Commercial Contracts lawyers

Jonathan Smart

Jon is the head of Shoosmiths’ mobility sector, overseeing the firm’s growth across automotive, rail, logistics and the future of transport. He also leads the firm's commercial litigation practice advising on complex, high value commercial disputes and is recommended in the 2024 Legal 500 Guide and Chambers and Partners 2024. His practice has a particular emphasis in: IT and outsourcing disputes; contract and supply chain litigation; and corporate and shareholder disputes. Jon has a particularly strong reputation in the automotive and technology sectors and works with a number of leading automotive manufacturers and global IT companies including Volkswagen Group, Mercedes Benz and Honda. Jon is also a member of the Society for Computers and Law. Recent work includes: acting for a global automotive manufacturer in a £35 million breach of contract claim in the High Court; pursuing claims for a US technology company in respect of a multi-million pound dispute arising from a global IT outsourcing agreement; advising a leading FTSE 100 company in respect of a £40 million supply chain dispute involving a leading retail chain; defending a leading IT company from claims exceeding £20milllion arising from an complex software development project; defending one of the world's leading automotive brands from a $19 million multi-jurisdictional contractual claim; and acting in the matter of HHH v GGG in defending a £40 million claim arising from the payment of bribes to a foreign public official, which are the subject of a parallel criminal investigation by the Serious Fraud Office. Jon is regularly asked to contribute to leading publications and is the author of the Lexis Nexis chapter on “Termination of Distribution Agreements” and co-author of the first edition of the Artificial Intelligence Country Comparative Guide for Legal 500. Testimonials “Jon Smart is an exceptional partner who fights hard to secure the best outcome for … his clients and has led the team on a number of impressive cases.” - Legal 500 ‘‘Jonathan Smart is a standout partner. He is bright, likeable, efficient and an excellent legal strategist.’’- Legal 500 "Jonathan Smart is exceptionally bright and provides sound advice. He is able to look beyond the legal elements of a case and advise with his clients’ business needs and commercial interests in mind” - Legal 500 “Jonathan Smart is a very hands-on partner. He can parachute into cases at short notice and lead counsel as necessary in the absence of his associates.” - Legal 500 “Jonathan is commercially astute, with the client's interests at his core.” - Chambers UK

Shoosmiths LLP

Jordy de Meij

Jordy de Meij joined Pels Rijcken in 2023. He concentrates his practice on private equity transactions, national and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, as well as general contract and corporate law matters, including corporate governance and financing. Jordy also regularly advises the Dutch government on state-owned enterprises. Prior to joining Pels Rijcken, Jordy worked as corporate lawyer for international law firms in Amsterdam, Dubai, and Southeast Asia. Jordy completed degrees in European and International Business Law (LL.M.) at the University of Vienna, and Criminal Law (LL.M.) at the University of Amsterdam, where he also read Philosophy (BA).

Pels Rijcken

Jose Ramón Tenor

José Ramón is a partner in the Corporate/Commercial Law Department at the Seville office. He co-manages Agribusiness and Food at Garrigues. He practices in the areas of corporate/commercial law, mainly in connection with M&A, commercial contracts in general and company and corporate law. He specializes in corporate law. He has participated in negotiating and formalizing agreements recording the sale and purchase, merger and integration of companies, shareholder agreements and protocols, joint venture, investment and divestment agreements, managing due diligence teams, coordinating with respect to financing for acquisitions. He is secretary to the board of directors and governing boards at several companies.

Garrigues

Joseph O\'Rourke

Partner

Addleshaw Goddard

Joseph Vogel

Founding Partner specialized in Economic Law (French and European Competition, Distribution and Consumer Law). Joseph Vogel advises undertakings in the field of Economic law at both the European and French levels. Joseph Vogel handles actions based on article 101 or 102 of the Treaty, merger notifications to the Merger Task Force, competition cases before the Commission, the General Court of the European Union and the Court of Justice of the European Union and advises on all issues linked to the validity and performance of exclusive distribution agreements, franchise or agency contracts including where necessary subsequent litigation.

Vogel & Vogel

José Carlos Altomari Teixeira

Senior associate.

Pinheiro Neto Advogados

José María Navarro

Senior Associate

Moreno Baldivieso Estudio De Abogados

José Miguel Flores

Associate

Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos

José Ramón Paz Morales

Partner

Consortium Legal

José Virgilio Lopes Enei

Partner

Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados

Joyce Fan

Partner

Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law

Joyce van den Nouwland

Partner

AKD

João Mattamouros Resende

Partner

Cuatrecasas

João Pedro Fernandes Noleto

Junior Associate

Moreira Menezes Martins Advogados

Juan Carlos Gil

Hafner Urbach Partner

Juan Carlos Izaza

Counsel

Pérez Correa González

Juan José Castaño

Associate

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Juan Pablo Wilhelmy

Partner

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Jukka Pello

Partner

Dottir Attorneys Ltd.

Jules Harbage

Partner

Walker Morris LLP

Jules Wintjes

Attorney-at-law/Partner

Louwers IP&Tech Advocaten

Julia Ishak

Julia heads the commercial team in Solent. She specialises in commercial contracts and is experienced in a wide variety of commercial arrangements including supply chain and risk management, procurement, framework agreements, outsourcing, agency, distribution, partnering and collaboration. Julia has significant experience advising clients on strategic, complex and business critical projects both nationally and internationally across a wide range of industries. She has particular expertise in facilities management, manufacturing, waste, logistics and retail. Her recent experience includes: drafting and negotiating global framework procurement arrangements worth in excess of £1.2 billion for business critical direct materials for a top-ten FTSE FMCG business; assisting a leading supplier of LPG with the restructuring of its entire cylinder wholesale and retail distribution network including arrangements with each tier of its partner network; drafting a template agency agreement for one of the largest consumer electrical buying groups in Europe partnering across its 600 plus agency network; advising on a potential £375 million total facilities management outsourcing as main contractor at MOD sovereign base areas in British Overseas Territories; advising on structuring and drafting template global framework goods and services procurement agreements for multiple group buyers / suppliers for a top-ten FTSE FMCG business; negotiating national warehousing and logistics arrangements for one of the largest consumer electrical buying groups in Europe; and drafting a suite of template procurement agreements for a household-name international print and digital media business.

Shoosmiths LLP

Julia Mascini

Julia Mascini, lawyer at BUREN, specialises in intellectual property law and media and advertising law. She supports clients throughout the entire lifecycle of their activities – from strategic clearance and positioning advice to representation in complex cross-border infringement proceedings.

Buren

Julia Vernis Prat

Senior associate

Ramón y Cajal Abogados