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United Arab Emirates
Banking and finance
Banking and finance - ranked: tier 5
Addleshaw Goddard
Addleshaw Goddard's Robin Hickman handles deals for borrowers and banks, including real estate finance. Highlights included advising Standard Chartered on a shari’ah-compliant real estate financing of a new development at the Palm Jumeirah, and assisting Agility Public Warehousing with the debt finance elements for the Reem Mall project in Abu Dhabi. Restructuring is another area of expertise, with Pixel Digital Systems a key client in this space.
Commercial, corporate and M&A
Commercial, corporate and M&A - ranked: tier 6
Addleshaw Goddard
Addleshaw Goddard has 'good leadership from the managing and matter partners - the firm gets to know clients and makes them feel important'. Andrew Johnson advised Blossom Nurseries on its merger with Babilou Nurseries. The firm also handles private equity buyouts, such as assisting Volpi Private Equity with its purchase of Digital Barriers. Other clients include Diageo, which the team advised on the transfer of assets from one company into a new branch of Diageo Scotland. Managing associate Owen Richards is 'a very detailed and skilled M&A lawyer who manages transactions well and goes the extra mile on ancillary matters.'
Construction
Construction - ranked: tier 3
Addleshaw Goddard
Addleshaw Goddard has 'a very strong knowledge of the law and is able to provide practical and helpful advice' on construction arbitrations. Andrew Greaves and the 'outstanding' Bevan Farmer ('a gifted lawyer with great commercial sense who can't do enough for his clients') handle disputes ranging from subcontractor matters on major infrastructure projects to large towers disputes involving main contractors. Clients include British, GCC and Spanish contractors.
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Dispute resolution: arbitration and international litigation
Dispute resolution: arbitration and international litigation - ranked: tier 5
Addleshaw Goddard
Addleshaw Goddard's Paul Hughes handles a range of DIFC and ADGM court litigation, including representing the Kurdistan Regional Government, the autonomous government of the eponymous region of the North of the country, seeking to resist the enforcement of a $2bn LCIA arbitral award. He also acts as an expert witness on DIFC law in litigation outside the UAE. Other work concerns franchising disputes.
Employment
Employment - ranked: tier 4
Addleshaw Goddard
Addleshaw Goddard’s group is led by legal director Gorvinder Pannu, who brings to bear robust experience in recruitment, employment contracts, disciplinary matters, due diligence and litigation. Dover Corporation, Exterran and Schlumberger are all on the department’s books.
Real estate
Real estate - ranked: tier 3
Addleshaw Goddard
‘Commercial and responsive’, Addleshaw Goddard is commended for the ‘great depth of experience’ practice head Louise Vun brings to bear. Strata law is a notable strong suit and key clients include Barclays Bank, Multiplex and Utmost Properties.
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- Banking and finance
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Construction
- Dispute resolution: arbitration and international litigation
- Employment
- Real estate
Hong Kong
Offices in Hong Kong
London
Offices in London EC1Y and London EC3M
- Corporate and commercial : Commercial contracts
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial : Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Corporate and commercial : EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial : Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Corporate and commercial : M&A: lower mid-market deals, £50m-£500m
- Corporate and commercial : Partnership
- Corporate and commercial : Private equity: transactions – mid-tier – up to £250m
- Crime, fraud and licensing : Fraud: civil
- Dispute resolution : Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution : Competition litigation
- Dispute resolution : International arbitration
- Finance : Acquisition finance
- Finance : Asset based lending
- Finance : Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Finance : Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Finance : Debt capital markets
- Finance : Trade finance
- Finance : Transport finance & leasing
- Human resources : Employee share schemes
- Human resources : Employment: employers
- Human resources : Pensions (non-contentious)
- Human resources : Pensions: dispute resolution
- Insurance : Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Insurance : Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Insurance : Product liability: defendant
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Infrastructure (including PFI and PPP)
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Water
- Public sector : Administrative and public law
- Public sector : Healthcare
- Public sector : Local government
- Real estate : Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate : Commercial property: development
- Real estate : Commercial property: hotels and leisure
- Real estate : Commercial property: investment
- Real estate : Commercial property: retail
- Real estate : Construction: contentious
- Real estate : Contruction: non-contentious
- Real estate : Planning
- Real estate : Property finance
- Real estate : Property litigation
- Real estate : Social housing: finance
- Risk advisory : Corporate governance
- Risk advisory : Regulatory investigations and corporate crime
- Risk advisory : Reputation management
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Brand management
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Fintech
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : IT and telecoms
- Transport : Aviation
- Transport : Rail
North West
Offices in Manchester
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate and commercial: Manchester
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial : EU and competition
- Dispute resolution : Banking litigation
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation: Manchester
- Finance : Banking and finance
- Finance : Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Human resources : Employment
- Human resources : Health and safety
- Insurance : Professional negligence
- Private client : Charities and not-for-profit
- Private client : Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client : Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Energy
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Project finance and PFI
- Public sector : Health
- Public sector : Local government
- Real estate : Commercial property: Manchester
- Real estate : Construction
- Real estate : Planning and environment
- Real estate : Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Media and entertainment
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Oman
Offices in Muscat
Qatar
Offices in Doha
Scotland
Offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Aberdeen
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation
- Finance : Banking and finance
- Finance : Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Human resources : Employment
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Energy (excluding oil and gas)
- Real estate : Commercial property: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Real estate : Construction
- Real estate : Planning
- Real estate : Property litigation
- Real estate : Social housing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Sport
- Transport
Yorkshire and the Humber
Offices in Leeds
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial : EU and competition
- Dispute resolution : Banking litigation
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Finance : Banking and finance
- Finance : Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Human resources : Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Human resources : Pensions
- Insurance : Professional negligence: claimant
- Private client : Charities and not-for-profit
- Private client : Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Projects, energy and natural resources (including PFI) : Energy
- Projects, energy and natural resources (including PFI) : Infrastructure
- Public sector : Health
- Public sector : Local government
- Real estate : Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate : Construction
- Real estate : Planning
- Real estate : Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : IT and telecoms
- Transport