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100 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON, EC4Y 0DH, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 020 7400 8000
Fax:
Fax 020 7400 8050
DX:
269 LONDON CHANCERY LANE WC2
Web:
www.bristows.com
Email:

Mark Hawes

Tel:
Work +44 20 7400 8000
Email:
Bristows

Work Department

Corporate, charities.

Position

Partner and head of Bristows’ corporate group specialising in corporate and corporate finance law with particular expertise in advising on M&A, joint ventures, private equity financings, IPOs/Stock Exchange listings and other corporate transactions in IP and technology-driven sectors such as IT, media, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. Advises clients as diverse as multinationals, start up companies and universities. He acts for many charities and not-for-profit corporations and bodies incorporated by Royal Charter, including some of the UK’s leading learned societies and professional institutions which he advises on constitutional and governance issues and on the structuring and operation of their trading subsidiaries’ activities.

Career

Articled Jaques & Lewis (now Eversheds)1984-86; qualified 1986; assistant solicitor Freshfields 1986-93; assistant solicitor Bristows 1993-96; partner 1996; head of Bristows’ corporate group 2003.

Education

Knowles Hill School; King’s College, London University (1983 LLB).

Leisure

Literature, cinema.

Practice Areas

Corporate and commercial; M&A; Pharmaceuticals, biotechnology

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