Proskauer Rose LLP > London, England > Firm Profile

‘Leading global funds practice with a broad range of skills and experience in key markets.’

‘Warren Allan is an outstanding adviser on fund structuring and complex primary and secondary deals.’

‘We work with an exceptional funds team at Proskauer. They do a fantastic job of delivering high-quality and highly commercially-focused advice, adding enormous value to every fund.’ 

‘They distinguish themselves from others in the industry thanks to their knowledge, their experience, their in-house specialists, their ability to propose tailor-made solutions, their business-oriented mindset, and their problem solving capacity.’ 

‘Bruno Bertrand-Delfau is one of the best and most talented lawyers I have worked with in my career. He’s able to catch up very quickly on all topics and to provide solutions very quickly. He can see the big picture and doesn’t waste either his or our time on insignificant details.’ 

‘Very knowledgable in secondary private equity transactions. Have been working with many of the individuals for many years. Very commercially minded.’ 

‘Bruno Bertrand-Delfau is a hugely experienced counsel that has been working with us for over a decade. Jordan Hurwitz is also a very experienced counsel that has worked with us on many transactions.’ 

‘Nicholas Rose and Lucy Rose are standouts in the team.’ 

‘Very strong expertise in UK tax law, with a specific emphasis on fund structures and similar arrangements.’

‘They have strong senior partners with extensive relevant experience. They have resources to deliver the work at an exceptional standard and time efficiently.’

‘Extremely user-friendly, responsive, available to discuss and action requests on tight deadline. Very pleasant to deal with and work with.’

‘Technically strong and stable team of tax partners and associates.’

‘Robert Gaut, Catherine Sear and Stephen Pevsner are strong tax practitioners combining technical skills, understanding of the client’s business and commercial mindset.’

‘They provide high quality exceptional advice, and the service is second to none, which makes them by far our preferred firm in this area.’

‘Catherine Sear, in our opinion, is a truly exceptional tax lawyer. She is extremely accessible, often responding to our requests at short notice. She has a vast amount of experience and provides concise and highly effective advice.’

‘They’re a very knowledgeable organisation that delivers a quality product. They are very detailed and thorough in their approach and always provide sensible recommendations and so require little hand holding.’

‘It is a very experienced team.’

‘Phil Anscombe brings a commercial mindset.’

‘Solid reliable team. Very good market insight and good commercial acumen.’ 

‘Cameron Roper and Cormac Ryan have consistently offered clear, commercial and technical advice on several financing arrangements we have put in place.’ 

‘Cameron Roper is great to work with – he remains available to discuss and advise as appropriate and is ably supported by associates.’

‘The advice we receive is always excellent and the team at Proskauer are very easy to work with.’

‘Cameron Roper has a great understanding of the market regarding fund financing and is always helpful in explaining legal concepts.’

‘We work with an exceptional corporate team at Proskauer. They do a fantastic job of delivery high-quality and highly commercially-focused advice, adding enormous value to every deal. They have strong technical and commercial skills, but are also highly skilled at managing different stakeholder personalities, bringing people together and calming stressful situations.’

‘The team are always willing to go the extra step, talk things through, pivot and quickly think outside the box if we want to approach something in a new way. This ethos permeates from the partners down and I feel comfortable calling anyone in a pinch. That said, our key relationship contact is Richard Bull and we consider him genuinely exceptional in the client care he provides.’

‘Great team that is always attentive and well staffed, and quickly jumps on new transactions and gets up to speed.’

‘Liam Arthur has always been incredibly professional and commercial.’

‘Liam Arthur was great to work with. He understood what we needed and was very responsive, despite the time difference.’

‘Large team and well-known practice. Does a mix of investor and fund manager work, so knows both sides of the market.’

‘It is a very integrated team, where people are clearly comfortable with each other. The practical client impact of this is that there is never any hesitation in involving team members with required expertise as and when needed, on a very timely basis.’

‘Liam Arthur is a delight to work with. Always pragmatic, thoughtful and focused on getting to the right answer. He is a lawyer, for sure, but with a business focus. His advice is always legally sound but focused on how to achieve business objectives first and foremost.’

‘Amar Unadkat is an excellent regulatory lawyer, who sees the big picture and provides pragmatic advice on complex regulatory points, distilling it into something that is digestible and effective.’

‘The team, namely Amar Unadkat and John Verwey, provide a pragmatic and personable approach to clients’ needs and from our experience, their ability to provide practical, concise and timely advice on evolving complex regulatory matters stands out.’

‘Amar Unadkat is great to work with and provides clear, succinct advice on complex regulatory matters.’

‘An excellent team, who are willing to take initiative to problem solve and think outside the box, providing robust advice which is commercial and accessible.’

‘Jon Verwey is an all-rounder who gets into the details and manages client expectations on navigating tricky regulatory requirements.’

‘The team are commercially minded, extremely knowledgeable in terms of UK and European regulatory knowledge, reliable, and detail-orientated.’

‘I always feel reassured when speaking to John Verwey. He is very calm and collected on calls and he gives every confidence that no problem is insurmountable and can be resolved.’

‘A very strong team, who provide practical and commercially-led advice.’

‘Very proficient.’

‘Good collaboration between US and UK teams.’

‘Steven Baker is an outstanding litigator – technically brilliant and with a great understanding of the commercial objectives. ’

‘Dorothy Murray – incredibly quick and clever and now hugely experienced. Works hard and has great judgement. Unflappable and has an excellent manner and leadership skills. Clients love her and I can amply see why. Julia Bihary – punches well above her weight. Measured, very hardworking and always meets her deadlines. A very safe pair of hands for complex and high value matters.’

‘Steven Baker is an experienced partner with an ability to innovatively build a legal case from the factual matrix.’

‘Quick, thoughtful, diligent, direct.’

‘Confidence. That’s what you get when you engage Proskauer Rose. I never for one moment felt like we were on anything but firm ground. Their advice is clear, their strategy is sound, and their output is impressive both in its quality and turnaround speed. Compared to other (lesser) firms we or our partners have engaged, it’s clear that you get what you pay for.’

‘Dorothy Murray, Kelly McMullon, and Julia Bihary were the core team we worked with on our case – led masterfully by Dorothy. They made an excellent team, and I can’t recommend them highly enough. Dorothy’s clear-headed thinking, strategy and execution ensured our case played out exactly as she said it would.’

‘Proskaeur’s LBO team has exceptional and highly competent professionals –Xavier Norlain and Laurent Asquin.’

‘Very high level of availability and responsiveness. Excellent professional skills, exceptional ability to be responsive. Very good advice; very strong pedagogy towards the client. A team always full of proposals and recommendations – Xavier Norlain, Vanessa Hamiane, Mohamed Kettani, Marine Petot.’