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Profiles
E&W – London
Salans is an international, full-service law firm operating from 22 offices across 17 countries.
The firm: The firm brings together outstanding lawyers from multiple jurisdictions into one organisation sharing common values and aspirations. There is no single head office or dominant national culture, which makes it unique among international law firms. Salans’ lawyers provide highly integrated, business-focused advice – the product of multinational client teams, and global practice and industry groups. Salans’ lawyers deliver tailored and results-orientated solutions. They do this through their deep understanding of the business, economic and political contexts in which their clients operate.
Types of work undertaken: Arbitration, litigation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR): the firm has expertise in all aspects of contentious and non-contentious work, often with an international dimension. Work includes litigation in: commercial disputes, banking, insolvencies, shipping, property and professional negligence. The practice is heavily involved in mediations, arbitrations and ADR.
Banking and finance: the group advises clients on transactions and business within the UK and on cross-border, international and emerging markets activities. Specialist expertise includes: bank lending, structured trade finance, corporate and acquisition finance, asset finance and leasing, project finance, real estate finance, energy and natural resources finance, retail banking and consumer finance, cards and payments, debt and equity capital markets, and derivatives.
Betting and gaming: the team is experienced in the interactive and online gaming field, as well as more traditional areas such as casinos and betting agencies. The lawyers advise on both licensing and regulatory issues, as well as corporate and commercial transactions.
Corporate: the practice provides corporate finance, private equity, leveraged buyouts and general commercial advice to UK and international clients. Principal areas of practice include M&A, equity securities, AIM and main market IPOs, joint ventures, corporate structures and governance.
Emerging markets: having pioneered the provision of legal services in emerging markets such as the CIS and CEE, the firm advises on debt and equity transactions, credit facilities, municipal infrastructure finance, projects, trade finance, and formation of cross-border investment funds in emerging markets around the world.
Employment: the group provides labour law, pensions and benefits advice. In addition, the team advises on expatriate arrangements, employment practice, policy and training programmes, as well as compliance audits.
Real estate: the team is experienced in all sectors of commercial real estate, including offices, retail and industrial premises, business centres, hotels and leisure complexes, plus residential real estate for development and investment purposes. The team works across the industry, focusing on providing solutions to the complex legal issues that are a feature of this sector.
Reorganisation, restructuring and insolvency: the team established its reputation in the turnaround market but has extensive experience in advising on insolvencies across sectors that include manufacturing, real estate, retail, automotive, information technology, hotels, hospitals and nursing homes. The practice acts on behalf of accountancy and other law firms. It has a particular focus on the issues affecting the banking, finance and asset lending markets.
Other offices: Almaty, Baku, Barcelona, Beijing, Berlin, Bratislava, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Kyiv, Madrid, Moscow, New York, Paris, Prague, Shanghai, St Petersburg, Warsaw
*Salans’ principal operating vehicle. Salans offices are either branches of Salans LLP or other entities affiliated with Salans LLP.
Number of UK partners 30
Number of other UK fee-earners 53
London
Contact Howard Cohen (managing partner)
Languages
Bulgarian
Cantonese
English
French
German
Hebrew
Italian
Russian
Spanish
Other offices
Almaty
Baku
Barcelona
Beijing
Berlin
Bratislava
Brussels
Bucharest
Budapest
Frankfurt
Hong Kong
Istanbul
Kyiv
Madrid
Moscow
New York
Paris
Prague
Shanghai
St Petersburg
Warsaw
International groupings
Franco-British Chamber of Commerce
IPBA
IBA
ICC
IMO
ITF
Israel-British Chamber of Commerce
LMA
Netherlands-British Chamber of Commerce
Russo-British Chamber of Commerce
Number of lawyers 750+
at this office 75
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