Christopher Owen > Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP Offices
125 WOOD STREET
LONDON
EC2V 7AW
England
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Christopher Owen
Work Department
Corporate.
Position
Chris specialises in advising both in relation to mid-market corporate finance transactions (including takeovers, mergers and acquisitions, reconstructions, public issues on AIM and securities regulations generally) and on a range of wealth advisory issues. He works extensively with overseas clients on inward UK investment work and has considerable experience of acting on cross-border transactions. Chris also provides advice to individuals, family offices and private banks. His particular focus is in working on wealth protection and succession issues for owner managers and family businesses.
Career
Articled Slaughter and May; qualified 1984; Slaughter and May 1981-89; Macfarlanes 1989-90; Manches LLP since 1990; partner 1991.
Languages
Fluent French.
Memberships
Committee member of the European Regional Forum of the International Bar Association.
Education
Merchant Taylors School, Crosby; University College, Cardiff (1980 LLB); Nottingham Law School MBA in Legal Practice; Advanced STEP Certificate.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Dispute resolution > Commodities disputes
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Court of protection
- Employment > Employees/unions
- Private client > Family
- Employment > Immigration
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: smaller deals, up to £50m
- Transport > Travel
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Public sector > Education: institutions
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Employment > Senior executives
- Transport > Shipping
- Finance > Trade finance
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Public sector > Education: schools
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Social housing: local authorities and registered providers
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Employment > Employers
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Real estate > Property litigation