Craig Borthwick > Dechert LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Dechert LLP provides ‘clear and direct guidance to clients’ including multi-billion dollar managers and smaller industry players. The practice is well versed in advising hedge funds on cross-border operations, advising on the start-up of new funds and related seed funding deals, while supporting existing funds with regulatory, tax and corporate matters. Leading the team is Gus Black, head of the firm’s financial services group. Abigail Bell advises both hedge and hybrid fund structures on investing in a range of asset classes, assisting with a range of corporate documentation, seed funding transactions and regulatory compliance. Craig Borthwick specialises in large-scale fund launches, with particular expertise in managed accounts and co-investment agreements, while Mikhaelle Schiappacasse, head of the firm’s European ESG group, assists hedge funds across a variety of domiciles on complying with sustainability regimes, including Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).

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.