Neil Pfister > Druces LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Druces LLP Offices
SALISBURY HOUSE
LONDON WALL
LONDON
EC2M 5PS
England
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Neil Pfister
Work Department
Corporate and Commercial
Position
Neil is a specialist Commercial, IT & IP Partner in our Corporate and Commercial Department.
He brings his real-life experience at the sharp-end of the IT world to the advice he gives in his core specialism of Commercial Law.
Neil specialises in advising clients based in technology and software, particularly on terms and conditions, agency agreements, confidentiality / NDAs, consultancy, distribution, e-commerce, franchising and intellectual property law. He also advises commercial clients on how to structure their businesses, buying and selling companies, partnerships, LLPs or sole trader businesses.
Prior to entering the law, Neil set up an IT company specialising in providing bespoke software to Local Government. He began his legal career in Surrey, joining Downs Solicitors, rising through the ranks to become Head of Corporate and Commercial. He is also the founder and editor of the technology law website, IT Legal.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
Noted for its ‘collaborative approach’ and ‘practical advice,’ Druces LLP‘s corporate practice offers both transactional and advisory services to clients from a range of industry sectors including, but not limited to, healthcare, infrastructure, and mining. The group is adept at handling domestic and cross-border M&A and disposals for public and private companies. Christopher Axford leads the team and has extensive experience leading on M&A transactions and investments, with a particular focus on regulated businesses and Sharia compliant structuring. Neil Pfister specialises in the IT sector and assists with M&A transactions, structuring, and IP-related matters, while Stephen Ronaldson is adept at leading on M&A and disposals for public companies in the oil and gas, mining, and insurance sectors.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Islamic finance
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Residential property
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Property finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency