Claire Williams > Brachers > Maidstone, England > Lawyer Profile
Brachers Offices
SOMERFIELD HOUSE
59 LONDON ROAD
MAIDSTONE, KENT
ME16 8JH
England
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Claire Williams
Work Department
Corporate and Commercial
Position
Partner (Corporate)
Career
Claire is a Partner in Brachers’ Corporate and Commercial team.
She has more than 25 years’ experience in corporate law, including for City and international firms, advising a range of clients including large corporates, high street names and individual shareholders.
The Brachers Corporate team, led by Claire, won ‘Deal of the Year (sub £10m)’ at the Insider South East Dealmakers Awards 2023. She was also shortlisted for Corporate Lawyer of the Year.
Claire specialises in:
- Insurance
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Management buyouts
- Asset swaps
- Restructurings and demergers
- Joint ventures
- Advising owner-managers on succession and exit strategies
- Banking and finance
She has developed a following of clients throughout Kent and the South East and established excellent relationships with a number of corporate finance boutiques, accounting firms and banks.
Memberships
- The Law Society
- Steering Committee of the Kent Corporate Finance Alliance
- Qualified as a Solicitor in England and Wales
- Admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand (not practising)
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
(Leading individuals)The team at Brachers, based in Maidstone and headed up by James Bullock, is well positioned to assist with commercial contracts, negotiations, company law advice and cross-border deals for reputable and international clients, particularly in the manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and IT spaces. The firm continues to push into the energy recovery and green technology sectors as well as the commercial and industrial projects industry. Specialising in next-generation energy recovery matters is Erol Huseyin, who is well versed in advising on all aspects of commercial contracts, and Alex Cosgrove, who has expertise in supply chain agreements, joint venture contracts and construction contracts. Claire Williams is another key corporate lawyer that acts for a range of clients, including international corporations and individual shareholders, in significant deals such as the sale of Take 1 Script Services.
Lawyer Rankings
- Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex South East > Corporate and commercial
- Leading individuals South East > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Public sector > Public sector
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Employment > Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery