‘Denton’s have a diverse team who are able to deal with any legal matter that arises. Their billing structure also recognises the needs of a medium sized company.’

‘The team at Denton’s  practice are always quick to respond and provide solutions to issues. Ryan Chia and Chris Colclough have helped recently navigate a challenging management incentives scheme.’

‘Very professional, readily available and well-versed in market norms.’

‘Very committed and responsive.’

‘Very approachable, make it easy to discuss cases. Provide good guidance and support where needed. Professional, knowledgeable and speed of response is excellent.’

‘Solutions driven, highly efficient, knowledgeable and always available. You always feel like a priority in their lives.’

‘Task orientated. Pleasurable personalities. Professional and an absolute “can-do” attitute.

‘The team we work with shows strong gender diversity with female partners and several female senior associates. They bring a city outlook to a regional practice (out of Reading) and are well equipped to handle our cross-border deals in emerging markets in Africa and South Asia.’

‘Rebecca Mauleverer brings all of her city and international magic circle experience as as a seasoned deal-doer. She’s proactive and practical in her approach to getting things done. She focuses on the big issues and can incisively explain to some of our clients what is needed, why and when. She manages her team fairly and keeps client service front of mind.’

‘Sophie Tyler is an excellent Senior Associate and has worked on our matters for several years. She has really got to know how we operate and our working relationship gets smoother with each deal. She is focused on the end goal and keeps the deal driving forwards to get us there.’

‘Ben Churchyard is developing into an excellent associate. Ben has quickly built a strong rapport with us and with our clients on deals. He is strong on the details and is another proactive lawyer, so the whole of the Shoosmiths team are all geared to getting us over the line.’

‘Good knowledge of existing client documentation arrangements and borrowing structure. Time invested with lending team to determine key requirements and explain background to any queries.’

‘Very personable in approach to engagement, always willing to assist lending deal team with queries to arrive at solutions to issues.’

‘The firm operates a flexible national banking team so they are able to call on whatever resource is necessary to staff the deal and whatever skill set is required wherever this may be located. This also enables them to provide a very cost effective service unlike their competitors who have a single office or a much smaller network.’

‘Ali Triptree is a first class banking partner. She is very hands on, understands the client’s needs and gets the job done. She has many years experience as a partner in a major city firm and it shows, her ability to close a transaction is second to none and she provides at least the same level of service as city and US firms, but at a significantly lower cost.’

‘Very interested to understand what we do and to suggest solutions. Very responsive and diligent.’

‘Graham Jeffries is a trusted adviser. His team is also very joined up, committed and responsive.’

‘Innovative and experienced finance team who really take the time to understand the client’s requirements and work with them, not in silos, to create a bespoke solution.’

‘Graham Jeffries continues to skillfully advise on the asset finance market, and really is a superb contact who masterfully and quickly penetrates tricky and cumbersome issues as our partner, not teacher.’

‘The strength of this team is the consistently high standards which are maintained over a prolonged period irrespective of the make up of the team under the leadership of graham Jeffries.’

‘I have nearly 40 years experience of the legal profession and Graham Jeffries epitomises everything a great lawyer should be, namely technically excellent, commercially astute, personable and a good team leader. Historically Cole Stacey has been a great assistant but on this occasion Emilie Gas worked with us and as ever with this team delivered a seamless service.’

‘We used this practice for the conveyancing ad due diligence in order to sell our business. Julie provided a detailed fixed fee quote and any extras were clearly communicated. I found Cripps the best solicitors I have worked with having used numerous firms in the past.’

‘Julie Hughes headed the business sale legal matters and was excellent in moving the sale forward and negotiating the various stages towards completion. I can’t speak highly enough regarding the service I received from Cripps.’

‘A proactive firm that feel like having our own internal legal team.’

‘Alex Illingworth is an exceptional lawyer. You just know your ‘back is covered’.’

‘FSP’s banking & finance term provide consistently high quality advice. Response times are excellent. Advice is always clear, protective of our  interests whilst maintaining a commerciality that characterises the firm.’

‘John Barker is an excellent banking lawyer. John’s advice is sound, his responses times swift and communication with all parties consistently clear.’

‘Marcus Francis is an excellent property lawyer and head of the real estate team at FSP. His advice is highly regarded and communication skills strong. He maintains a broad business network and consistently looks for opportunities to collaborate and make mutually beneficial introductions.’

