Travers Smith LLP — England

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The firm: It is not just law at Travers Smith. We treat our clients’ business as our business, their dispute as our dispute, their challenges as ours. Our clients know that wherever in the world they or their ambitions lie, we will work as one of their team to help them achieve their goals. With our offices in London and Paris, and through a carefully cultivated network based on relationships with independent law firms from all over the world, we are able to provide a first-class, seamless service to clients around the globe. We regularly conduct cutting-edge and industry-first work for clients across industry sectors and have carved a market-leading reputation for our expertise in international asset management, cross-border M&A and global dispute resolution and investigations. Our clients include publicly listed and private companies, financial institutions and private equity firms, and other business enterprises involved in large and complex UK and cross-border matters, transactions and disputes. They come to us not only because of our expertise, but also the way we conduct our business and collaborate with one another. Our practice area teams specialising in commercial, IP and technology, competition, corporate finance and M&A, dispute resolution, derivatives and structured products, employment, environment and operational risk, infrastructure, finance and restructuring, financial services and markets, funds, incentives and remuneration, pensions, private equity and financial sponsors, real estate, regulatory investigations and tax regularly work together as one cohesive team on matters and deals. Our success is rooted in the excellence of our people, our clients and our commitment to using our influence and knowledge to do good in the society. This is our difference and we are proud of it. International: For its international and cross-border work, Travers Smith has focused on building carefully cultivated relationships with independent law firms all over the world, sharing quality standards and strengths. This enables the firm to provide a first-class, seamless service for clients around the globe. The firm has chosen this route because it gives it the ability to pick the best firm for every piece of work, providing a one-firm approach wherever the firm’s clients conduct their business. Travers Smith regularly coordinates the provision of overseas advice for particular matters, as well as recommends law firms for its clients to instruct directly. What distinguishes Travers Smith’s model is the investment the firm makes into developing its relationships with the best independent law firms in the world. Recruitment: Travers Smith is always looking to recruit people from all backgrounds, with academic excellence and sound judgement who take their careers, but not themselves, seriously. The firm’s training philosophy is that skill and expertise are best acquired through practical experience, complemented by carefully targeted formal instruction. Great emphasis is placed on continuous learning and development towards personal and professional growth. ### Staffing Figures - 97 Number of partners - 342 Number of associate solicitors

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Edmund Reed

Managing Partner Over many years he has had an active role in the management of Travers Smith and the development of the firm’s business strategy as an elected member of the Travers Smith Partnership Board since 2013. He joined Travers Smith in 1994 and became a partner in 2005. Between 2000 and 2004, he was an executive at Phoenix Equity Partners, a UK private equity firm. Edmund also remains a partner in the Private Equity and Financial Sponsors group. He is widely regarded as one of the leading private equity lawyers in the UK. Edmund also acts for large corporates including Ascential and Foster + Partners. · Private Equity

Mark Evans

Senior Consultant Mark advises on a broad range of financial markets issues including securities trading, clearing, settlement, payments, derivatives, custody, insolvency, banking and financial product development. · Financial Services

Spencer Summerfield

Partner, Head of Corporate Spencer has a broad corporate practice but his principle area of work is M&A, IPOs, corporate joint ventures and general corporate advice. His clients include a number of large quoted and private companies, based in the Uk and overseas and infrastructure funds. · Corporate / M&A