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Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
115 COLMORE ROW
BIRMINGHAM
B3 3AL
England

Work Department

Kelly is a Partner in our commercial team. Kelly specialises in high value, complex commercial contracts, outsourcings, joint ventures and strategic reorganisations on a national and international basis. Kelly has worked on a number of major international multi-jurisdictional commercial contracts projects, with particular expertise in asset management, business expansion and routes to market, including specialist knowledge of agency and distribution across Europe. Kelly is part of our international contracts team working closely with colleagues across the globe. Kelly's experience includes: Advising Hammerson Plc on the asset management of its UK property portfolio, including the strategic insourcing of the property management and outsourcing of core facilities management services, including security, cleaning and M&E; Advising Starbucks on an internal reorganisation and the implementation of a new business model with a global supplier for the manufacture, sale and distribution of certain consumer products on a global basis; Advising Rolls Royce on the supply arrangements for a joint venture with a leading manufacturer for the sharing and use of proprietary technology in the aerospace industry; Advising Threadneedle on the exit and settlement of a multi-million pound outsourcing for the delegation of investment operations, derivatives valuations and derivatives collateral management; Providing specialist commercial, consumer and e-commerce advice to Forever 21 on its expansion into Europe, including project managing a specialist team across Europe. Kelly is a regular speaker at our SHINE events and is regularly involved in providing contract training for a variety of Eversheds' clients, including Hammerson and Siemens, and has presented training on routes to market to the Icelandic Trade Council.

Position

Partner

Lawyer Rankings

London > Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts

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Kelly HolmesEversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

‘A well led, experienced team with a very commercial approach’, Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP provides a wide offering owing to its depth and breath of practitioners located in and beyond London, and is experienced in acting on major templated transformation projects, joint venture agreements, facilities management and goods and services contracts. Beyond established sector presence in aerospace, transport and real estate, the group has seen a notable increase in sport, media and entertainment, and automotive related matters, acting for a range of blue-chip clients on complex and regularly cross-border issues, the latter of which is an area of particular strength for team head Peter McCormack. Working closely with the real estate and property department, Kelly Holmes acts on a broad range of property management and facilities management contractual work for a number of FTSE100 companies and public bodies, while Tom Bridgford is the key contact to AstraZeneca. Both Agnes Koko and principal associate Edward Tompkin have broad practices, with the former’s largely concentrated on transport-related issues and the latter on large-scale international outsourcings.