‘Excellent, friendly and exceptionally competent team.’

‘Joe Preisner is excellent, as is Alex Illingworth. All of the people there are.’

‘I have had dealings with Paris Smith for over 30 years through different organisations. In comparison to other firms I have always found them to be very helpful and extremely prompt when responding to urgent requests. Recently I have dealt with Liam Doughty and his property/banking team and all team members are readily available to discuss any challenging cases we may have and offer advice as the best way forward for their clients. I have personally found this to be invaluable.’

‘I have found Liam Doughty and his team to be extremely knowledgeable and helpful in all areas of banking related law. The other team members include Shaun Piesley, Fred Chandler and more recently Tom Fish. What I like about Paris Smith is their ability to nurture newly qualified talent and develop their skills with Liam’s overall guidance and support.’

‘Very easy to deal with, good sector knowledge and insight.’

‘They always answer the phone and provide necessary feedback, legal opinion and common sense advice. Always happy to talk to wider stakeholders.’

‘Liam Doughty is my go to person for more complex queries. An invaluable point of reference. I just don’t have that from any other practice.’

‘An engaging and pragmatic team of lawyers who provide concise and understandable communication throughout a process. Communication is key and that comes frequently which is hugely helpful. Additionally small things like weekly billing updates are very helpful.’

‘Steve Cole is a valuable addition to the Trethowans team and Nick Gent leads from the front. They are ably supported by a team of knowledgeable banking lawyers who are able to translate the complex into understandable clearly and concisely. You feel you can pick up the phone at any time and ask questions that maybe you feel you should know the answer to and you will be supported fully. Steve is a respected partner and I like the way he protects the banks and therefore our customers position robustly where needed.’

‘Marcus Thorpe, Emma Earpe and Amanda Inch are quick to respond, commerciality and good at working with other firms.’

‘The team communicates well with us as the client but also well with each other, so that we get a seamless service. All the fee earners we deal with come over as enthusiastic and make us feel our work is important to them. Billing is invariably as quoted.’

‘Stand-out individuals for us are Joe Campbell, Kristian Johnson and Alexandra Davies. Each has their own area of expertise but all are efficient and a pleasure to deal with.’

‘I deal with the real estate team and they know exactly what I need as a lending manager. They are responsive and efficient and work well to deadlines. They are also quick to provide help and advice with on-going cases or even non Clarke Willmott cases where I need general assistance.’

‘Joseph Campbell is my go-to lawyer and goes above and beyond to help. Also Peter Swinburn.’

‘The personnel involved with us have a good understanding of our business. Service is always, prompt, efficient and precise. They always deliver on time and “go the extra mile” All the people we deal with are polite and extremely helpful.’

‘Politeness, prompt response time. Efficient.’

‘Always available for initial guidance on structures/security requirements prior to formal instruction.’

‘Gemma Coles is the go to person on real estate transactions and to obtain early indication of costs. Flexible on pricing where possible.’

‘Long standing partner law firm with excellent track record and product knowledge.’

‘Dawn Shadwell is professional, cost/value aware, encyclopedic technical knowledge.’

‘PDT have a good understanding of the not for profit sector and the peculiarities that arise as a result. As a lender to this sector, their knowledge enables us to deal with clients in a timely and professional manner.’

‘We deal in the main with Holly Goacher and Chehraz Fox for all of our transactions and the service we receive is of the highest quality. They are both professional, personable, efficient and always available to answer questions which may arise. We also deal with James Clewlow who again is a pleasure to deal with and his knowledge and experience has assisted us in various matters over the year.’

‘The PDT provide us with a dedicated team to fulfil the execution of our security requirements in relation to our commercial base lending. They have moved to e-signatures in the past 12 months which has helped remove some obstacles around legal document execution that were exacerbated during the pandemic.  They work in a collaborative fashion to ensure our legal documents are fit for purpose across the variety of funds we manage.’

‘Ruth Clinton, Laura Sutton and Dawn Shadwell are open, honest and responsive to feedback and find solutions to more complex challenges. Their approach is often both pragmatic, understanding and interested.’

‘Access to the team and the partners is excellent, particularly when there are time constraints.’

‘The team are communicative using email and video team meetings.’