner · Banking & Finance

Ed Livingstone

Legal Director · Employment

Elizabeth Ruff

Partner · Real Estate

Emma Bailey

Partner · Tax

Evie Meleagros

Partner · Litigation

Farina Azam

Partner · Travel

Gavin Foggo

Senior Partner · Litigation

Guy Morgan

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Hannah Elliott

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Howard White

Partner · Corporate / M&A

James Carlton

Partner · White-Collar Crime

Jane Mann

Partner · Employment

Joanna Chatterton

Partner · Employment

Jonathan Segal

Partner · Financial Services

Kofi Mills-Bampoe

Partner · Litigation

Kolvin Stone

Partner · Technology

Lucy Marlow

Partner · Intellectual Property

Lucy Sorell

Partner · Employment

Mardi MacGregor

Partner · Financial Services

Marian Bloodworth

Partner · Employment

Mary Elliott

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Matthew Reach

Partner · Securities Litigation

Nigel Miller

Partner · Technology

Nish Kapoor

Partner · Real Estate

Omar Salem

Partner · Financial Services

Paul Osborne

Senior Consultant · Corporate / M&A

Paul Taylor

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Peter Finch

Partner · Financial Services

Phillip Hope

Partner · Real Estate

Rebecca Facey

Partner · Real Estate

Rhys Griffiths

Partner · Travel

Richie Clark

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Sacha Schoenfeld

Partner · Immigration

Sarah Murray

Partner · Dispute Resolution

Sarah Redmond

Partner · Intellectual Property

Sebastian Sayer

Partner · Financial Services

Simon Bennett

Partner · Intellectual Property

Sona Ganatra

Partner · Financial Services

Stephen Sidkin

Partner · Commercial / Technology

Thomas Pennington-Hare

Legal Director · Employment

Tom Custance

Partner · Litigation