Will Hedges > Macfarlanes LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Macfarlanes LLP Offices

20 CURSITOR STREET
LONDON
EC4A 1LT
England
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Will Hedges

Work Department
Commercial
Position
Will’s practice encompasses commercial contracts, outsourcing, intellectual property and wider commercial matters.
Will has a broad commercial practice which is centred on advising on a wide range of commercial contracts and arrangements, with a particular focus on clients operating in the financial services, technology, media and hotel and leisure sectors.
Will has a particular interest in outsourcing and has acted on a wide range of mandates, predominantly acting for customers. He has considerable recent experience acting on outsourcings for clients in the funds, asset management and broader financial services sectors.
In addition to Will’s stand-alone commercial contracts work, he also advises on the commercial aspects of M&A and other corporate transactions, working closely with the corporate and M&A team to advise the firm’s wider corporate and private equity client base.
Will also specialises in advising clients on the exploitation and commercialisation of their intellectual property assets, in particular in relation to brand licensing, sponsorship and franchising arrangements.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
Working with major hotel groups, investors and lenders, the cross-practice team at Macfarlanes LLP draws on its corporate, finance, real estate, and commercial law offerings to advise its clients on acquisitions, developments, franchising agreements, and debt and equity financing matters as well as tax. Howard Corney advises on M&A to institutions and HNWIs, while Justin Hope advises on domestic and cross-border M&A. Will Hedges advises on commercial aspects, particularly commercial contracts, operational real estate, and intellectual property. Colin Morgan and Nick Barnes specialise in commercial and corporate real estate; Morgan, in particular, is noted for his real estate finance acumen.
London > Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
Praised by clients for its ‘high-quality commercial advice‘, Macfarlanes LLP is a key choice for a diverse range of clients, including brands, private equity firms, banks, and hotel groups. ‘A calm and reliable operator‘, practice head Will Hedges is noted for his focus on outsourcing, hospitality, and brand and franchising matters. Other key names include the ‘fantastic‘ Rosie Duckworth, who focuses particularly on sport and advertising work.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hospitality and leisure London > Industry focus
- Commercial contracts London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Real estate > Residential property
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Real estate > Property finance
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Private client > Court of protection
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Finance > Securitisation
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Employment > Immigration
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory