Andrew Woolf > Fox Williams LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Fox Williams LLP Offices
10 FINSBURY SQUARE
LONDON
EC2A 1AF
England
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Andrew Woolf
Work Department
Corporate.
Position
Partner in corporate. Andrew advises clients on public and private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, flotations and off market fundraisings (private equity, venture capital and high-net-worth investment). With previous experience as an in-house lawyer and as a corporate financier, Andrew has a commercial approach to advising clients and looks to provide added value to clients by leveraging his and the firm’s extensive network of relationships. Andrew advises a broad spectrum of clients in a number of sectors but has a particular interest in the financial services and technology sectors and with businesses investing in Africa.
Career
Trained Clifford Chance; corporate department, Clifford Chance; in-house lawyer, Capita Group; corporate financier and lawyer Credo Corporate Finance; partner, corporate department, Howard Kennedy; head of corporate, London, Irwin Mitchell; partner corporate department, Fox Williams 2015.
Education
St Pauls School, London; Southampton University (History BA 2(1)); Cambridge University (Law LLB 2(1)); Law Society Finals (1st).
Leisure
Chauffeur to four children and where possible sport (skiing, tennis and golf).
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
Lauded by clients for its depth of expertise and cross-border capabilities, the ‘excellent’ corporate team at Fox Williams LLP is well positioned to advise clients across the technology, financial services, media, travel and professional services sectors. Practice head Richie Clark focuses on private and public M&A, principally in the technology, financial services and natural resources sectors, and has continued to deepen relationships with the firm’s international client base. Mary Elliott, praised for her ‘practical solutions’, leads the firm’s publishing and digital media offering where she focuses on publishing and edtech M&A. Andrew Woolf is a key port of all for listed companies, private companies and ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) individuals, particularly in the financial services and technology sectors. The team has been strengthened by the arrival of VC and financial services expert Bryan Shaw, a dual-qualified (England and Australia) practitioner, who joined from MBM Commercial in December 2022.
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
With a fintech practice geared towards challenger banks and other disruptive fintech businesses, Fox Williams LLP‘s ‘highly regarded’ practice demonstrates strength across financial products, financial services regulation, data privacy, HR law and corporate and tax matters. Recently, the team has been particularly active supporting fundraisings and M&A in the fintech sector. Practice head Jonathan Segal has an in-depth understanding of the growth stage lending platform space, while regulatory expert Chris Finney is well placed to advise on disruptive fintech products. Corporate specialists Andrew Woolf and Guy Morgan frequently handle fundraisings and M&A in the fintech sector, while regulatory partner Peter Finch is noted for his focus on payments and consumer credit.
Lawyer Rankings
- M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m London > Corporate and commercial
- Fintech London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Transport > Aviation
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Transport > Travel
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Group litigation: Claimant
- Employment > Senior executives
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Employment > Immigration
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Transport > Aviation