‘The team is highly skilled and also speaks the language of the finance/tax departments, and is therefore able to translate each intercompany request into a possible legal solution.’

‘They really understand the requests and can accommodate the request in a practical manner.’

‘Chaira Ortolani stands out.’

‘Deloitte Legal has a unique business model wherein the firm can provide corporate legal/secretary type services and leverage the relationships with the tax/accounting departments of the firm, to bring a holistic approach to advising on corporate reorganisations.’

‘Outstanding corporate legal advisory services; very knowledgeable and accessible.’

‘They provide excellent project management and deliver detailed trackers as we progress through the step plans.’

‘Competent and service-oriented.’

‘Rachel Hossack is highly competent, commercially oriented and gives strategic advice.’

‘Nirosha Perera has a good ability to see wider picture. Rachel Hossack – able to mange large projects efficiently. Peter Grigor – attention to detail.’

‘KPMG Law provides a unique combination of support both in terms of legal advice and technology.’

‘They provide excellent UK legal advice and have access to specialist country teams for overseas legal advice and to the wider KPMG services/non-legal experts.’

‘Ben Brafman is an experienced director with particular expertise in large corporate restructurings. He stands out for his technical knowledge and ability to work with KPMG non-legal experts to produce integrated solutions that meet the clients’ commercial and strategic needs.’

‘The team is made up primarily of corporate lawyers. They are well staffed and have a range of experience. Their main strength is their legal technology innovation. The platform tool that they have made available to us is a game changer. It is hugely impressive and is able to give an overview of the various steps involved in the reorganisation,’

‘Ben Brafman has a pleasant communication style with a good sense of humour, is knowledgeable and has a very good understanding of what needs to be done.’

‘International reach combined with local expertise and integration with other PwC advisory services.’

‘The team are able to grasp difficult concepts from multiple jurisdictions and work through how they interact, presenting a single coherent position to the client, providing clarity and guidance in often very short time frames.’

‘Georgie Blythe heads up the team that I work with and is outstanding. He is responsive, very down to earth and just a pleasure to work with.’

‘It’s an impressively diverse team, led by strong partners, highly responsive and with excellent technical knowledge.’

‘The ability to draw on skills from the wider firm’s tax, regulatory and finance expertise is a real plus.’

‘Laura Freestone – practical, sharp and with comprehensive technical knowledge. Efficient and easy to deal with.’

‘Have the ability to pull together complex multinational transactions with strong coordination between lawyers and tax specialists.’

‘Georgie Blyth and Rebecca Boyers have a very good understanding of the structure of our complex business and work in a practical way to resolve issues.’

‘The team is very close to their clients.’

‘Very responsive and business oriented.’

‘Quality of persons and responsiveness is good.’

‘DLA has an international and multidisciplinary team. They can easily deal with cross-boarders transactions. They are dynamic, take ownership of the files and provide clear and practical advice to their client.’

‘Clare McLaren can deal with legally complex issues, keeps the focus on what matters for the client, is patient, available and very responsive. Her explanations are clear and she is comfortable with files where a mix of corporate law and accounting aspects are present.’

‘Eversheds Sutherland have large teams covering a wide variety of legal matters with office locations across the globe providing great international reach. As a global business we have operations in many different countries and Eversheds Sutherland’s breadth and depth of expertise means they are able to support us on a range of issues and cover all of our requirements for external legal support.’

‘Their lawyers are technically first class and their advice and guidance is always on point, they really stand out as leaders in their field. They provide great support on smaller local issues and can also quickly assemble large teams with full project management support, which really helps to coordinate larger/cross-border projects.’

‘Eversheds Sutherland are really taking the time to get to know our internal team and understand our business, which enables them to better support us and act as a true extension of our in-house team. It also enables them to focus on the big picture and deliver pragmatic business solutions to complicated legal issues. Their lawyers are prepared to adopt a commercial approach when required and give us clear recommendations rather than simply laying out the options.’

‘They have excellent attention to detail and are able to tailor their advice to our specific needs and provide it in a way that can be efficiently relayed to our internal clients. They are always very responsive and able to manage tight deadlines.’

‘The team is well placed to offer legal advice alongside tax advice.’

‘Tristan Mutimer, head of Corporate Legal, is extremely knowledgeable and professional in his approach. He limits the use of legal jargon, ensuring that clients are able to follow the often complicated legal process.’

‘There are a number of factors which make this team unique, these can be summarised as: 1) The team performs high-value work directed to the right client priorities – the team is focused on adding value and ensuring the client remains central to their advice. 2) The team’s lawyers solve problems rather than erect roadblocks – a real commercial outlook and looking beyond just the legal framework and issues. You never receive a list of problems, but rather well considered options.’

‘Tristan Mutimer (Partner) – Tristan cares about exceptional client service and works hard to deliver commercially focused legal solutions which achieve his clients objectives. He comes across as confident and knowledgeable about his area of expertise and will always refer queries onto a subject matter specialist where he feels it is outside of his remit. Tristan will also work hard to deliver to timescales he is set! His work ethic is therefore well known among his regular clients.’