Jason Butwick > Dechert LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Dechert LLP covers both sensitive contentious matters and transactional work, including harassment in the workplace allegations, and support with the employment aspects of M&A deals, often with cross-jurisdictional elements. Jason Butwick, a financial services and regulated industries specialist who handles contractual partnership agreements and SMCR matters, leads the team. He is supported by TUPE expert Charles Wynn-Evans. Further key names include counsels Emma Byford and Jennifer McGrandle.

The ‘highly commercial and thoughtful’ partnership team at Dechert LLP offers a ‘breadth of expertise’ particularly in the financial services and investment management space. Practice head Jason Butwick is a ‘highly commercial and creative’ lawyer and regularly handles the drafting and structuring of partnership and employment documentation, remuneration code matters and partnership, and employment disputes. ‘Expert’ lawyer Daniel Hawthorne specialises in employee taxation and incentivisation matters for corporate and financial services clients. Also of note is Craig Borthwick, whose expertise lies in the formation and structuring of investment funds and fund platforms. Corporate lawyer Jonathan Angell‘s case load includes advising LLPs and their members on amendments to existing membership agreements and regulatory matters.