Richard Batchelor > Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP Offices
1 WOOD STREET
CHEAPSIDE
LONDON
EC2V 7WS
England
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Richard Batchelor
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Richard is an investment funds specialist and advises on the establishment, listing and reconstruction of investment funds both in the UK and in a wide variety of offshore financial centres. He is also involved in a broad range of derivatives, UK advisory and UK regulatory work in the asset management sector.
Richard’s recent investment funds experience includes acting for Henderson UK Shopping Centre Fund, advising Aros Capital Partners LLP on the launch of its Malta based hedge fund, and advising Highgate Investment Management LLP on the launch of its Cayman Islands hedge fund.
Richard advises the trustees of major pension schemes on a wide range of investment issues, including British Airways, J Sainsbury's, and T-Mobile.
Richard is ranked in both Legal 500 and Chambers.
Position
Partner
Lawyer Rankings
London > Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
(Leading individuals)Richard Batchelor
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Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
London > Finance > Derivatives and structured products
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP is known for ‘excellent relationship management and expertise across all finance areas in multiple jurisdictions‘, and clients praise its ‘strong technical and market knowledge‘. Focused on advising buy-side clients, the firm frequently acts for investment funds and their managers, insurance companies, corporates and pension schemes. Head of financial services Michaela Walker oversees the work of the derivatives group, in which Jonathan Master and Richard Batchelor are the standout practitioners. Batchelor recently provided JB Drax Honoré with regulatory advice on its global derivatives activities, covering the implementation of UK EMIR, reverse solicitation issues, and compliance with DFSA regulation. Clients also praise Jamie Dunlop for his availability and responsiveness.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Derivatives and structured products London > Finance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Education: institutions
- Employment > Health and safety
- Public sector > Infrastructure (parliamentary)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport > Rail
- Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Public sector > Education: schools
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > International business reorganisations
- Public sector > Local government
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Real estate > Planning
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Industry focus > TMT
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Employment > Immigration
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital