iLaw > London, England > Firm Profile
iLaw Offices
Temple Chambers
3-7 Temple Avenue
LONDON
EC4Y 0HP
England
iLaw > The Legal 500 Rankings
Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m Tier 4
Jointly led by Tony Roberts and Justin Ellis, the corporate team at iLaw handles investments, acquisitions and disposals matters, with a particular focus on the technology and media sectors. Ellis, one of the co-founders of the firm, focuses on M&A transactions, commercial contracts, and shareholder and investment agreements, while Roberts is adept in leading on domestic and cross-border M&A deals, joint ventures, and fundraising. Another notable name in the practice is Joe Moulding, who specialises in M&A transactions, commercial agreements, and joint ventures.Practice head(s):
Tony Roberts; Justin Ellis
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘iLaw provide helpful, knowledgeable, and responsive support to our firm’s corporate team, particularly in relation to English property law.’
Key clients
Theo Paphitis Retail Group
Terradace
Orka Investments Limited
Moth Drinks Limited
NetNatives
Software Consulting Group
aap3 Limited
VirtualRetail.io
Acquisition Aesthetics
Cybaverse Limited
HA Derma Limited
Work highlights
Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market Tier 5
Boutique law firm iLaw focuses on complex commercial, IP and IT disputes. Providing ‘commercially sensible advice’, managing director and co-founder Mark Culbert heads up the firm’s commercial litigation department. Culbert is an expert in IP, film, media and technology disputes. The group also includes asset recovery, insolvency litigation and fraud specialist Tom Clark, who has ‘a very strong commercial litigation practice’, and ‘go-to disputes person’ Jenny Lau , whose recent caseload covers fintech, pharmaceutical, mining, telecoms and food and drink-related disputes.
Practice head(s):
Mark Culbert
Testimonials
‘A boutique firm that provides a very personal client/counsel relationship.’
‘iLaw has a really good mix of skills and clients like their refreshing approach.’
‘The team is the most responsive, flexible and knowledgeable some clients have ever worked with.’
‘Their unique understand of the needs of start-up/scale-up businesses allows them to offer a tailored and personal service.’
‘Mark Culbert is responsive and provides commercially sensible advice. He astutely identifies the legal issues and provides clear recommendations.’
‘Mark Culbert and Jenny Lau are both very good at client management, and able to identify beneficial strategies for clients.’
‘Jenny Lau – clients really like working with Jenny. She is a go-to disputes person. Very analytical and practical. Will always go out of her way to help.’
‘Clients love Tom Clark, who is extremely commercial and always attuned to his client’s needs. He has a very strong commercial litigation practice and a growing profile in the sector.’
Key clients
OYO Technology and Hospitality (UK)
Cybaverse
Daniel Caltagirone
Naked Wine
Kwik Fit
Nora Grinberg
Robert Dyas Holdings
CleanCo Ventures
Assensus
Procuratio
MOTH Drinks
Sambal Shiok!
Ryman
J P Boden
Watches of Switzerland
Pret a Manger
Work highlights
- Acted for Nora Grinberg in her defence of High Court proceedings, which were brought against her in relation to her inheritance of shares in her late husband’s family business.
- Representing Assensus in its £2.6m High Court claim, which concerns a large solar farm project.
- Acting for large corporations, such as Robert Dyas Holdings, Ryman and OYO Technology and Hospitality (UK), in portfolios of dispute work.
iLaw > Firm Profile
iLaw was established in 2006 as a boutique commercial law firm in the City of London. Its founders had identified a gap in the market for clients who wanted to use a top-quality City firm that wasn’t restricted by the conservatism of more traditional firms.
The firm: iLaw is committed to delivering excellent quality (both technical and service standards) and value. Its clients are typically entrepreneurial businesses and individuals, ranging from past and present stars of TV’s Dragons Den to fast-growing tech companies. iLaw is an innovative firm, with a particular focus on the technology and media sectors, although it serves a much broader client base too. One of the firm’s key areas of innovation is in relation to fees, ensuring that the most appropriate method of charging is tailored to meet the needs of the client and the matter in hand.
iLaw was a founder member of the International Commercial Law Alliance (ICLA), giving it international reach.
Types of work undertaken
Dispute resolution: the disputes team advises on a wide range of matters, from complex international fraud to simple debt claims. It has particular experience in dealing with disputes in the fields of intellectual property and technology, defamation, banking and insolvency. The team acted for nine defendants in one of the largest cases ever to hit the English courts: JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov. At the core of the team’s philosophy is the need to take a sensible approach to disputes, to fight hard when the situation requires, but also to keep its clients’ commercial considerations to the fore.
Corporate/commercial: iLaw advises on all kinds of corporate and commercial deals. On the corporate side this includes mergers and acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, exits and ongoing corporate advice. Commercial transactions include licensing, development, outsourcing, manufacturing, partnering, agency/distribution, terms of business and public procurement. The team’s ethos is to get the deal done as simply as possible, but without compromising the client’s position.
Employment: the firm’s employment team advises on a wide range of domestic and cross-border employment issues, including restructuring, outsourcing and other TUPE issues, redundancy, disputes and contracts, and has successfully acted for a number of former senior bank employees. The firm also specialises in advising employment agencies and businesses.
Commercial property: the firm is able to advise on commercial property transactions, so that it can offer the full range of every day legal requirements to its clients. The team advises on property acquisitions and disposals, landlord and tenant issues, secured lending and development.
Regulatory: iLaw advises on a range of regulatory issues that are likely to affect its clients such as data protection/freedom of information, advertising and marketing regulations, e-commerce rules, competition law and procurement regulations.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dispute Resolution | Tom Clark | [email protected] | |
| Dispute Resolution | Mark Culbert | [email protected] | |
| Arbitration | Jenny Lau | [email protected] | |
| Employment | Malcolm Mason | [email protected] | |
| Commercial/Technology | Justin Ellis | [email protected] | |
| Corporate | Justin Ellis | [email protected] | |
| Intellectual Property | Mark Culbert | [email protected] | |
| Intellectual Property | Justin Ellis | [email protected] | |
| CIS desk | Dmitry Gololobov | [email protected] | |
| Commercial property | Jeff White | [email protected] | |
| Insolvency/regulatory | Tom Clark | [email protected] | |
| Employment | Nick Hine | [email protected] | |
| Marketing and Business Development | Gregory Carrasco | [email protected] |
Solicitor Profiles
| Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tom Clark | Tom Clark is a Legal 500 recommended lawyer and co-owner of iLaw,… | View Profile |
|
|
Mark Culbert | Mark is a co-founder of iLaw Solicitors, a founder of the IT… | View Profile |
|
|
Justin Ellis | Justin is one of the co-founders of iLaw (2006). His areas of… | View Profile |
|
|
Jenny Lau | Head of Arbitration at iLaw | View Profile |
|
|
Tony Roberts | Head of Corporate. | View Profile |