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Addleshaw Goddard Offices

Addleshaw Goddard
MILTON GATE
60 CHISWELL STREET
LONDON
EC1Y 4AG
England
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Ben Koehne

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0207 160 3100 [email protected]

Work Department

Corporate.

Position

Corporate partner, with a particular focus on advising clients in the financial services sector. Experience includes advising on a wide range of corporate and strategic transactions including UK and cross-border mergers, disposals and acquisitions (including acquisitions under the UK Banking Act 2009), joint ventures, intra-group restructurings and advising the boards of companies, building societies, mutuals and other entities on directors’ duties and a wide variety of constitutional, corporate governance, regulatory and strategic matters and projects. Closely monitors regulatory developments and advises clients on compliance and the strategic importance of regulatory change. Clients include banks, building societies, mutuals, asset managers and stock exchanges, amongst others.

Career

Allen & Overy LLP 1999-2013; qualified 2001; joined Addleshaw Goddard LLP as a partner May 2013.

Memberships

Law Society, England and Wales.

Education

Queen Elizabeths’ School, Barnet; University of Sheffield (LLB Hons, 1st Class); College of Law, London (Legal Practice Course).

Leisure

Family, music, theatre, travel.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Risk advisory > Corporate governance

Benefitting from the firm’s full-service structure, the governance and compliance practice at Addleshaw Goddard is complemented by its corporate department. Typical areas of focus for the group include ESG reform, directors’ duties, AGM procedures, market abuse and remuneration. Those overseeing the practice include Jaya Gupta, who is the key contact for compliance regarding M&A transactions; Ben Koehne, who is a strong choice for clients in the financial services sector; Michelle De Kluyver, who oversees the contentious regulatory work; and Jonathan Fletcher Rogers is the first port of call for employee incentives matters. In addition, Richard Preston is frequently sought out for his expertise in matters involving FCA and stock exchange regulatory compliance.

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