‘The corporate team at CRS are very diligent, hard working and creative. They ensured we got the key points across in our negotiations. At all times the team was partner led, and they brought in expertise from elsewhere in the firm when appropriate.’

‘Very commercial in their outlook.’

‘The team has expertise in acting for healthcare clients in relation to corporate transactions and, in particular, dentists and pharmacists.’

‘Jonathan Steele was recently promoted to partner and handles the firm’s dental transactions work.’

‘Tim Jenkins has acted for pharmacists who are buying or selling community pharmacies, and has specialised in that area for many years.’

‘Strong team with good sell and buy-side expertise. The legal team we worked with was predominantly women, who built strong relationships with our internal teams who were working closely on the project with them. We were able to pull resources from across their business to work on everything from lease negotiations to the SPA.’

‘Flexible, hard working vast knowledge and expertise.’

‘They adopted a very commercial approach when negotiating agreements which helped speed up the process to completion.’

‘The team has experience in dealing with North American parties and is able to manage cultural expectations. Also adopted a pragmatic attitude to getting issues resolved.’

‘Easy to deal with and you are always confident that any challenges that arise in a deal solutions are provided and the deal can complete. A great combination of professionals that can empathise with clients and offer rounded advice even if its not what the client wants to hear!’

‘We had consistent partner contact with Julie Hughes, which was great – and was required owing to some of the challenges we faced on our acquisition. She remained calm, collected and on top of the ever changing situation, and guided our opposite lawyers through the process. She is highly intelligent and was a great sounding board to run through pertinent points on the deal.’

‘Julie Hughes – Nothing is to much trouble and her connection with clients is exemplary, putting them at ease from day one and creating a level of trust that helps right the way through any deal.’

‘The firm has a unique strength in the way project work is handled collectively using the skills on each project. For instance, for a transaction we used the firms partners’ skills in tax, HR, data protection and although a partner was only involved in part of the transaction he/she was always fully briefed. We never had to start again or get other partners up to speed.’

‘The DMH Stallard team are innovative thinkers who are ready to work under pressure in order to meet client deadlines. They offer robust feedback and advice to important and potentially contentious issues, drawing on the expertise of other members in the company to access the best advice.’

‘Debbie Venn managed our initial interview in a very professional and friendly way. She showed a genuine interest in the needs and goals of the client, in order to conducting a deep thorough analysis needed, to produce a quotation. In comparison, other solicitors I had vetted for the work failed to gain my confidence because they were too quick to issue a quotation when they had not understood the full scope of work to be done.’

‘Their key strength was that support was always available, but they also spent time to fully understand the aims of the transaction and where they could add value.’

‘Debbie Venn is good at looking at the commercial aspect behind the contract and is able to use simple language to explain technical terms.’

‘Excellent knowledge sharing and communication. Mark Diamond and his team is capable of picking up most challenging situations.’

‘Mark Diamond has always applied a professional approach. Great communicator and understands the issues quickly. I will continue to use his services throughout my career. Excellent support through a share purchase amongst other things.’

‘Mark Diamond goes the extra mile to understand our business. He is flexible in arranging meetings and sets things out simply in non legal language.’

‘Responsive lawyers who are easy to work with. They understand our business and our commercial requirements but, as you’d expect, have a solid grasp of the legal issues and requirements.’

‘A strong corporate and commercial offering with a first-class track record and blue-chip clients.’

‘Stuart Padgham – highly capable, amenable and astute. Collaborative and great to work with. Proactive where required and always responsive.’

‘Kate Norris – strong legal skills and highly diligent. A pleasure to work with.’

‘Dan Bastide works extensively in the listed markets, on private equity deals and with OMBs. A very bright technically capable lawyer who “gets it” very quickly. Dan offers practical legal and commercial advice and is a go to lawyer for our firm.’

‘A really pragmatic and friendly team, who will always go the extra mile to assist and provide the best advice dependent upon the situation. Always available and at times becomes not just legal advisors but also a sounding board.’

‘The corporate team always have a pragmatic approach to complement their technically capabilities.’

‘The particular strength of the team is that there is always colleagues available to be bought in on separate specialisms. As part of the project we have required property and employment law advice which have been seamlessly bought in to advise which has assisted keeping our project on track.’

‘The PDT team supported the sale of our business in several areas which helped us extensively in understanding our commitments and conditions of the sale which we had no experience with. On reflection PDT made the sale process smooth and protected us from any unfair conditions within the agreements.’

‘Noel Ruddy and Sian Webber – great communication, friendly and will do their upmost to provide the advice required to resolve the issue in a pragmatic and commercial manner.’

‘Rebecca Glazebrook always calmly and professional explained complicated scenarios to help us understand and be aware of our commitments. Rebecca, 100% was standing with us accompanying and coaching us through the process and made us feel like partners rather than a customer.’

‘Noel Ruddy and Rebecca Glazebrook are both very personable, amiable and always provide an exemplary service.’

‘As well as providing support on deals, I can turn to the team for general advice and to talk something over. No matter which member of the team you deal with, you always get a friendly approach.’

‘David Kendall and his excellent team, including Hannah McIlwraith, are able to provide us with a first rate service, commercial, pragmatic and very sound legal advice and help solve problems for us.’

‘David Kendall has advised us on several corporate reorganisations and acquisitions. Responsive, commercial, problem solving, engaging and very smart. An exceptional lawyer. Our go to lawyer for corporate matters and M&A.’

‘David Kendall has been my rock over the past couple of years – guiding and supporting through a complicated transaction with many twists and turns. He is down to earth and pretty much unflappable – which is exactly what’s needed. He has a really great team of associates who are confident and willing to step in and help as needed.’

‘In-depth skills and experience which apply well to client proposals.’

‘I find Downs easy to work with and straightforward in their advice. Downs have many different areas of expertise, and have always been able to provide efficient and proactive advice when needed.’

‘The team are approachable, highly knowledgeable and commercial in their approach. They place their clients interests first at all times and act with integrity. They have an outstanding corporate team and are a trusted partner. We regularly recommend their services to our clients. They have invested in market leading data room technology and offer this as a value added service to our shared clients.’

‘Downs are very friendly and easy to work with. Richard Clapham is a delight as he handles everything with ease and in reasonable time. He keeps the client informed throughout the process.’

‘I work mainly with Richard Clapham whose approach to legal advice is clear and effective whenever the need arises.’

‘Richard Clapham has been fundamental in helping my business to ‘get our house in order’ as we have evolved and grown over the past five years or so. He has helped me to standardise our policies, terms of business and employment contracts to give a strong foundation upon which to operate. In addition, I value Richard’s advice and support along with his patience and willingness to explain complex ideas in simple terms – a true trusted advisor’

‘Julian Harvey is highly skilled with fantastic legal knowledge and experience. He is calm and measured in his approach. He demonstrates excellent people skills and is able to explain complex legal detail in a way that his clients can understand. He is a first class lawyer and I feel very confident in his ability to look after our clients.’

‘Emily MacNiven is a rising star. She is incredibly detailed in her approach and fantastically well organised. She is able to adapt her style to suit the client and demonstrates a high level of emotional intelligence. Our clients always sing her praises.’

‘Mark Lucas and Matthew Devine have been and continue to be exceptional at listening to the complex and making it simple and easy to deliver. At the same time, they leave no stone unturned to ensure that we are well covered for all eventualities. I want to know that we can trust our legal team to look after our best interests without continual oversight and I can honestly say that over multiple transactions the level of trust built by Mark and Matthew’s outstanding professionalism makes them ‘go to’ people for our business and well-trusted and valued partners.’

‘In my experience the team is very well versed in all aspects of corporate and commercial services. I have seen the practice operate from both the seller and the buyer perspective and have no hesitation recommending them to other companies or individuals who require effective, efficient and fairly-priced support in the corporate arena.’

‘All staff we encountered were helpful, knowledgeable and readily available; matters were dealt with very efficiently especially given the challenges presented by Covid.’

‘The practitioner allocated to my case was Kathryn Paisley and I found her to be very responsive and timely in all her dealings, and she dealth with me with an open and clear method of communication. Any legal process can be daunting to the non-professional but Kathryn made it a painless experience, which is intended as a great compliment!’

‘Kathryn Paisley: well-trusted by our mutual client, pragmatic and adaptive to the client’s circumstances and commercial priorities.’

‘I have engaged TWM on a number of business sales, and have enjoyed their collaborative, pragmatic and commercial approach to transactions – they are smart and responsive and I have always felt them to be an excellent extension of our own team rather than “hired assistance”. TWM took time to understand our position, potential exposure, thinking and our end game and translated that into pragmatic and commercial advice.’

‘Working together collaboratively, with an expertise in each department. Advice and guidance was always top level, we never felt we were dealing with “yes” people, they were prepared to strongly disagree when appropriate. Response times were always excellent, and the quality of correspondence accurate.’

‘The team is extremely approachable and very willing to have conversations on situations at an early stage without obligation or expectation. Their fees are competitive and they are our “go-to” firm when referring our clients to a legal practice. They have a wealth of experience in putting transactions together.’

‘The team at TWM are excellent. Everyone I have dealt with, across multiple teams, is engaged and helpful. They have excellent knowledge and are always keen to minimise cost and deliver value for money.’

‘Jamie Berry is always available, has an eye for detail and is able to think on his feet – takes time to listen to deal concerns and invariably has a positive approach or solution to issues raised so all important deal momentum can be preserved.’

‘Jamie Berry is first class. Always answered emails promptly. He has a great back up team too.’

‘I have worked with Daniel Jenking for many years and value his methodical and calm approach. He is able to unpack complex issues in a straightforward manner and is a pleasure to work with on transactions. When working with him you know he’ll do what he says he’s going to do.’

‘We work across time zones, and Daniel Jenking always makes himself available. He does a great job helping us to navigate the differences between US law and UK law.’

‘Quick and concise responses. Boddy Matthews Limited are upfront about their pricing and offer different options based on your budget.’

‘Super enthusiastic, highly knowledgeable and definitely a trusted advisor. Always happy to recommend the firm and individuals.’

‘We have worked with Kate Matthews and her team for a number of years and have always found them to be professional and attentive. Kate herself has excellent knowledge on Franchising and licensing and has always gone out of her way to explain things to us in layman’s terms.’

‘Kate Matthews always makes herself available to help at the earliest opportunity and is always open and honest about what can be achieved.’

‘We have Kate Matthews as our corporate solicitor, as the New Master Franchise, she really help and assisted me in our needs for legal advises. Available almost anytime of the day including weekends and holidays- really appreciated that since we worked in different time zone.’

‘Kate Matthews is a very quick, straightforward solicitor who gets straight to the heart of your current problem. The most important quality I appreciated from Kate was that she cares about you as a client and takes into consideration what you have said during meetings to form a strategy which best enables you to move forward with your case. Her experience and expertise really comes through when she presents and advises you on multiple options. She helps you to make well informed decisions more easily.’

‘I found them to be professional through the process offering specific support when required. Having had such a positive experience I have since recommended them to other business associates.’

‘Competitively priced, above and beyond customer service.’

‘We’ve been really impressed by the breadth of expertise at Coole Bevis and the seamless collaboration between different members of the team. They have taken ownership of the corporate transaction we engaged them on and have managed the various moving parts (with internal and external stakeholders) brilliantly.’

‘Chris Clifton-Moore and his team were exceptional in challenging circumstances – they went above and beyond with my recent transaction.’

‘Chris Clifton-Moore is a pleasure to deal with. He is commercially focused and pragmatic but absolutely on top of the legal detail which he can explain clearly and succinctly. His ability to run complex calls and then send carefully considered follow-up notes within a short time frame has been impressive and much appreciated. He has certainly cut down the amount of time I would have expected to have spent on this with internal resource and has made a significant contribution to the success of our latest transaction.’

‘Throughout the whole transaction I found Ismail Groves to be very knowledgeable, helpful and supportive. During the very intense period of the SPA Ismail always made himself available to myself offering a great deal of guidance and advice. Without Ismail’s support I suspect that the deal may have collapsed!!’

‘At 5pm the phone lines didn’t close, Ismail Groves worked tirelessly to get the job done in the short time space, staying open late to meet the deadline. Ismail made the whole process less stressful, always answering calls/emails quickly and never made me feel that I was a pain, it was all about customer service. The way Ismail dealt with us has led us to using Coole Bevis for other needs and recommending them to others.’

‘Robert Hutchins has been impressive in his approach to disclosure documentation. He ran very long calls with diligence and good humour and made the process far less painful than I believe it can be. Like others in the CB team he is commercially aware and was able to help us before we would get too far into rabbit holes of unnecessary details.’

‘Victoria Sampson is very client focused.’

The whole team works very closely together, communicates extremely well, is technically excellent, commercially very strong and a pleasure to work with throughout transactions.’

‘A diverse team of very knowledgeable and switched-on lawyers. Just about as sharp as they come, but with a polite and considerate manner with which it is delivered.’

‘Fees are competitive and the practice punches well above its weight for a small regional practice. I have had no hesitation in using CooperBurnett as first port of call on almost all commercial queries.’

‘We have used CooperBurnett for over 30 years in both a private and corporate capacity. Their team provides an elite, experienced and broad range of capabilities across all departments, delivering a highly professional, knowledgeable and friendly service with swift and straightforward communication.’

‘Victoria Sampson is an excellent leader and communicator.’

‘Victoria Sampson is exceptional – she cuts through the waffle and smoke to get to the crux of the matter. Straightforward, talks in plain English and matters are dealt with efficiently. Having her as a client partners means all our work is well coordinated.’

‘Victoria Sampson has an unparalleled knowledge of corporate law.’

‘The firm is well represented in numerous areas of law, as well as geographically location.’

‘I found the individual allocated to my query to be very knowledgeable and easy to deal with and to converse with.’

‘Very flexible and always available people.’

‘Availability, flexibility, interested in understanding my needs.’