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Benelux
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek’s London office assists UK clients conducting business in the Netherlands, and works alongside UK and US firms on capital markets, corporate and banking matters. The group recently advised Brit Insurance on the €1bn-plus recommended offer by private equity houses Apollo and CVC. Energy specialist Ernest Meyer Swantee heads the London practice.
Houthoff Buruma is one of the larger European firms with a UK presence, and its two-partner London team works closely alongside colleagues in Belgium and the Netherlands. Jessica Terpstra provides in-depth advice on cross-border transactions and property finance, as well as on banking and securities law.
Loyens & Loeff represents investment banks, private equity funds and corporate multinationals on tax, finance and securities law matters, with particular expertise in M&A, corporate restructuring, and international tax planning. Its UK team works closely with tax consultants and large law firms in Europe, the US and Asia. Peter Corten leads on corporate and banking work, and Marcel Buur heads the tax practice.
NautaDutilh advises law firms, investment banks and large international businesses on matters of Dutch law in areas such as banking, acquisition finance, corporate lending, and private equity. It recently acted as Dutch counsel for Bank of America Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan, and advised HeidelbergCement Group on a €3bn loan agreement. Arjan Pors is the key contact.
Stibbe advises European multinationals, private equity funds and financial institutions on Dutch tax, corporate and securities issues. The London team, headed by Hans Witteveen, works closely with colleagues in Amsterdam, Brussels and New York, and has alliances with Herbert Smith LLP and Gleiss Lutz.
France
Gide Loyrette Nouel LLP’s widely respected finance practice provides regulatory, tax and transactional advice to clients based in the US, the UK and France. The 50-strong London office regularly handles complex international disputes, oil and gas projects, and European listings. Its clients include the EBRD, the IFC and various governmental organisations and investment managers. Anthony Davis heads the London tax team. Adam Rooney and David Klass recently made partner.
Triplet & Associés advises UK, Irish and US clients on French corporate and commercial law, as well as property acquisitions and inheritance matters. Philip Jenkinson and Sylvie Bailleul head the eight-lawyer UK practice.
Germany
Present in London since 2006, Hengeler Mueller advises international clients on their activities in Germany and also represents German clients with interests in the UK. Recent instructions include advising GSW on the long-term refinancing of securitised loans. Martin Geiger and Daniel Kress are the resident partners. The practice has a close affiliation with Slaughter and May and Italian firm Bonelli Erede Pappalardo.
Hoffmann • Eitle specialises in patent applications and prosecutions, oppositions and appeals before the UK and European Patent Offices. The London team of 13 patent professionals, which regularly works alongside colleagues in Munich, recently won a tender to represent Styron, a world leader in polystyrene and latex production, on a large portion of its European patent work.
Noerr advises clients on German law, particularly with regard to M&A, banking, real estate, debt restructuring, and insurance. For UK law, the firm has referral relationships with several leading City firms. Tax expert Hans Radau and insurance specialist Thomas Heitzer are the key names.
Redeker Sellner Dahs advises UK and German clients on banking and finance matters. Lead partner Peter-Andreas Brand has core competencies in competition, commercial and IP law.
Schultze & Braun’s London practice advises UK and German clients on business recovery, international restructuring, and insolvency. The team is led by Volker Beissenhirtz (an expert in recovery schemes, debtor and creditor advice), Frank Tschentscher (international insolvency) and Annerose Tashiro (cross-border restructuring and corporate recovery).
Ireland
The London arm of A&L Goodbody advises international corporations operating in Ireland and Irish companies conducting business in the UK. Banking and financial services expert Peter Walker is the resident partner, and Sheena Doggett heads the corporate team.
Arthur Cox’s Irish law practice represents multinationals and financial institutions on domestic and cross-border transactions. The London team – headed by senior finance partner Kathleen Garrett – has been advising several large European banks including Credit Suisse. Tax partner Alan Heuston divides his time between London and Dublin.
Competition expert John Kettle heads Mason Hayes+Curran’s London office, which provides cross-border corporate advice to public and private companies considering investing in Ireland.
Matheson Ormsby Prentice has added several corporate, banking and financial services lawyers to its London team. It advises private equity houses, international companies and financial institutions conducting business in Ireland. Clients include Fexco, Goodbody Stockbrokers, and Irish electricity utility ESB. Stanley Watson heads the office.
McCann FitzGerald’s five-lawyer practice specialises in structured finance, debt capital markets, and banking law matters. Clients include EBS building society, RBS and UniCredit Group. Head partner Hugh Beattie has led advice to Irish Nationwide Building Society on various large European deals.
Italy
Italy
Belluzzo & Associati’s ten-strong London group advises UK and Italian clients on cross-border investments, M&A, dispute resolution and estate planning. Tax specialist Alessandro Umberto Belluzzo heads the practice.
Bonelli Erede Pappalardo specialises in banking and antitrust work, assisting international banks and financial institutions with their operations in Italy and the UK. Andrea De Tomas, recently appointed head of the London practice, is a leveraged finance expert who works closely alongside fellow banking partner Riccardo Sallustio. The practice can tap into the firm’s network of 300 lawyers across Italy.
Chiomenti Studio Legale’s London office is part of a network of 300 lawyers and tax advisers spread across Europe, the US and Asia. The team handles corporate, banking and finance matters, and has notable energy sector expertise through Luigi Bendi. Real estate and finance partner Claudio Lichino heads the team.
Gianni, Origoni, Grippo & Partners advises international companies, governments and large financial institutions on regulatory issues. Office head Marco Zaccagnini specialises in restructuring and derivatives transactions.
Maisto e Associati advises Italian and international companies on tax issues, particularly relating to M&A and other transactions in the telecoms and manufacturing sectors. Guglielmo Maisto heads the London team.
