Jonathan Haley > Farrer & Co > London, England > Lawyer Profile

The ‘strong partnership practice’ at Farrer & Co regularly advises individuals and firms in professional services firms including silver circle law firms, architects, asset managers, patent agents, FCA-regulated businesses and accountants. Handling major transactions, departures, team moves and disputes, the team also represents clients in the private client field including ultra-high-net-worth individuals and family offices. Practice head Jonathan Haley is a ‘highly experienced corporate lawyer’ who frequently advises a range of partnerships and individuals, especially in the regulated sectors, on business-critical transactions. Contentious partnership law and investigations expert Anna Birtwistle is ‘a great litigator, sensible, knowledgeable and all round superb’. The ‘experienced’ Eleanor Rowswell regularly acts for senior equity partners and LLPs on exits, appointments and disputes with specialisms in team moves, whistleblowing claims, remuneration agreements and discrimination litigation. Another key lawyer is Kathleen Heycock, a specialist external investigator who often assists with senior partner moves between professional services and IT firms, international disputes and acquisitions by regulated partnerships.

Drawing considerable praise from clients for its ‘broad knowledge and experience’, the team at Farrer & Co is equipped to navigate a wide spectrum of high-value corporate transactions. With a strong foothold in the financial services, media and entertainment, and property sectors, the firm is well positioned to cater to the diverse needs of its clients. The team is led by the ‘knowledgable’ and ‘highly commercial’ Jonathan Haley, a specialist in private company transactions with extensive experience acting for entrepreneurial clients on the sale of regulated businesses to both trade and private equity purchasers. Richard Lane, head of the firm’s international corporate offering, continues to lead on a number of major transactions, acting for a growing number of US and Middle East-based clients. David Fletcher  is noted for his focus on founders, entrepreneurs and investors, particularly in the technology sector.