George Marshall > Baker McKenzie > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Baker McKenzie
280 Bishopsgate
London
EC2M 4RB
England
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Work Department

Capital Markets

Position

George is a partner in the Corporate Finance practice group in London. George’s practice is focused on equity securities offerings of all types, as well as mergers and acquisitions, corporate advisory and general corporate work across a number of industry sectors in both mature and emerging markets. He regularly advises a range of corporate and investment bank clients and his industry sector focus is financial institutions.

George is ranked in the UK’s Legal 500 2023 as a “Next Generation Partner” (Mid-Large Cap, Equity Capital Markets) and noted for his experience on transactions in the GCC and “detailed knowledge of the Middle East”. He is recommended in particular as “excellent on Saudi deals” (UK Legal 500 2021).

George has experience of working in both London and Hong Kong for a variety of clients across EMEA (particularly in the Middle East) and Asia Pacific. He also has broad capital markets experience across a range of listing venues, including London, Riyadh and Hong Kong.

Languages

English

Education

  • BPP University Law School (Legal Practice Course) (2008)
  • BPP University Law School (Graduate Diploma Law) (2007)
  • Trinity College, University of Cambridge (M.A. Hons) (2006)

Lawyer Rankings

London > Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets: mid-large cap

(Next Generation Partners)

George Marshall – Baker McKenzie

Baker McKenzie’s equity capital markets team boasts notable strengths in handling equity transactions in emerging markets and is also increasingly active in advising UK issuers and underwriters on high-value offerings and private placements. The team is particularly well-versed in handling transactions in the life sciences and biotech sectors and regularly guides public companies in this space through IPOs, accelerated bookbuild offerings, and share buybacks. Practice head Adam Farlow is dual US- and UK-qualified lawyer and accordingly handles a diverse caseload of European listings and offerings subject to US securities regulations. George Marshall is noted for his experience handling equity transactions in Middle Eastern markets.