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Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson (London) LLP

99 CITY ROAD, LONDON, EC1Y 1AX, ENGLAND
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Work 020 7972 9600
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Fax 020 7972 9602
Web:
www.friedfrank.com
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What we say about the firm's legal practice in London

Corporate and commercial

Within Corporate tax Corporate tax

Within Equity capital markets: US capability, tier 5

Experienced in Rule 144A transactions, Robert Mollen at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson (London) LLP provided US counsel to Flybe on its £66m IPO and listing on the London Stock Exchange.

Within EU and competition , tier 6

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson (London) LLP increased its profile with the hire of Alasdair Balfour from Olswang, who brought with him a number of high-profile clients including Malaysia Airlines and Smurfit Kappa. Balfour’s arrival, along with an associate from Slaughter and May, has broadened the practice to include major cross-border cartel investigations and litigation.

Within M&A: lower mid-market, £50m-£250m, tier 6

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson (London) LLP’s practice head Jerry Walter is highly regarded by clients. Richard May joined the corporate team from Simmons & Simmons, bringing a wealth of financial services expertise. The team regularly advises Virgin Media and Goldman Sachs on a range of global matters.

Within M&A: US law capability, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP is a second tier firm,

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson (London) LLP has ‘many subject matter experts, and great depth of talent and experience’. Robert Mollen’s team advised Virgin Media on its £160m sale of Virgin Media Television to BSkyB, as well as handling a string of mandates for Goldman Sachs.

Dispute resolution

Within Commercial litigation Commercial litigation

Finance

Within Acquisition finance, tier 7

Mark Wesseldine at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson (London) LLP is ‘responsive, solutions orientated and pleasant’.

Within Derivatives and structured products, tier 5

At Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson (London) LLP, ‘delivery is well timed, drafting is careful, and advice is focused’. Its team of ‘very technical derivatives lawyers’ includes Rob McBride, and handles all European hedging on leveraged deals for Goldman Sachs.

Real estate

Within Commercial property, tier 7

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson (London) LLP’s clients include Investec Bank, Tishman Speyer and sovereign wealth funds, as well as luxury brand retailers Coach, Hackett and Hilfiger. Nigel Heilpern is ‘extremely reliable’, and Stephen John ‘provides a top-class service’.

Within Property finance, tier 5

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson (London) LLP’s Nigel Heilpern displays ‘deep knowledge; he is very commercial and extremely reliable’. Clients include Investec Bank, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs.

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