RSM UK Legal LLP > London, England > Firm Profile
RSM UK Legal LLP Offices
25 FARRINGDON STREET
LONDON
EC4A 4AB
England
RSM UK Legal LLP > The Legal 500 Rankings
Corporate and commercial > International business reorganisations Tier 2
Well-integrated into the firm’s nationwide offering in corporate tax, transactions and business restructurings, RSM UK Legal LLP‘s multi-disciplinary business reorganisations team in London advises clients on complex and strategic cross-border reorganisations. The firm is frequently instructed by large corporate groups, such as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Vox Media and Claranet. Tristan Mutimer leads the department and is adept in the full range of international business reorganisations and well-versed in large-scale group and corporate reorganisations. Natasha Ganeriwala is a valuable member of the team, covering the planning, design and implementation of corporate reorganisation projects.Practice head(s):
Tristan Mutimer
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘RSK UK Legal’s team were aware of deadlines and worked quickly yet thoroughly within these timeframes. The team communicated well with the wider RSM firm to gain an in-depth knowledge of our matter and awareness of key issues.’
‘It was clear that Tristan Mutimer and his team had a great deal of experience of corporate reorganisation work and handled our restructure with efficiency and great attention to detail. The team had great knowledge and understanding of our matter and were able to navigate through any complexities quickly.’
‘The team were approachable and understanding of our business needs, they were able to adapt their approach to react to changing circumstances and tight deadlines in our company whilst maintaining their own professional standards.’
‘I was carefully guided through the processes and documents required by Tristan Mutimer, each step was explained well and a detailed plan set out so that when it was executed I felt well prepared.’
‘As the team grew out of the wider accounting and tax business, it is perfectly placed to handle transactions seamlessly alongside colleagues in other service lines at RSM, particularly corporate tax. The team is diverse in experience and is well managed. Give the size, it competes with larger resourced law firms and it is a strong competitor.’
‘Tristan Mutimer and Natasha Ghai had excellent training in private practice before moving across to RSM. They both demonstrated a strong work ethic and technical capability, as well as being personable and easy to work alongside.’
‘Having a legal team under the tax and advisory umbrella has helped transactions run more smoothly and seamlessly. Advice provided by RSM Legal is concise and easy to follow. Bespoke advice as opposed to a one fits all approach.’
‘Tristan Mutimer is always professional and deals with matters in a pragmatic and sensible way. His advice is easy to follow.’
Key clients
Blackfinch Investments Limited
Claranet Group Limited
Caisse de Dépôts et Consignations
KLM Royal Dutch Airline
Waterlogic Group Holdings Limited
Vox Media Limited
I.M. Group
CRA International
IBA Group
Language Line Solutions
Work highlights
- Advised Caisse de Dépôts et Consignations, the investment arm of the French State, on its £60,000,000 share capital restructuring.
- Advised Vox Media, an international mass media company based in the USA on the complete restructuring of its UK operations.
- Advised Blackfinch Investments on the restructuring of its investment structure.
Employment > Employers Tier 7
Practice head Charlie Barnes at RSM UK Legal LLP specialises in transactional support. Barnes also advises employers on exits, and employment tribunal litigation, and has a particular focus on areas such as workforce structuring and advising on fair pay compliance. In addition, he excels at covering employment status, IR35 issues, and advising on senior exits.Practice head(s):
Charlie Barnes
Testimonials
‘RSM has a wealth of specialities and having a lead on your account is useful to put you in touch with the right individual for the required work. Response times to any question big or small is impressive.’
‘Product led employment service provided by the accountancy business. Different approach to the standard solicitor offering but excellent for issues such as minimum wage and other compliance concerns.’
‘Charlie Barnes is a standout solicitor. Clear thinking and analytical, but good with clients too and incredibly personable.’
‘A diverse practice who deliver top class service.’
‘Charlie Barnes is very knowledgeable with regard to employment law, who delivers content in an easy-to-understand manner. Nothing is too much trouble for Charlie, he ensures that he keeps us informed of progress.’
‘Charlie Barnes is clearly an expert in what he does. He executed exactly what we needed, but was also able to flag other risks that we had not necessarily considered.’
‘The RSM UK Legal LLP team is a dedicated, and highly experienced team. The client care is an important part of their day-to-day advice, whilst ensuring that the support is always available. Their professionalism, efficiency, and clear communication make any complex project manageable.’
‘They are approachable and a pleasure to work with. Charlie Barnes has been very helpful and understanding towards our brand’s vision and values.’
Key clients
The Ritz Hotel (London) Limited
Clermont Hotel Management Limited
CitizenM London Bankside Operations B.V.
Salix Finance Limited
Stuart Delivery Limited
The Metrocentre Partnership
Isabel Hospice
Grenergy Renewables UK Limited
Brooke Energy Engineering Limited
Camfaud Concrete Pumps Limited
SY4 Security Limited
W&G Harrison Limited
DM Hall LLP
Work highlights
- Advises The Ritz London on general employment law matters, including pay and reward strategy and compliance, contracts and policy documentation working closely with their People and Culture Manager and the Director of Finance.
- Advises Salix Finance Limited on all employment law matters including pay and reward, reorganisations, and sensitive complex employee relations matters working closely with their CEO and HR Business Partners.
- Working with its employment tax colleagues, it has advised Camfaud Concrete Pumps Limited on their contracts of employment, pension salary sacrifice implementation and policies and procedures.
RSM UK Legal LLP > Firm Profile
The firm:
RSM is the seventh largest audit, tax and consulting firm in the world. Globally, RSM has over 65,000 staff operating out of 900 offices in more than 120 countries. Global turnover exceeds USD10bn. In the UK, RSM has 5,420 staff operating from 31 offices nationally with a turnover in exceeding £543m. The RSM Legal team operates within this international framework to deliver specialist corporate and employment law advice which complement RSM’s wider service offering to provide our clients with truly holistic and global solutions.