NCTM LLP is a full-service firm for Italian law, and has notable expertise in M&A, shipping and corporate law. Anthony Perotto heads the eight-strong London team, which represents clients such as Nokia, Siemens, RBS and Ferrari.
Family-run firm Rapisardi Intellectual Property undertakes patent and trade mark work for clients expanding into the UK. It focuses particularly on the marine and fashion industries.
Studio Legale Sutti advises Italian clients in the UK, and works closely alongside colleagues in Europe, Asia and the US. Clients include UK law firms, in-house lawyers, and patent and trade mark agents. Livia Oglio heads the five-strong team.
Portugal
Cameira Law advises UK investors on corporate, tax and regulatory issues relating to cross-border transactions in Brazil, Russia, India, China, Portugal, Mozambique and Angola. Its project finance and infrastructure teams advise governments, private equity groups and construction companies. Maria Antónia Cameira heads the London office.
Neville de Rougemont & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados’ UK team is based in Holyport, Berkshire, from where it provides legal advice on Portuguese and Cape Verde law, with a particular focus on corporate, commercial and property matters. The practice, led by Rosemary de Rougemont, acts for financial institutions, investors, entrepreneurs, retailers, and property developers.
Russia
The corporate and finance focused practice of Russian firm Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev & Partners assists European clients with investments in Russia, and also provides Russian clients with advice on cross-border transactions.
Padva, Haslam-Jones & Partners LLP acts for small to medium-sized companies, private clients, and multinationals on litigation and cross-border transactions. Besides expertise in capital markets, M&A and international finance, the London team also advises clients on TMT matters, and recently represented Russian TV company TNT Broadcasting Network in a deal with Warner Brothers. Finance specialists Katerina Haslam-Jones and Andrew Haslam-Jones head the UK office.
Scandinavia
Scandinavia
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Hamilton Advokatbyrå - Kromann Reumert
- LOGOS legal services
- Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS
- Wikborg Rein
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Kromann Reumert represents Danish companies with business interests in the UK, and also advises UK clients on Danish law. The practice is led by corporate law expert Jakob Hans Johansen. The team recently advised BAE Systems plc on acquiring Denmark’s ETI Global.
LOGOS legal services advises Icelandic companies on pan-European matters, and foreign clients on their interests in Iceland. The team acted for Icelandair Group on refinancing matters, and handled a complex debt restructuring for Icelandic Water Holdings. Gudmundur Oddsson is the main contact.
Resident partner Lars Eirik Gåseide Røsås oversees the London office of Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS, whose core expertise lies in M&A and capital markets. The team often works closely with other Scandinavian firms in the UK, advising Norwegian clients on European matters and UK companies on Norwegian law.
Wikborg Rein’s expert team advises Norwegian and UK clients on offshore contracts and shipping matters, particularly shipbuilding and the sale or purchase of vessels. In 2010, it added three new partners to the team – Simon Tatham, Clare Calnan and Rob Jardine-Brown – and can now provide litigation and alternative dispute resolution services.
Spain
Spain
Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira’s London group focuses on corporate and financial services matters, including advising multinationals on debt restructuring, refinancing, and M&A. It recently advised ING Real Estate Finance on a €5.2bn credit facility granted to Metrovacesa, and La Seda Barcelona on restructuring its UK debt. Other clients include private equity firms, pension providers and a large energy company. Project finance specialist Iñigo Rubio heads the London office.
Díaz-Bastien & Truan’s London team advises on Spanish law aspects of transactions and contracts.
Fernando Scornik Gerstein advises UK companies and individuals on Spanish and Latin American law, and the team works closely with the firm’s other offices in Barcelona, Madrid and the Canary Islands. Antonio Arenas López heads the London practice, and has significant expertise in family, tax and conveyancing law. The firm is part of the IURISPAN network.
Garrigues advises UK businesses, financial institutions and investors on tax law aspects of their activities in Spain, and advises Spanish clients on UK transactions. Ignacio Corbera Dale is now resident partner of the London practice.
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Abogados provides ‘excellent’ corporate advice. Its expertise includes distressed debt and restructuring advice, where it has assisted various UK financial institutions and hedge funds on activities in Spain; project and asset finance, where clients include Ahorro Corporación Financiers, Banco Gallego, and Banesto; and M&A, for energy and fishing companies among others. Resident partner Miguel Lamo de Espinosa heads a ‘dedicated’ team.
Hector Diaz & Co advises commercial and private clients on Spanish law, with particular emphasis on real estate investments. It also advises on business start-ups, shareholder agreements and corporate restructuring. Founding partner Hector Diaz heads the team.
Uría Menéndez’s London branch advises international banks, hedge funds and private equity firms on Spanish and Portuguese aspects of corporate law and regulations. Recent highlights include advising JP Morgan on the financing and acquisition of Dragados Servicios Portuarios y Logísticos, and acting for Deutsche Bank Luxembourg on the refinancing of DEUTZ Aktiengesellschaft Group. Finance expert Juan Carlos Machuca heads the team.
Switzerland
Switzerland
Froriep Renggli’s core expertise in London lies in corporate transactions, transport regulation, private equity, finance and aviation. It primarily represents UK-based companies, and has recently also been working with US law firms. M&A and private equity expert Dunja Koch heads the London practice, and recently led the advice to a UK charity on its move to Geneva.
Ukraine
Ukraine
Present in London for over 20 years, B C Toms & Co advises European, UK, and US companies on operating and investing in the Ukraine, and has vast experience in oil and gas deals. The firm also represents prominent Ukrainian agricultural companies in relation to IPOs, private placements and other fundraisings. Founding partner Bate Toms and Cliff Dammers oversee the practice.