We are instructed by leading international corporates as their external general counsel working closely with their CEO’s and internal teams to advise on their corporate, commercial and litigation matters.
We deliver strategies to them based on their unique requirements followed by transaction management, litigation management and execution services. In instances where our clients require specialist technical expertise, we engage and manage external lawyers and advisers.
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We are instructed by leading international corporates as their external general counsel working closely with their CEO’s and internal teams to advise on their corporate, commercial and litigation matters.
We deliver strategies to them based on their unique requirements followed by transaction management, litigation management and execution services. In instances where our clients require specialist technical expertise, we engage and manage external lawyers and advisers.
We have advised on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters including joint ventures, acquisitions and disposals and real estate acquisitions. We have also advised on complex financing arrangements, including:
- Renegotiation of debt facilities
- Refinancings
- Transaction management
- Execution of international capital markets financings
- Structuring of real estate funds
- Securitisation transactions.
We provide specific advice in relation to disputes with insurers, employees, shareholders, banks and investors. We become involved with all disputes an international business may face from international arbitration to domestic regulatory compliance issues.
We work with corporates, senior executives and independent directors and owners, shareholders and investors to establish awareness, monitoring and compliance programmes around cyber-security and The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The increasing threat to business from enhanced regulation and cyber threats can be managed by putting in place the appropriate technology, processes and training. Our team can assist with ensuring your business is compliant and therefore reducing the risk of fines, reputation damage and potential criminal sanctions for board directors.
Our team’s considerable global experience and network enables us to advise and coordinate the selection of law firms in a number of jurisdictions. We carry out all of the preliminary work to save our clients time and ensure that the right team is built to deliver results.
Once the right team is established we work with external counsel, including managing costs, monitoring strategy and driving deliverables until we achieve the client’s objectives.
We can assist in confidential internal investigations to identify and recommend actions to deal with emerging or potential problems at an early stage. We also carry out audits of policies and procedures to pre-empt future issues arising.
We are also regularly retained by high profile and HNW private individuals and family offices as their personal counsel to provide strategic litigation advice and management. We have led and co-ordinated litigation actions for our clients in a variety of matters. These cases have ranged from international civil commercial disputes to claims regarding the abuse of state and diplomatic immunity, international trust litigation and judicial review. We have also assisted clients in various high profile criminal matters, including, SFO led investigations into bribery, corruption fraud, and money laundering. And we have handled several high profile cases concerning employment law, discrimination and sexual harassment.
At the outset, we understand our clients’ objectives and risk appetite. We work with them to develop the legal strategy using our tactical toolbox which includes communications, lobbying and public affairs tactics together with forensic and investigative options against a backdrop of risk management and cost efficiency.
We work with the best external teams for each particular project within our network of leading professionals, including solicitors and barristers, forensic accountants, investigators, security specialists.
With our strategy and team in place we will then tenaciously and meticulously manage the litigation process to ensure a successful outcome. Although, we do not usually go on the record in these cases, we have played a successful role in many high profile and ground breaking cases.
We work closely with our clients to fully understand their business and personal world. We are their “go to” adviser and problem solver with responsibility for managing all legal issues affecting them. We provide a more cost effective and specialised service than an in-house team, reducing overheads and improving results.
We ensure that our clients’ reputations and brands are fully protected and seek to minimise any damage to them.