"Trusted with clients’ most difficult cases" Legal 500, Commercial Litigation "An extremely collected person under fire." It's free! Al Mangan – is a very gifted lawyer, who is a pleasure to work with. Dispute resolution: the firm deals with finance, real estate/construction, product liability, commercial litigation, arbitration/mediation/ADR, media, pensions, insurance/reinsurance, IT/outsourcing, defamation and corporate crime. ‘I have worked specifically with Mark Crane. Very much a partner in waiting.’, ‘Laura Payne (associate) – So diligent and intelligent. Currently, vaccinations against COVID-19 are voluntary. He is a safe pair of hands, and is well-supported by an able cohort of legal directors, senior associates and associates.‘, ‘The individuals work as a complete unified team complementing each other extremely well. Charlotte Smart and Laura Woffinden are other members of the team that have historically delivered for clients. ‘Very responsive – they recognise the sensitivity around unique plans for executive directors. Luke Baines is strong in the hotel development area and with co-head, Lucy Sturrock, who splits her time between London and Leeds, is a key contact in the group. The partners and senior team are exceptional in their insight and ability to understand and formulate an appropriate response to the problems.‘, ‘My experience of this team is of its highly impressive product liability defence, product safety and product regulation team. In particular David McEwing has been extremely helpful.’, Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC). She is technically good while being commercial and being prepared to go the extra mile to understand her client’s business and what is important to them. TLT LLP . The team is led by a trio of experienced partners who are particularly noted for their financing work but also handle an assortment of complex transactions, real estate, and construction matters. The can work to very quick timescales and provide very good value for money for the work they do. Diversity at Addleshaw Goddard. Addleshaw Goddard's construction team handles the full range of projects, advising on high-profile residential, commercial and infrastructure developments for major corporates, developers and public sector bodies. The practice fields a qualified accountant with significant experience in private client tax. Addleshaw Goddard acts for many of the firm's real estate clients, handling contentious issues ranging from insolvency claims to possession and tenancy disputes. He has great client relationships and is both dynamic and entrepreneurial. ', ‘Beth Collett’s knowledge of the sector is unsurpassed. This leads to clear and robust strategising and advice to overcome barriers and problem solve.’. Truly selfless lawyers.’, Aberdeen Standard Life Group of Companies, Battersea Power Station Development Company, Leona Ahmed; Michael Scott; Chris Cartwright; Rachel Orton, The lawyers in Addleshaw Goddard's non-contentious construction practice 'know the market and have many clients in the sector.' Richard Goodfellow acts as national head of infrastructure, projects and energy. Key partners include Andrew Pettinger and Richard Goodfellow . As for development work, regeneration and matters with a cross-border work are particularly key, with the core real estate investment offering supplemented by corporate and funds specialists. His drafting is always second to none, taking into account the myriad concerns present in multi-party, multi-document deals. The practice also has particular strength in contentious matters; recent highlights include planning appeals for student housing projects, service station sites and de-listing ahead of redevelopment. Zoe Maurer specialises in real estate and advises lenders and borrowers on financing matters. He provides advice within whatever timescale it is required, which is always appreciated.‘, ‘Approachable and friendly staff who are able to explain complex legal matters to those without legal expertise.‘, ‘Daniel Marston in particular is extremely helpful and reliable.‘, ‘The solicitor who I have dealt with at Addleshaws (Daniel Marston) is helpful, reliable and just a phone call away throughout the process so responds to any queries that have arisen.‘, ‘Daniel Marston is approachable, reliable, knowledgeable and contactable.‘, ‘Incredibly prompt in replying to queries. On the environmental side, Michelle Headrige is noted for her contentious and non-contentious experience. Addleshaw Booth & Co. 500+ connections. On the business/corporate side,…, Yorke is a partner in the private capital team. A number of their team members have spent time with us on secondment over the years so it is sometimes like having temporary extra in-house lawyers at the end of a phone.’, ‘Mike Davison is a market leader. Collaboration is everything here. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. It is also a leader in client investment and understanding. Addleshaw Goddard's pensions offering has a strong reputation for trustee support, the sector impact of corporate transactions, negligence claims and liberation fraud. Also of note is Simon Prendergast - 'one of the sharpest ABL minds' - while experienced associates Ben Edwards and Caroline Gray are likewise recommended. Joanne has provided an exceptional customer-focused service to help us deliver high-quality statutory plans. Clients single out managing associate Mark Crane, who recently joined from Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP. Always willing to help. Specialising in investment and development/regeneration of commercial property. In addition to being a market leader in the AIM arena, the team is also prominent in large and high-profile Main Market transactions. Luke has 4 jobs listed on their profile. Our People. It is particularly focused on the transport, telecoms, student accommodation and private rented sectors. They are very good a breaking down a transaction and identifying risks.’, ‘They are highly co-operative and matter of fact. In addition to strong internationality, they have unique and broad ranging energy experience, including in particular with state parties.’, ‘Nathalie Allen is an absolute star and AG was incredibly lucky to get her. James Whittaker is a further key name; he tailors his practice towards the acquisition and exploitation of IP rights with specific expertise in licensing, media and sponsorship matters. ‘Well-integrated professional team of knowledgeable experts.‘, ‘The finance disputes resolution team at Addleshaw Goddard is a pleasure to work with. Practice head Damon Rosamond-Lanzetta advises on IT and outsourcing transactions in the financial services, transport and telecoms arenas. Tom McHugh is tireless and very experienced as a managing associate.’. Nick Pearey heads up the practice, which spans the UK network. Excellent with clients and paperwork. At Addleshaw Goddard, the team handles the full range of corporate tax advisory matters, including the tax aspects of private equity and property transactions, asset finance, M&A, restructuring, employment and disputes. They give sensible and commercial advice to clients and take care to let the clients understand the detailed contours of the proceedings.‘, ‘The team has strength and depth from partner to junior associate and excellent individuals at every level. Addleshaw Goddard's team has broad expertise, acting on a wide range of power projects for both small and large energy companies while also handling nuclear decommissioning, research and development. The team also represents public sector bodies and private sector sponsors in addition to debt and equity investors in a range of other project such as those in the water, transport, renewables, housing and education sectors. He has a smooth and calm persona and manner. Practice head Erin Shoesmith has extensive experience in contentious matters and reputation management. He knows his stuff and can cope with the biggest cases.’, ‘The team with which I have been working are an absolute joy to work with. The multidisciplinary Addleshaw Goddard practice combines lawyers and senior compliance professionals to provide legal, compliance, conduct, risk and governance support. The team acts on national and regional projects for airports, corporates and developers. Addleshaw Goddard balances lender and creditor-side work, advising major high street banks, insolvency practitioners and corporates, with board advisory work an increasing element of the firm's practice. Excellent  approach in terms of striking a strong commercial position for their client but at all times maintaining a balance of pragmatism and not engaging in point scoring or antagonistic behaviour.‘, ‘Mike Hinchliffe is great with client service; responsive and happy to go the extra mile, and I know that our shared clients highly value his advice and wealth of PE experience.’, ‘The Addleshaw team are exceptional. He has great client relationships and is both dynamic and entrepreneurial. Roles & Rewards. Willing to travel to meetings when required. Addleshaw Goddard’s pensions offering comprises high-profile experts including Rachel Rawnsley, Jade Murray and Rachel Uttley, who co-lead the team. About us. According to The Lawyer, a British legal … David Shaw; Rona-Bar Isaac; Andrew Walker, ‘AG planning and environment team have a real in-depth understanding of the roles of, and requirements on, their clients arising from the regulatory frameworks that they operate within. We will surround you with experienced lawyers, exciting projects, great rewards and potential to progress in an inspiring and innovative environment. Her knowledge is excellent.”, “Excellent knowledge and communication. "Commended for its 'strength-in-depth' Addleshaw Goddard is 'first-rate in handling complex and sensitive litigation, and obtains optimal results'." Addleshaw Goddard fields a broad and varied banking team, sitting on all major clearing bank panels and handling corporate, real estate and leveraged financing matters. ‘As well as being highly professional, knowledgeable and experienced, the team at Addleshaws are very friendly, great to work with and provide a very personal service. Addleshaw Goddard's finance disputes practice has strong relationships with major UK and international banks, private equity firms and other independent funders as well as fintech clients and challenger banks. Over the years I have used several Leeds based teams and AG have been the best.‘, ‘Andy Bates is a rock star, he is able to combine timely, robust advice with a sense of humour. She is very experienced and sensitive to the nuances of healthcare law and practice and provides a truly excellent client service.‘, ‘Ryan Geldart is a name to watch for the future- he has developed into a really effective and able litigator and his drafting is impeccable. They work well as a team and are happy to give a feel for what might be required before the client commits to the work.”, “Pervinder Kaur is a pleasure to work with. Gerlando Butera acts in international arbitration concerning overseas projects while Julia Court is active in the transport, student accommodation, logistics and energy sectors. Yunus Seedat manages the wider corporate team while Mike Duggan is in charge of the London corporate group specifically. Their multiple offices allow them to draw on national experience where relevant to a local situation. Beth Collett leads the debt capital markets team. He recently acted for the majority shareholders of Base Soccer Agency, representative of more than 300 international football players, managers and coaches, in relation to its disposal to Creative Artists Agency Sports. The emphasis on work being partner-led supports them being laser-like focused on the matters and issues that make the most difference to case outcomes. She has a lot of experience and is certainly one to watch.‘, ‘Very active in small and mid-cap ECM, the sheer volumes of deals they do means that they are only on top of the issues.‘, ‘Giles Distin is an excellent lawyer and I would not hesitate to ask him to act for us on any ECM deal or a Code deal, where he really is a subject matter expert.‘, ‘Impressively partner-led, very personable characters with commercial nous.‘, ‘The pre-eminent public company legal team in the North.‘, ‘Roger Hart stands out for the depth of his experience and quality of feedback from his clients.‘, Berenberg (Joh. The team works well with other practices within the firm, so the service overall is very joined-up. They are able to handle ‘big ticket’ litigation and have the strength and depth to manage all elements of litigation. Contact Us. The firm: Addleshaw Goddard is a premium international business law firm offering an exceptional breadth of services. Simon Lofthouse; James Mort; Charlotte Marshall; Priscilla Hetherton, ‘There is excellent knowledge about the interlinks and connections between different topics that are discussed in parallel. ', ‘We have worked most closely with Joanne Holbrook, legal director. Macquarie Principal Finance (MPF) (part of the Macquarie Group), Consortium of banks, including MUFG Bank, Societe Generale, SMBC and Mizuho Bank, National Grid Electricity Transmission plc, Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited, Addleshaw Goddard's planning practice is led by Emily Williams, who handles contentious planning matters for clients such as developers and land companies. He struck me as really excellent with great judgement and a get-things-done attitude.’. Legal 500 - 37 Tier One rankings across our UK offices (Legal 500, 2015) Legal 500 - #1 by Tier One rankings in Leeds and Manchester Legal 500 - In a survey of law firms preferred by the FTSE350, we are ranked the 8th most frequently used law firm by the FTSE100, and the 10th by FTSE250 companies. I found that the team as a whole work on stringent schedules to remain on target and schedule, and in turn successfully achieved the goal we sought.’, ‘ David Engel (Partner), and Daniel Bishop (Associate) were both outstanding to work with, and willing to brainstorm every option possible to secure a successful outcome for my case. The firm is highly regarded for various product and service innovations delivered by experts in the fields of consulting, strategy, process improvement, technology, project management and resourcing. Richard Goodfellow chairs the practice from Leeds. In my view, their experience in PFI is unrivalled anywhere in the UK and they are far ahead of their competitors. Practice head Mark Molyneux has 'an ability to see and articulate the pros and cons of proposed courses of action and provide leadership’. Technical skills of the team are first-rate, as you would expect. The nature of their work is always interesting.‘, ‘The advice received from Addleshaw Goddard is always clear and either comprehensive or concise (when necessary). The practice also has particular strength in contentious matters; recent highlights include planning appeals for student housing projects, service station sites and de-listing ahead of redevelopment. The AG team has the full repertoire that you would expect but the thing that makes the practice unique is their user friendliness. She is dedicated to her cases, totally unflappable and exudes confidence. Addleshaw Goddard. Supplemented by its human touch and the ability across the board to work seamlessly and immerse themselves into the client’s ethos and drivers and achieve effective outcomes.‘, ‘Mark Molyneux heads up the team and is an effective leader. Other names to note include legal directors Louise Dobson, who has expertise in the health and pharmaceutical industries; and Gareth Jones, who is particularly active in the industrials, transport, energy, and utilities sectors; Dobson and managing associate Ryan Geldart 'both outperform their level of PQE'. ‘Completely cross-border oriented, this team has the ability to work seamlessly across continents’. Addleshaw Goddard's national energy team is a key name among national and independent oil companies, mid-stream companies, private equity investors and financial institutions. We would always expect the AG team to be involved in any significant banking dispute.‘, ‘The team is skilfully and effectively led by the experienced Michael Barnett. 'Doyen of the reputation management sector' David Engel leads the team, which also counts Abigail Healey, whose experience ranges from 'acting for numerous phone hacking claimants to major corporate litigation'. He always gave 100% and his support was invaluable. The understanding of our requirements and time they spent on the transaction also demonstrated the quality of their efforts.‘, ‘The set up at AG is highly professional yet still human. The group advises on a wide range of areas within the water and wastewater sector, including regulatory matters, construction, litigation, environmental issues and transactions. Dispute resolution is another mainstay of the practice. They have experts in their fields and are efficient at working across teams when a number of various legal issues need establishing.‘, ‘The individuals we have worked with are very approachable and amenable to some of the demands we sometimes place on them regarding timescales etc. Andrew Maskill; Richard Oman; Simon Prendergast; Ben Edwards; Caroline Gray, ‘The AG team in Manchester are without doubt one of the strongest legal teams in the country. ‘Rising Star’ - Legal 500. Steve Mackie is a hands-on partner who gets involved and in the mix, he is the person to turn to for advice in the sector. Other names to note include Richard Clayton (who has 'great knowledge of industry practice') and managing associate Alex Unger who 'is another of the up and coming stars'. Practice head Andy Bates works for the firm's biggest corporate and banking clients, alongside maintaining relationships with the key accountancy firms in the region. ‘, Bestway Retail Limited (part of the Bestway Wholesale group), Elaine Millar, Viscount of the Royal Court of Jersey. The Legal 500 Webinars; In-person events; The Legal 500 Podcast; Jobs; About. Legal 500 - 37 Tier One rankings across our UK offices (Legal 500, 2015) Legal 500 - #1 by Tier One rankings in Leeds and Manchester Legal 500 - In a survey of law firms preferred by the FTSE350, we are ranked the 8th most frequently used law firm by the FTSE100, and the 10th by FTSE250 companies. Fantastic grasp of all details and able to cut through to the central issues. The arrival in June 2019 of Zoe Connor from Haynes and Boone CDG, LLP also broadens the scope of the firm's finance capabilities, in light of her speciality finance and funds finance expertise. He jointly heads the team with Michael O’Connor, who focuses on project finance across various infrastructure and social infrastructure sectors. ‘Richard Lee is quite simply the most outstanding lawyer I have worked with. The added value we receive from AG is excellent.‘, ‘Harold Brako is professional, reliable, has encyclopaedic experience and a good sense of humour in a crisis.‘, ‘Harold Brako is an outstanding operator, a pragmatic and commercial lawyer who is always available.‘, ‘Harold Brako leads with vision and strives for a commercial outcome to the case. We had a 100% partner-led team, which brought the right level of seniority, but the managing associate was also extremely experienced. Addleshaw Goddard . Always available to help.’, ‘Excellent customer service – very responsive and advice is commercial and relevant.’. They were willing to listen to my opinions, despite my lack of legal background and knowledge, and take those into account when establishing their legal opinion to substantiate my claims. They have been excellent in this process, in financial restructuring advice and pensions advisory. Most importantly, he gets great results for his clients. For these clients, the practice regularly advises on major projects and restructurings, often with a cross-border aspect. Addleshaw Goddard's commercial litigation team handles the full breadth of disputes and counts procurement, fraud, professional negligence, pensions, tax and IT claims among its specialist areas. Rona Bar-Isaac is a ‘trusted adviser’ in the water and retail sectors. The individuals are all very capable and experienced.’, ‘Beth Collett is a standout partner. Core industry sectors include retail, financial services, energy, and real estate, with private equity transactional work also fully integrated within the M&A group. And – frankly speaking – pushing the client wherever needed in order to keep the projects’ timeline. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. James Herring is superb with clients.‘, ‘Alex Unger is seen as a Rolls Royce lawyer to work with on trials. She is very experienced and sensitive to the nuances of healthcare law and practice and provides a truly excellent client service.‘, ‘Ryan Geldart is a name to watch for the future- he has developed into a really effective and able litigator and his drafting is impeccable. The department is led by tax structuring expert Justine Delroy, who is based in the Manchester office. Her knowledge is excellent.”, “Excellent knowledge and communication. The firm assists key regulated water companies and suppliers. Other practitioners contributing to the sector group include litigator Louisa Caswell, who specialises in contractual disputes, warranty and indemnity claims, and supplier and distributor issues; and M&A expert James Tatro. Which, ultimately, comes down to four words. The group is also well-placed to handle cross-border claims and recoveries, with particular experience in acting for West Africa-based businesses. The lender-focused practice is led by David Handy, who advises on high-value national and international lending agreements. Bruce is a market leader; he is very clever, thinks matters through carefully (taking on board and developing the ideas of clients and other advisors), and is really good at developing the case. About Us. The teams act on transactions, disputes and contracts for a range public and private clients. He has also acted on projects such as hospitals and research centres. He is solutions oriented at all stages of the process. Principally focused on rail-related mandates - under the guidance of the 'proactive and client-focused' Clive Smith, Addleshaw Goddard advises manufacturers, lessors and financiers across a range of work. 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