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Andrew O’Brien

Andrew J. O’Brien is a partner in Cadwalader's Corporate group. Andrew focuses his practice on all aspects of executive compensation and employee benefits matters, with an emphasis on strategic mergers and acquisitions, complex leveraged buyouts and other significant business transactions. He regularly advises public and private companies, management teams and individual senior executives on executive employment and separation arrangements, and on the design and implementation of cash and equity incentive compensation agreements and non-qualified retirement programs.

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Andrew O’Connor

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Andrew O’Mahony

Andrew is a Partner and our Head of Banking and Finance. An experienced corporate lawyer, he advises lenders, corporate borrowers and institutional investors on various aspects of banking and finance work. This includes structured and acquisition finance transactions, real estate finance transactions (both investment and development), bridging (short term) finance transactions and general corporate banking (including refinancings and reorganisations). Andrew has specialist expertise in advising registered housing providers in the social housing sector on their borrowing requirements. He also has a strong track record in private equity transactions and has worked with many investors to ensure that they take a strategic approach to investing in companies during various stages of development. On the lending side, Andrew’s clients include high street clearing banks, alternative and secondary lenders, debt funds and bridging finance providers. On the borrowing side, he advises corporates, registered housing providers and individuals. Known for remaining calm under pressure and his keen eye for the finer details, Andrew is an outstanding project manager with the ability to explain issues in a clear and concise manner. He takes a highly collaborative approach with clients, ensuring that he stays focused on achieving their objectives through regular calls and email updates.

Brabners LLP

Andrew O’Neill

Partner

White & Case LLP

Andrew P. Galdes

Andrew Galdes advises clients on compliance and enforcement issues involving US laws and regulations related to economic and trade sanctions, as well as export controls. Andrew helps clients, including companies, financial institutions, private equity firms, and global private foundations, navigate: Internal compliance investigations Regulatory, congressional and other government investigations, and enforcement actions Day-to-day corporate compliance matters Transactional due diligence He advises clients on the complex legal, policy, and enforcement issues arising under: Economic and trade sanctions programs administered by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) The State Department’s International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) The Commerce Department’s Export Administration Regulations (EAR) Andrew draws on extensive technical knowledge and experience to help clients secure governmental guidance and approvals, including OFAC authorizations and interpretive rulings, and crafts pragmatic solutions to obstacles that international trade laws often present in cross-border transactions. He excels at helping US and global clients design and implement sanctions and export controls compliance programs. He regularly writes and speaks on topics related to sanctions and export controls.

Latham & Watkins

Andrew Paley

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Andrew Parker

Partner and Head of Building Safety

Forsters LLP

Andrew Parker

Andrew is co-head of the firm’s National Capital Markets Practice and is a partner in the firm’s Business Law Group in Toronto. Recognized as a leader in his field, Andrew’s practice focuses on corporate and securities law in general, including corporate finance (both domestic and cross-border), mergers and acquisitions, collective investment vehicles and registration and licensing matters. Andrew’s expertise in equity and debt capital markets combined with his practical, thorough, and responsive approach consistently make him the top choice for clients with sophisticated corporate and securities matters. Highly regarded by a variety of key sources, Andrew is involved in both public and private offerings for issuers, investors and underwriters with extensive experience in debt capital markets transactions (including high yield offerings). Clients count on Andrew’s deep understanding of the technical aspects of securities law to help guide them through complex legal matters efficiently and effectively.

McCarthy Tétrault

Andrew Parlen

Andrew Parlen, head of the firm’s US Restructuring & Special Situations Practice, represents clients in a broad range of complex distressed situations. Andrew draws on extensive experience representing public and private companies, ad hoc creditor groups, and investors in navigating: Out-of-court restructurings Prepackaged and prearranged chapter 11 reorganizations Debtor-in-possession financings Acquisitions of distressed companies He has played pivotal roles in high-profile restructurings in diverse industries, including media, retail, industrials, pharmaceuticals, power, exploration and production services, financial services, healthcare, and homebuilding.

Latham & Watkins

Andrew Parry

As a partner in the Reading and Newbury teams, Andrew advises private individuals, the owners of rural estates and businesses, trustees of private trusts and charities. He specialise in helping families with inheritance issues, probates, tax and succession planning. Andrew's work often involves advising on wills, family trusts, powers of attorney and other legal structures.

Irwin Mitchell

Andrew Parsons

Andrew specialises in medical law and all areas of health and social care law. He acts for a large number of private sector healthcare providers, care home operators and the NHS. Andrew regularly advises on care home law, mental health law, public law and judicial review and all operational legal issues that affect health and social care providers. He has been involved in many important mental health cases in recent years and is seen as a leading practitioner in this field. Andrew has extensive advocacy experience, including attending inquests on behalf of healthcare clients, and has significant experience in the Court of Protection. Andrew acts as an adviser on regulatory matters involving the CQC and the HSE/police. Andrew is a regular lecturer and contributor of articles to the health and legal press. He provides an educational programme to clients and others in the healthcare sector, especially relating to mental health, care homes and human rights.

Weightmans LLP

Andrew Parsons

Andrew is a partner who specialises in commercial disputes. He has expertise in managing disputes through a variety of forums including litigation, arbitration, expert determination and mediation. Andrew has an established practice in technology and data protection disputes. This includes advising on software licences, IT procurement disputes, data transfer/processing agreements, enforcement action by the ICO and managing security breaches.

Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP

Andrew Patrinos

A partner specialising in marine law, commodity disputes and the international sale of goods, especially steel, coal and agricultural produce. Experienced in all aspects of shipping litigation, both in court and arbitration (LMAA, GAFTA, FOSFA, etc.), including hull and machinery disputes, cargo claims, MOA disputes, bunker quality disputes, unsafe port claims and general charterparty and bill of lading disputes. Reported cases include: Sam Purpose AS v Transnav Purpose Navigation Ltd ("SAM PURPOSE") [2017] (anti-suit injunction - order for discontinuance of foreign proceedings); Martrade Shipping & Transport GmbH v United Enterprises Corp (‘WISDOM C’) [2014] (applicability of Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1988 to charterparties providing for English law and London arbitration); Central Trading & Exports Ltd v Fioralba Shipping Co (‘KALISTI’) [2014] (s67 Arbitration Act 1996 applicable principles for admission of new evidence); Viscous Global Investments Ltd v Palladium Navigation Corp (‘QUEST’) [2014] (whether LOU arbitration clause replaced bill of lading arbitration clause); Bulk Ship Union SA v Clipper Bulk Shipping Ltd (‘PEARL C’) [2012] (failure to prosecute voyage with utmost dispatch); Sylvia Shipping Co Ltd v Progress Bulk Carriers Ltd (‘SYLVIA’) [2012] (test for remoteness of damages in contract); Pace Shipping Co Ltd (Malta) v Churchgate Nigeria Ltd (‘PACE’) [No I] [2010] and [No 2] [2011] (construction of s2(2)(a) and 2(4) of COGSA); Mediterranean Salvage & Towage Ltd v Seamar Trading & Commerce Inc (‘REBORN’) [2008] CA [2009] (whether charterparty contained implied term obliging charterers to nominate a safe berth).

Jackson Parton Solicitors

Andrew Patten

Director

Fieldfisher

Andrew Pattinson

Andrew is joint head of Real Estate North. He has over 25 years experience in the real estate sector. . He has a particular focus on development, investment and heads up the student sector team at Shoosmiths . Andrew is known for his practical approach. His recent experience includes: Andrew is client partner for Select Property Group. The team has acted a number of high profile acquisitions including Circle Square at the former BBC site City Suites in Salford and Embankment West; leading the Derwent Estate team acting in connection with a the redevelopment of the Edge Lane retail park; acting for PRS Reit Sigma; the acquisition on behalf of a national corporate of a 67,540 square foot office and warehouse space at an annual rent of £470,000; acting on behalf of Manchester Airport as developer on the construction and letting of the Raddison Blu Hotel at East Midlands Airport; and leading the team acting for a national retailer in connection its portfolio including acquisitions and disposals and general management.

Shoosmiths LLP

Andrew Pavlovic

Partner

CM Murray LLP

Andrew Pearce

BoyarMiller

Andrew Pearlstein

Partner

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Andrew Peck

Senior Counsel

DLA Piper LLP (US)

Andrew Peedom

Andrew is a Partner in our Cayman team. Andrew has extensive experience in complex commercial litigation, with a focus on contentious and non-contentious trust and estate disputes, many of which have a multi-jurisdictional element. He regularly acts for trustees, settlors, protectors, enforcers and beneficiaries and he also advises on regulatory matters.

Collas Crill

Andrew Penman

Andrew Penman advises clients on federal income taxation, with particular emphasis on the structuring and formation of private equity and hedge funds. Andrew’s practice encompasses funds focused on equity, debt, infrastructure, and real estate, as well as funds-of-funds. Fund sponsors and investors trust Andrew to prepare and negotiate fund disclosure, organizational documents, and side letter agreements. Our clients benefit from Andrew’s wide-ranging experience on the tax aspects of transactional matters, including the formation of joint ventures, private and public mergers and acquisitions, and investments in US real estate, including transactions involving REITs.

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Andrew Perkins

Andrew is head of the finance group. He acts for alternative lenders, credit funds, banks and financial institutions on a wide range of financing transactions. Andrew advises banks, alternative lenders and credit funds on all aspects of cross-border and domestic leveraged financings, fund finance and speciality finance. Andrew has a strong presence in the alternative credit space, advising fund managers on subscription lines and leverage facilities for their credit funds, advising these funds, and other alternative debt providers, on their leverage financing portfolio acquisitions and other credit investments.

Macfarlanes LLP

Andrew Perkins

Partner and Head of the Commercial Disputes team

Ashfords LLP

Andrew Peterkin

Andy is a well-regarded partner in our Financial Services team. He undertakes a wide range of general financial services work, as well as advising on fund formation and operation and securities law issues. His broad range of clients include asset managers, investment fund managers, non-financial sector institutions and private banks. Andy's focus is on the establishment, management and winding up of investment funds, advising on the regulatory aspects of the sale and purchase of regulated firms. Non-financial sector institutions such as charities, universities and schools turn to him for advice on the impact of financial services legislation on their businesses. He also advises issuers and investors on securities regulation. He has particular expertise in advising investment fund managers on the impact of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), including, capital requirements, leverage, relationships with administrators, depositaries and fund marketing. He also regularly advises private banks, investment managers and fund managers on general Conduct of Business issues including the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and FCA and PRA prudential requirements. He also advises on issues arising on the sale and purchase of regulated firms, including the FCA's Change in Control Regime. Andy has a particular interest in fintech and has advised on the establishment of several fintech-based products and services. He also has significant expertise in advising on outsourcing arrangements in the financial services sector. Andy has a strong knowledge of the issues that arise around capital-raising, with a focus on social investment, charities and education, and covering the scope of regulation, structuring and marketing. He often advises on note issues via the Model X note purchase agreement.

Farrer & Co