Jane Haxby > Squire Patton Boggs > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Led by London’s Jane Haxby and Hannah Kendrick in Leeds, the corporate governance team at Squire Patton Boggs acts for listed and private companies, funds, professional bodies and associations on governance issues, reporting obligations, compliance, boardroom matters and corporate strategy and is seeing an increasing number of mandates pertaining to ESG issues. Managing partner Haxby is a name for governance issues relating to corporate M&A deals and IPOs, while Kendrick deals with governance and regulatory issues and is a member of the Regional Advisory Group of the London Stock Exchange. Jonathan Chibafa is recommended for ESG compliance and supply chain risk management, as well as anti-bribery and corruption issues. Lucy Webster joined from Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP in September 2022 and brings expertise in climate change and environmental issues.

Squire Patton Boggs is active on bank-side mandates, frequently acting on cross-border work in the energy and natural resources sectors. The team also has deep expertise in the technology, industrials and consumer industries. Co-heads of department Jane Haxby and Leeds-based Hannah Kendrick are experienced in public and private M&A, fundraisings, takeovers and corporate governance. Jayson Marks is praised for his ‘great expertise and experience in equity capital markets work‘, particularly in the worlds of oil and gas. All named lawyers are based in London unless stated otherwise.

Standing out for its sector strength, international network, and diverse client roster, the ‘commercially astute and hardworking team’ at Squire Patton Boggs is regularly engaged on the full range of mid-market transactions across multiple sectors.  The team is led by Paris-based Tony Reed and Mark Yeo, the EMEA-lead for the firm’s healthcare group and the global sports M&A practice, whose practice covers joint ventures, M&A, VC, and private equity matters. , James McKay, head of the industrials M&A team, works closely with corporate finance firms, public and private companies and investment banks on M&A deals. Tim Stead specialises in buy-side transactions, while Jane Haxby is a ‘hugely experienced’ adviser to both public and private companies on corporate finance matters, namely concerning M&A and takeovers. Jonathan Jones  is European managing partner, and Charles Leeming – an expert in private capital corporate work – advises on joint ventures, carve-outs and M&A, working with a host of both owner-managers and PLCs.