‘Friendly professional service comparable with London Firms with demonstrably capable lawyers.’

‘The team at Blake Morgan works really well with us to get to the advise quickly and at a price we can afford. I like the way the staff work well at all levels.’

‘Simon Staples, James Vaughan, and Cathy Bryant stand out in our relationship.’

‘Good strong team, have worked with Simon for many years in different roles. Well executed transaction, efficient, and worked with tight deadlines. Highly commercial approach allowed focus on main work streams.’

‘Simon Staples – high work rate, got the job done and sensible advice.’

‘Malin Svanberg-Larsson was fantastic in all aspects.’

‘Good solid commercial team. A very well resourced team able to provide solid legal and commercial advice on a wide range of commercial contracts and corporate matters.’

‘Leon Arnold and Malin Svanberg-Larsson always keep to their word and deliver the final agreement within time, and with a transparent and pragmatic approach to increasing the fee (if needed).’

‘Both Leon Arnold and Malin Svanberg-Larsson and their associate team are patient, understanding and professional throughout, and I will and do most certainly recommend them highly to others who need a corporate solicitor who values both their clients and their profession.’

‘Tom Walker is very much the “trusted adviser” for our firm and we frequently seek his advice.’

‘Rebecca Howlett was a key source of support.’

‘Rebecca Howlett is a pleasure to deal with, making sure reviews are carried out efficiently and within agreed timescales. Reports are tailored to our needs and additional support given when needed.’

‘The team’s sincerity, integrity and pride in their job are self-evident. And the dedication towards their clients and to their profession is second to none. Furthermore, the attention to detail – so vital in the work of a solicitor, not least of all in the corporate setting – is always very clear throughout any process.’

‘Consultative and supportive. They help de-jargon the legal speak and help you understand the decisions that you’re making and the risks that you’re taking. Highly collaborative, supporting a one-team mentality with other advisers and the business. Diverse group of people.’

‘We worked with Mark Metcalfe, who was highly consultative and did a great job of providing excellent service, interpreting our needs, helping us understand the legals whilst being compassionate and thoughtful. Mark was supported by Sarah Souter and Laurel Knight who were also outstanding with their attention-to-detail, work ethic and cheer.’

‘As part of a national team the Gateley’s Reading team is able to provide specialist advice across all aspects of corporate law. Advice is always well considered and information is provided in a timely manner.’

‘Andrew Peddie and Jenni Ferguson from the corporate team give great personal service and are always available either to reply to emails or on their mobile phones. They are a pleasure to work with and look to provide pragmatic constructive solutions to obstacles as these occur.’

‘The team’s breadth of experience in the mid-market M&A space makes them a market leader in the Thames Valley. Their diligence and focus on partnering with their clients throughout transactions really sets them apart.’

‘Sara Valentine stands out as a particularly strong lawyer and a good communicator. Her client service is very good.’

‘Sara Valentine – exceptional in all respects. Responsiveness, breadth of experience. Speed to assimilate complex issues. Always positive!’

‘The team we worked with has a deep understanding of our technology and sector and is also highly experienced in venture capital and licensing work. We also found the team to be highly responsive and offered us the perfect blend of in-depth legal advice and a commercial approach to help us navigate our way.’

‘The team balanced legal and commercial inputs with skill and experience and worked seamlessly despite being out of office and in different locations due to Covid restrictions.’

‘The OC team is the best there is when it comes to venture capital. They combine outstanding, clear legal advice with practical, commercial solutions in everything they do. The team has tremendous experience across all stages of a company’s life – from spin-out, to series A and all the way through to exit, and understand the constraints and considerations for each type of investor. A one-of-a-kind.’

‘Rob Hayes – hands-on, invested in the deals he does, brilliant lawyer with an incredibly practical and commercial approach to negotiations. A pleasure to deal with. Justin Starling – incredibly talented with a huge breadth of experience of dealing with companies at every stage of the VC ecosystem.’

‘They offer a full service of legal requirements and provided individuals that covered all our needs in house. They worked as a team and were very thorough.’

‘James Went is an excellent corporate lawyer and did an outstanding job coordinating the completion of our case. James is an incredibly calm and collected character and coupling this with his clarity and conviction of reasoning when it comes to deal terms makes him very effective in complex and tense cases. We also found that James’ way of working served as an education to our team and we have picked up a significant amount of knowledge around corporate structuring along the way.’

‘The team was very experienced and very straight forward to deal with. They understood what we were trying to achieve as a business and were able to advise the appropriate corporate structure quickly and efficiently.’

‘David Tighe – very experienced, no fuss, and delivered as per commitments.’

‘James Went is an exceptional lawyer – good guidance on commercial matters and an efficient and resourceful approach to constructing documentation which drives a deal towards a successful close, bringing the parties along with the process.’

