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Addleshaw Goddard Offices

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EC1Y 4AG
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William Wastie

Work Department
Head of Professional Practices Group.
Position
One of the acknowleged leading individuals in the field of LLP and partnership law in the UK. He advises professional services firms on the full range of issues and is frequently instructed on the most difficult partnership disputes. He also specialises in mergers and de-mergers, the acquisition of professional services firms, partnership downsizing, governance, structuring and internal arrangements. He has wide experience in the management of distressed partnerships, and assisting in the use of partnerships and LLPs in finance, insurance, media, real estate and private equity. William has been at the forefront of advising law firms and other commercial organisations on the advent of alternative business structures under the Legal Services Act 2007. William frequently lectures and commentates on all issues concerning professional services firms and is leading the Group’s response to the opportunities provided by the Legal Services Act 2007. He is Chairman of the Association of Partnership Practitioners and is one of The Times Law 100 Panel of leading practitioners. William previously practised at the Bar.
Career
Called to the Bar 1993; Hollis Whiteman Chambers 1993- 2001; Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw LLP 2001-06; joined Addleshaw Goddard LLP as a partner 2006, head of professional practices group 2011.
Education
Eastbourne College; Bristol University (LLB (Hons)); Inns of Court School of Law.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Partnership
(Hall of Fame)With a strong reputation for advising on regulatory and contentious partnership matters, Addleshaw Goddard is a popular choice for professional service firms including law, accounting, real estate, and financial services. The partnership practice is also highly adept at handling cross-border cases, partnership transactions, SRA and FCA investigations, and IP matters. Leading the group is William Wastie, who is noted for being ‘supremely knowledgeable’ and ‘always available.’ He has deep experience assisting on international mergers, strategic development, and internal governance issues, as well as LLP disputes for law firms, financial services businesses, architects, and consultancy firms. The team also benefits from the expertise of Aster Crawshaw – who has expertise in leading on M&A and international structuring – and Jon Cheney – who has extensive knowledge of both contentious and non-contentious partnership matters such as international and domestic mergers, reorganisations, and joint ventures. Johnny Cakebread stands out for his breadth of practice which covers mergers, acquisitions, and disposals, international structuring, constitutional and governance reviews, and regulatory issues. Other key practitioners include Ben Sanderson and Luc Swietochowski, both of whom have strengths in partnership transactions. Chris Hallinan departed the firm in June 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame London > Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Partnership London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Asset based lending
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Real estate > Environment
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Public sector > Infrastructure (parliamentary)
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Transport > Rail
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Real estate > Social housing: finance
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Water
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Employment > Health and safety
- Public sector > Healthcare
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Private prosecutions
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Transport > Aviation
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Finance > Securitisation
- Industry focus > TMT
- Finance > Trade finance
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Risk advisory > ESG
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Public sector > Infrastructure (parliamentary)