Ashley Avery > Foot Anstey > Bristol, England > Lawyer Profile

The team at Foot Anstey handles M&A, private equity mandates and investments, and is supported by a robust commercial practice, advising on the contractual, technology, data and IP aspects of transactions. Alexandra Hammond, who is noted for her expertise in the consumer and retails sectors, jointly spearheads the practice’s commercial offering alongside Ashley Avery, who clients trust ‘implicitly’ to handle a broad range of commercial matters. Splitting his time between the firm’s Bristol and Plymouth offices, Ken Lewins leads the corporate practice, and Karl Bradford advises on joint ventures and structured corporate transactions.

Assisting clients with their technology agreements, such as outsourcing agreements, lies at the heart of Foot Anstey‘s IT group, which combines its technology and data offering to support companies in sectors including aerospace, fintech, retail, and private equity. The team also provides support on the technology aspects of high-value M&A deals and investments. Ashley Avery, who is praised for her ‘ability to explain things succinctly and with authority’, heads the practice together with Paolo Sbuttoni, whose advisory portfolio spans data privacy, cybersecurity, and technology contract.