The national legal services team is headed by highly experienced partner Tristan Mutimer, also a leading corporate law practitioner.
Types of work undertaken
Employment: Our employment legal advice team supports organisations with legal advice to establish and manage both people structures and their people arrangements.
We guide you through business set up and organisational changes, like workforce integration / separation or legal and regulatory change, as well as partnering with you to overcome challenges to your people structures such as terminations and employment claims. We provide pragmatic advice on complex people challenges such as long-term sickness absence, dismissals and senior exits.
We work as part of RSM’s wider People Advisory Services and so our employment legal expertise is supplemented by specialist colleagues in employment tax, share plans, HR, and payroll, ensuring our advice to you is seamless and holistic.
Applying our unique combination of legal, HR and employment tax specialist knowledge, we advise organisations on issues such as National Minimum Wage, holiday pay, equal pay and employment status enabling you to address all practical and legal aspects of these regulatory challenges.
Corporate: As part of a global professional services firm, our corporate law team has access to a wealth of specialist advisers enabling us to provide you with the full spectrum of expert advice you need to achieve your best outcomes.
Our corporate law services team advises on:
- business sales and purchases;
- business restructuring, re-organisations, demergers and simplifications;
- joint venture and shareholders’ agreements;
- corporate tax;
- loan agreements;
- implementation of tax planning advice;
- corporate vehicle formation;
- bespoke company constitutional documents; and
- shareholder exits.
International Business Reorganisations:
RSM UK Legal LLP has a team of dedicated corporate solicitors who specialise in such corporate re-organisation projects.
Large international group re-organisations can be complicated and often require legal, tax and accounting advice to ensure that the re-organisation is carried out in a legal and tax efficient way.
Our specialist lawyers work with RSM’s tax, accounting and other business consultants, both nationally and internationally, to deliver a seamless end-to-end solution that ultimately saves you time and allows you to focus on business operations. This is important because corporate re-organisations often happen at business-critical times in a company’s life cycle, such as pre- or post-sale or listing.
Share schemes: RSM’s expert employee incentivisation team helps clients to design tailored solutions taking into account their clients’ business size, aspirations and objectives.
RSM’s legal services are complimented by:
- Employment tax specialists
- HR project consultants
- Payroll services
- Outsourced finance specialists
- Company secretarial services
- Corporate taxation specialists
- Accounting and Business Advisory specialists
- Private tax specialists
RSM’s legal services are at the forefront of the development of the legal services sector, being part of the largest firm of accountants outside the Big Four to establish itself as a multi-disciplinary practice. In addition to the benefits this affords clients, the firm is the first multi-disciplinary practice to specialise in successfully delivering employment legal advice to private sector large corporates and their people as part of a wider People Advisory Services offer.
RSM’s legal service lines are led by highly experienced specialists and it has depth in the areas of employment legal, corporate legal and share schemes.
The firm is ambitious and has grown through key strategic hires. It has added further depth and breadth to its complementary legal service lines while continuing to review service line expansion sympathetic to its core clients and its vision to become the first-choice adviser to major mid-market businesses globally.
Other offices: London, Southampton
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Corporate | Tristan Mutimer | ||
| Share Schemes | Fiona Bell | ||
| Employment | Charlie Barnes |
Lawyer Profiles
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Charlie Barnes | Director. Specialises in employment law | View Profile |
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Fiona Bell | Partner. Specialises in Corporate, Commercial, Employee Share Plans, Employee Trusts, Advice to Remuneration… | View Profile |
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Anna Burdett | Associate. Specialises in employment law. | View Profile |
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Natasha Ganeriwala | Associate Director. Specialises in corporate law | View Profile |
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Tristan Mutimer | Partner. Head of Corporate Legal Services | View Profile |
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Bahareh Rahmani | Manager. Specialises in corporate law | View Profile |
Staff Figures
Number of UK partners : 3 Number of other UK fee-earners : 6Diversity
At RSM, our people are our most valuable asset. We want to create a strong sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures feel that they can bring their true self to work.
Our clients come from all walks of life. We aim to achieve that same diversity of background, experience and perspective in our own teams, so that we can genuinely understand our clients’ needs.
Diverse teams bring a broader range of ideas and insights to work. That’s why we’re working together with all our stakeholders to ensure our firm’s principles and processes support a firm culture that embraces difference and strengthens inclusion.
Listen. Educate. Act.
To drive forward our continuing commitment to ensure all our people feel valued we have set out a diversity and inclusion strategy of dialogue, understanding, and action. We consider this agenda to be a business imperative.
Listen
By bringing together the diverse voices and perspectives of our people, we endeavour to promote a culture of constructive conversation and engagement. We gather feedback from our networks, employee surveys and create spaces for people to share their experiences and be heard.
Educate
We empower our people to better understand diversity and inclusion and challenge thinking so that together, we can continue making progress. We have an annual calendar of learning opportunities which includes national broadcasts and regional events. We also provide resources and learning activities so that our people can inform themselves.
Act
Through intentional and purposeful action, we will deliver on our promise. Ensuring that our processes, benefits and learning opportunities reflect the diversity of our people and their needs.
Awards, accreditations and partnerships
To support our inclusion journey, we partner with and have received accreditations from a range of organisations helping us deliver our aims, including:
- Being awarded Top 100 Employer and Gold Employer Award in Stonewall’s 2022 Workplace Equality Index
- Disability Confident Employer
- Signatory of the Valuable 500
- Neurodiversity in Business membership
- Signatory of the Women Empowerment Principles
- Leadership Through Sport and Business
- Access Accountancy
- Working Families
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