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Winston & Strawn London

CITYPOINT, ONE ROPEMAKER STREET, LONDON, EC2Y 9HU, ENGLAND
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Work 020 7011 8700
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Fax 020 7011 8800
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What we say about the firm's legal practice in London

Corporate and commercial

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

Winston & Strawn London’s ‘non-ego driven’ practice is notable for its cross-border expertise. Impressive recent mandates included acting for Nigerian oil and gas company SEPLAT Petroleum Development on a major $375m acquisition. Zoe Ashcroft is ‘exceptional’.

Finance

Within Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans , tier 5

Winston & Strawn London’s practice head Zoe Ashcroft regularly handles cross-border investment grade mandates for banks such as Bank of America, Wachovia and JP Morgan.

Projects, energy and natural resources

Within Oil and gas, tier 7

At Winston & Strawn London, Zoë Ashcroft advised SEPLAT Petroleum Development on the acquisition of interests in three major oil blocks in the Niger Delta.

TMT (technology, media and telecoms)

Within Intellectual property,

Taylor Wessing LLP has pan-European and cross-jurisdictional strength, and is recommended for its ‘excellent, prompt service and value for money’. Niri Shan heads the soft IP practice, which has particular expertise in colour marks, recently obtaining a trade mark registration for Tiffany. ‘Respected for his expertise and professionalism’, Roland Mallinson leads a substantial trade mark filing practice with Jason Rawkins; clients include KPMG. Patent litigator Simon Cohen successfully represented Abbott, and James Marshall is representing Generics UK. The team’s transactional and VC work includes advising Vifor Pharma and Lime Microsystems. Clients also recommend the ‘proactive, precise’ Timothy Pinto. Richard Price joined Winston & Strawn London, and Chris Thornham joined from SJ Berwin LLP.

Within Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology,

Taylor Wessing LLP delivers ‘excellent, prompt advice and good value for money’. Practice head Dr Malcolm Bates advised next-generation antibody company f-star on its collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim. Simon Walker, David Mardle and Howard Palmer handle VC work, recently advising Xention on its £8m Series D financing. The firm has particular strength in patent litigation. James Marshall, who ‘really understands the business’, is representing Generics (UK) against Cephalon. Tim Worden heads a strong regulatory practice. Richard Price joined Winston & Strawn London, while Chris Thornham joined from SJ Berwin LLP.

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