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30 OLD BURLINGTON STREET, LONDON, W1S 3NL, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 020 7468 2600
Fax:
Fax 020 7437 8216
DX:
37233 PICCADILLY-1
Web:
www.davenportlyons.com

Michael Hatchwell

Tel:
Work +44 20 7468 2600
Email:
Davenport Lyons

Work Department

Corporate.

Position

Head of corporate department. Recent focus on international joint ventures acquisitions and disposals. Working with significant entrepreneurs and their global affairs, including tax and structuring issues. Predominant workload includes: company/business sales and acquisitions; joint ventures; subscription agreements and strategic business advisory work, much with an international focus. Also increasingly involved in dispute resolution with corporate focus.

Career

Articled Gamlens; qualified 1988; joined Davenport Lyons 1988; partner 1990; head of corporate department since 2000.

Languages

French, Danish.

Member

IoD; Globalaw president 2006-07, board member; and chair of Business Development Committee; trustee of Skill Force.

Education

Varndean Grammar School; Trent Polytechnic (now Nottingham Trent University (BA Hons Legal Studies); College of Law, Guildford (Law Society Finals).

Leisure

Sailing, old Mercedes, skiing and family (not in order of priority!).

Practice Areas

Corporate and commercial; Corporate finance; M&A

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