Wallace LLP — England

About

- Individual in spirit, independent by choice Wallace is a law firm for London’s finest legal talent. Quietly respected for over 90 years, we are a partner-led practice, purposefully built around a suite of complementary commercial disciplines. Whether our clients are large corporates, entrepreneurs or investors, legal work is ultimately about people and the challenges they face. Every situation is different and demands a solution tailored to the individuals and commercial realities involved. We encourage each of our lawyers to be themselves and do what they’re best at, working cooperatively as part of a close-knit team. No client wants jargon-filled or obscure advice. We aim to tell it as it is and provide clear no-nonsense counsel. We don’t sit on the fence. Our seasoned professionals have decades of exposure to large and complex deals and heavyweight disputes. The notable longevity of our client relationships is testament to the continuing skill and tenacity of our teams. - Types of work undertaken Corporate/M&A: Our corporate team are dedicated to helping our clients grow their businesses, whatever stage they’re at. We work with fast-paced growth businesses and well-established, mature companies, both listed and unlisted. We act for entrepreneurs, independent investors, funds and individuals. We work with companies making acquisitions or preparing for sale or raising public or private capital. Employment: We act for employers, senior-executives, partnerships and partners. We advise on contracts, day-to-day HR issues, the employment impact of mergers and acquisitions, negotiated exits, dismissals and post-employment disputes. While it is generally best to avoid litigation, we are fully familiar with the corridors of the High Court and employment tribunals. We are alive to the emotional and reputational issues that employment disputes often involve and are familiar with the special regimes that can apply to financial services employment. IP and technology: We assist our clients with all aspects of brand protection and exploitation, provide advice and make trade mark applications both nationally and internationally. We advise individuals, entrepreneurs and businesses on the protection of brands via licensing and franchise arrangements. We work with clients to maximise their intellectual property assets and work with established companies, start-ups and individuals to protect, position and build value via IP strategies. We regularly advise clients on how to develop, exploit, license and sell technology. We also advise those who are looking to buy or install technology, or who want to migrate to the cloud. We advise clients, whether they are buying or selling, on how to identify and manage risk and draft robust technology agreements to reflect this in a pragmatic and clear manner. We also help clients comply with their data protection obligations. Litigation: Our team regularly handle complex corporate/commercial disputes in the High Court, Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, as well as cross-border matters involving hearings in the EU and the US. We represent clients before a range of bodies in connection with international commercial arbitration disputes and have extensive experience of a full range of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, including mediation. We have been successful in many reported cases including those involving fraud and other complex matters as well as the leading authority on worldwide freezing orders. We are one of the few genuinely conflict free firms who are willing and able to litigate against the banks and financial institutions that full-service City and US firms count as key corporate and/or finance clients. We advise and act for hedge funds, corporates and high net worth individuals on complex, high value disputes involving banks and financial institutions. Property: The track record of our property team is second-to-none. We have earned a reputation for being amongst the most experienced and knowledgeable on London’s uniquely complex, fast-moving property market. We provide a full range of commercial property services offering end-to-end support to a wide variety of corporate and individual clients. Property: leasehold enfranchisement: We are one of the pre-eminent firms in the specialist and complex area of Leasehold Enfranchisement, recognised by industry commentators for our “high level of expertise, depth of applied knowledge, excellence in client communications, and innovation in enfranchisement”. We work closely with surveyors to advise both landlords and tenants (commercial and residential) on their rights, acting for companies, individuals and groups of individuals. The team has been involved in some of the leading decisions, including advising on the largest enfranchisement claim to date. Property litigation: Our property litigation specialists act for both landlords and tenants, handling all types of property related litigation and dispute resolution, including lease renewals, dilapidations, service charge disputes, rent reviews and residential and commercial possession claims. Restructure and business insolvency: When businesses experience severe financial difficulties, our specialist team’s relationships with insolvency practitioners and holders of security help us find workable solutions for all affected parties. Our emphasis is always to try to save companies in difficulty, if at all possible. Whilst we know that in these circumstances all parties are typically trying to avoid disputes, we do have specialist contentious insolvency lawyers who are used to dealing with complex insolvency litigation both in the UK and abroad. We also deal with recovery from failed businesses. ### Staffing Figures - 22 Number of UK partners - 33 Number of other UK fee-earners

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Lawyers in this office

Alexander Egerton

Partner Areas of Practice: Alexander is an experienced commercial lawyer who acts for small and medium sized enterprises, professional firms and entrepreneurs. · Corporate / M&A

Alexander Weinberg

Partner, Head of Commercial Litigation and Banking Litigation Areas of Practice - High Value Commercial Litigation & Arbitration, Domestic & Multi-Jurisdictional Shareholder, Joint Venture and Company/Corporate disputes, Banking & Financial Services Litigation, including cases involving mis-selling, misconduct, misrepresentation, deceit, fraud, breach of duty, contractual interpretation and breach of transactional documentation, as well as various contentious restructurings and substantial group actions for consumers and retail investors against major institutions. · Commercial Litigation

Andrew Cooke

Partner Areas of Practice: Andrew specialises in domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, MBOs/MBIs and restructuring and represents private equity, venture capital, family office and ultra-high net worth and high net worth clients. · Corporate / M&A

Angus Young

Partner Area of Practice - Corporate · Corporate / M&A

Bibi Fakhrai

Partner Area of Practice – Real Estate · Real Estate

Charlotte Wheeldon

PartnerAreas of Practice – Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, Property Finance, UK and Cross Border Mergers & Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Strategic Investments, Property SPV acquisitions and disposals. · Corporate / M&A

Daniel Isaac

Partner Areas of Practice: Daniel advises individuals and organisations on workplace relationships, whether involving employment law, partnership law or shareholders’ rights. He particularly specialises in financial services and creative industries. · Employment

David Judah

Partner, Corporate Area of Practice – Corporate Law, Domestic and International Mergers & Acquisitions, Takeovers, Joint Ventures, MBOs, Commercial Disputes · Corporate / M&A

Elizabeth Asher

Legal Director Area of Practice - Litigation · Litigation

Elizabeth Seborg

Partner · Litigation

Fleur Neale

Legal Director Areas of Practice: Leasehold Enfranchisement, Property Litigation · Leasehold Enfranchisement

Jackie Boot

PartnerAreas of Practice: Commercial Property including property investment and development transactions; joint venture and private equity, single asset and portfolio acquisitions and disposals; large scale underwriting transactions; major town centre regeneration projects. · Real Estate

James Williams

Partner Areas of Practice: James advises both employers and employees on the full spectrum of employment law matters, including day-to-day surgery advice, litigation, transactional support and executive severance · Employment

John Woodhouse

Joint Managing Partner, Head of Corporate Areas of Practice: Mergers, Acquisitions and Disposals. · Corporate / M&A

Josephine Mathew

Partner Areas of Practice: Commercial litigation, international arbitration, civil fraud, professional negligence, banking litigation. · Commercial Litigation

Mark Randolph

Partner Areas of Practice: Commercial and Residential Property, Landlord and Tenant, Property Finance. · Commercial Property

Martin Otvos

Joint Managing Partner Areas of Practice: Sale, Acquisition, Development, Funding and Letting of Commercial Property. · Real Estate

Matthew Morgan

Partner Areas of Practice: Commercial Property - Acquisitions, Disposals, Investment, Landlord and Tenant · Real Estate

Meera Patel

PartnerAreas of Practice: Property Litigation, Commercial Landlord and Tenant Litigation · Property Litigation

Nicola Boulton

Nicola is a commercial litigator with 30 years’ experience of the most complex cross border disputes. Nicola has particular expertise in City fraud, financial services, trust and succession disputes and asset tracing matters. Nicola's practice focuses on multi jurisdiction litigation, often involving CIS and African parties and off-shore jurisdictions. She acts for high net worth individuals, legal and financial services professionals, corporates and hedge funds. She has extensive expertise and experience of interlocutory injunctive measures, particularly Freezing Orders and all issues relating to money laundering and civil forfeiture. Current matters include acting for the First and Second Defendants in The Public Institution of Social Security -v- al Rajaan and others, scheduled to be heard in the Commercial Court over 30 weeks 2025. Nicola is a Solicitor-Advocate (Higher Courts Criminal and Civil Proceedings). Before Wallace, Nicola worked at Byrne and Partners, Dechert, the FSA and Clyde & Co. · Litigation

Oli Goldman

Partner Areas of Practice: General commercial litigation and dispute resolution, including fraud-related matters, professional negligence disputes and regulatory investigations/disputes. · Commercial Litigation

Philip Blyghton

Senior Associate Area of Practice - Litigation · Litigation

Rex Newman

Senior Partner Areas of Practice - Corporate Finance · Corporate Finance

Samantha Bone

PartnerAreas of Practise: Leasehold Enfranchisement, Property Litigation · Leasehold Enfranchisement

Simon Serota

PartnerAreas of Practice: Commercial Litigation, Property Litigation, Leasehold Enfranchisement, Professional Negligence · Commercial Litigation