Ian Waine > Prettys Solicitors LLP > Ipswich, England > Lawyer Profile
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St Vincent House
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IP1 1UQ
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Ian Waine

Work Department
Corporate and Commercial
Position
Senior Partner and Head of Corporate & Commercial
Career
Recommended as a Leading Individual in Legal 500 UK 2024, Ian advises on all aspects of non-contentious corporate and commercial work in the public and private sectors including mergers, acquisitions and disposals, private equity investments, joint venture and other trading arrangements, governance, outsourcing and lending, security and other financing.
He also has expertise in Insolvency Law and advises directors and shareholders on restructuring exercises as well as insolvency practitioners, on a regular basis.
Ian is known for the depth of his experience, his ability and willingness to understand clients’ businesses and for providing advice which is results-driven, strategic and commercial.
Lawyer Rankings
East Anglia > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in East Anglia
(Leading partners)The corporate and commercial practice at Prettys Solicitors LLP in Ipswich is ‘never afraid of going the extra mile to meet the client needs‘. Clients praise it for ‘providing a comprehensive service that is unmatched‘. Practice head and senior partner Ian Waine has a loyal following among business clients in Suffolk, and up-and-coming partner Daniel Billson impresses with his ‘incredible knowledge and impeccable project management‘. The practice also calls on head of data protection services Emma Loveday-Hill, and corporate partner Sarah Lewis, who frequently acts for well known brands based in the region, as well as entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, and both franchisors and franchisees.
East Anglia > Transport > Transport and shipping
Prettys Solicitors LLP in Ipswich has a multi-disciplinary team that advises key clients in the transport sector on a range of corporate, commercial, employment, data protection and property matters. Senior partner Ian Waine leads the practice, in which employment partner Matthew Cole and corporate partner Daniel Billson are the main practitioners. Corporate partner Sarah Lewis and property specialist Rebecca Cleal also play key roles in the practice. Cleal recently assisted Maritime Transport Ltd with the acquisition of freehold land in Essex, which involved the complex negotiation of existing commercial lease conditions.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners East Anglia > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in East Anglia
- Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in East Anglia East Anglia > Corporate and commercial
- Transport and shipping East Anglia > Transport
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: elsewhere in East Anglia
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in East Anglia
- Employment > Employment
- Private client > Family
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: elsewhere in East Anglia
- Transport > Transport and shipping
- Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in East Anglia
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: claimant