‘Will Axtell – experienced in all areas of the transaction, very good at pulling everyone together to ensure deadlines were met wherever it was within our control. Will has a friendly manner and he remains calm and affable under extreme pressure, which helped enormously towards the end of our process when the normal sale and purchase agreement pressures started to ramp up.’

‘Dominique Sabatini, a senior associate was the primary point of contact and the person who did the bulk of the work, fulfilled her role in an excellent manner. She was available when required, completed tasks in a timely manner, but most importantly provided excellent advice. I always felt we were in very good hands. The partner on the case was David Tighe who came across as extremely knowledgeable but he was rarely required to get involved due to Dominique’s excellent work.’

‘During burdensome acquisition times, Dominique Sabatini became like one of our family members. She not only comprehended our particular area, but also accomplished a tremendous job completing the SPA.’

‘Adam Leszczynski is a pleasure to work with. He is responsive and concise with his advice. Most importantly, he communicates simply and his views are balanced. Sanjeev Sharma is available when needed. They set out their pricing at the start of the process.’

‘Ed Smith is a high quality, thoughtful and empathetic lawyer.’

‘Nick Holland – thoroughly commercial in approach and understands particular risk areas, enabling us to take a risk-based approach that’s effective within our business.’

‘Understanding of client needs, ability to tailor a solution based on budget, ability to put together a cross disciplinary team.’

‘The team is well-known in the Series A venture space and up-to-date with current trends.’ 

‘We use Boyes Turner for corporate structuring work. They do a very solid job in a timely manner, and are always responsive to our needs. Their fees are quite reasonable for the quality of the work they provide.’

‘Kate Eavis is very capable and is easy to work with.’

‘Boyes Turner, and the specific team members we were to deal with, presented themselves as very knowledgable and experienced, but also pragmatic in their appreciation of our needs.’

‘The corporate team at Boyes Turner has been extremely reactive to our needs. This includes both spending a lot of time on calls discussing issues with our team, but also pro-actively raising issues before they become a problem.’

‘In particular we would like to mention Sophie Payne and Rachael Brenchley as being outstanding.’

‘BDB Pitmans corporate and commercial department is an excellent team of individuals who work well as a team. The service provided was exceptional even given some very challenging individuals we were having to work with.’

‘You are definitely not treated as ‘just another client’.’

‘All our work is headed up by Stephanie Perry and she is very much the jewel on the crown. I don’t think there’s much more I can say.’

‘We do a fairly high volume of corporate transactions and the team is always able to cope with our workload.’

‘Penelope Garden and Rachael Maunder understand our typical deal structures and know when to take pragmatic views and when to be tough.’

‘Great team to work with and takes the time to understand your needs as a client, your aims with respect to the deal and how you like to work.’

‘Penelope Garden is an absolutely fantastic addition to our deal team. She is quick to respond, understands the problem and takes a pragmatic and sensible approach to overcoming any issues and getting the deal done. She works well with members of our team at all levels and is never too busy to help when we have a problem.’

‘The team was always available and acutely aware that it was a complicated and challenging transaction and therefore provided much needed reassurance, guidance and encouragement.’

‘Both Jeremy Parkes and Rachael Maunder broke everything down into bite size pieces and guided us through some challenging decisions. They complement each other and I don’t think we would have got the deal over the line if it wasn’t for their diligence and encouragement.’

‘Penelope Garden and Jeremy Parkes are consistently exceptional. Jeremy was wonderful. Penny always gives coherent and holistic advice which considers all facets of a problem; obtaining her advice is so much more valuable because of it.’

‘Sian Daly is an exceptional associate with a bright future.’

‘Flat structure. Very approachable and responsive.’

‘Professional and well-informed, but informal. Ashan Arif has taken time to really understand us as a client.’

‘Fantastic responsiveness and practicality in getting their client’s needs served. Always fair on price and deliver on budget.’

‘A really energetic engaged team from the most senior to the junior who absolutely made you feel as if nothing was any trouble and they would do whatever was necessary to hit deadlines and get the deal done despite its complexity.’

‘Firstly Robert Rice and Rachel Turner play a double act uniquely well having an almost telepathic understanding of each other! They are able to play a seamless tag game when needed and naturally pick up the right elements of the work without creating and concerns of duplication or ball dropping. Quite extraordinary service.’

‘Cesare McArdle is an excellent senior solicitor. Cesare never says “no, I can’t do” and is always willing to help to the best of his ability within his expertise. He also has gentle and polite mannerisms which clients appreciate.’

‘Mark Chapman is very impressive.’

‘Cesare McArdle has help my business to expand in its chosen market. He is personable and easy to get hold of most of the time and we always feel valued.’

‘The practice is very knowledgeable and they have excellent versatile and wide expertise, plus very good teamwork.’

Herrington Carmichael are the one stop solution for legal advice in all the areas that we have required. Each contact and specialist provides an in-depth, clear and precise detail to guide us through each legal requirement that we encounter.’

‘Excellent professional service, Always reliable, and that’s important.’

‘I feel the strongest selling point is the team – they have always been quick to provide advice and are thorough in their process. They have been able to build trusted relationships and have taken the time to understand our business.’

‘The practice undertakes a high number of transactions each year. The team is well oiled and 100% client focused.’

‘The team is very responsive and able to adjust quickly to the changing situations.’

‘Very resourceful and always reassuring.’

‘Strong professional and interpersonal skills, bench strength across entire team, allowing for seamless sharing of caseloads and excellent continuity of service. The only team we see hybrid and flexi-working actually managed effectively without detracting from client service. The team works well to provide excellent time-critical work product with simple solutions and good attention to detail.’

‘Individuals are result-driven and have a hands-on approach.’

‘Emma Gibson: simply outstanding corporate lawyer. Handles challenging matters with calm deftness and aplomb. Unflappable, gets right to the heart of an issue and fixes it with no drama. Very much appreciate her style during emotive or highly charged M&A matters – very good in a crisis, but equally technically proficient – a rare combination.’

‘David Few is an excellent corporate lawyer. He is very skilled at “hovering in the helicopter” and looking at a scenario holistically and this delivers strong positive results.’

‘I have always found them to be both extremely knowledgeable and professional in all areas. Dealing with Blandys, we have always felt that we were in safe hands and that they were looking out for our best interests.’

‘We found David Few to be extremely approachable and diligent with a good attention to detail.’

‘Quality lawyers doing quality work and looking after clients well. That sums up Blandy & Blandy for me.’

‘Exceptional focus on the client, great listening to needs of the client to execute the legal strategy/position.’

‘Accessible, patient and available.’

‘The team at Clifton Ingram had a strong focus on our business needs and was successfully able to challenge a City law firm where required.’

‘Barry Niven was strongly engaged through the negotiation process and he took a pragmatic approach, recognizing our need to get the deal done within a tight timescale. He drew our attention to the risks while accepting that we did not want to argue over minor points.’

‘The team is proactive with its clients early on in the engagement and thinks about the overall commercial objective when advising on their work.’

‘The team is led by Barry Niven who demonstrates a fantastic level of client service. He is responsive, knowledgeable, and clear on his advice. The team is clear with its fee proposals and pricing and will explain any additional scope items and the impact on fees.’

‘The people involved are knowledgeable, very commercial, hard-working, empathetic and all around excellent people to transact with. The individuals within the firm team clearly liked and respected each other too. The collaboration was first class.’

‘Philip Humphreys and Gail Vallis were patient, constructive, and imaginative when the deal faced a few hurdles.’

‘Definitively a “one team” approach, which benefited all those involved, i.e. clients and advisers.’

‘Partners very attentive and happy to make themselves available at short notice. Very experienced team in commercial contracting that we know we can rely on to provide sound and comprehensive advice.’

‘Individuals are experienced in their respective fields and take the time to explain complex matters to enable the business to take informed decisions. Belinda Walters in particular has been exceptional in advising and representing us.’

‘We use IBB as they have an excellent working knowledge of our industry. They are very approachable, proactive in their operations and always considerate of our needs.’

‘Adam Dowdney handled a recent acquisition for us with no hassle. Ami Bhatt was excellent in the A-Z process of the recent acquisition’

‘The attention to detail and services provided are exceptional. The practice is modern in its billing, has exceptional communications with its clients and demonstrates continuously a major understanding of legal requirements specific to each client.’

‘Personal service and attention to detail. John Spratt stands out as a truly attentive and knowledgeable partner as well as owner.’

‘Overall Spratt Endicott offers top London firm advice and assistance at county cost. They have the ability in-house to cover most situations and do so with transparency and tenacity.’

‘My most recent experience is with John Spratt, very approachable and knowledgeable, always able to identify the support he may need on an issue from his team and brings them to the table if required.’

‘The team adopts a balanced and proportionate approach to their work. John Spratt, Catherine O’Riordan and Hitendra Patel in particular stand out from their competitors. They always respond in a timely manner and provide exceptional legal advice viewed through a commercially pragmatic lens.’

‘John Spratt – commercially savvy legal advice. Wealth of experience. Desire to continuing to perform at a high level for his clients. Hitendra Patel – calm, considered and composed.’

‘Superb service from this company, really felt is safe hands from day 1. Real attention to detail and from dedicated people. Highly recommend.’

‘Having dealt with Spratt Endicott for many years they know and understand our business and that is a key issue for us as when we need legal advice and guidance they can provide it in context for our business – it is like having an in-house legal team.’