Hannah Kendrick > Squire Patton Boggs > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile

Squire Patton Boggs has a leading corporate and commercial practice, with the team regularly handling a variety of private equity, capital markets and M&A transactions, both at national and international levels. Key sectors of focus for the team include food and drink, tech and fintech, and industrial products. The group is co-led by Hannah Kendrick, who has substantial experience advising on cross-border corporate transactions, and Paul Jinks, who specialises in commercial and IP matters. Paul Mann focuses on private equity-related matters, as does Mae Salem. Hannah Crosland primarily focuses on mid-market M&A and equity capital markets transactions, while senior associate Louisa Hine is particularly active in the technology and digital sector. Jonathan Jones is also noted for his private equity expertise.

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.