With vast experience assisting notable clients from the financial, legal, and professional services sectors, Lewis Silkin is sought after for its broad expertise, which encompasses contentious and non-contentious mandates ranging from partnership agreements and restructurings to team moves and investigations. Alongside its robust offering, the group is capable of handling matters at both domestic and cross-border levels, which continues to attract new multinational businesses to its roster. Heading up the department is the ‘superb’ Chris Hallinan, whose practice spans partner expulsions, litigation, and LLP establishments, among other areas. Specialising in disputes are Clive Greenwood and Frances Simm, both of whom have deep experience assisting with compulsory retirements, performance and management issues, and governance. Other key members of the team include Eleanor Diamond, Karen Baxter, and Michael Burd, as well as Fergus Payne.
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Testimonials
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‘Superb firm, brilliant with clients, and wonderful to work with!’
‘Chris Hallinan is a superb practitioner. Very good with clients and covers both contentious and non-contentious well.’
‘Frances Simm is one of the very best associates in the field. Fantastic to have on your team.’
‘Lewis Silkin has a great team in partnership/LLP work- knowledgeable, hard-working, accessible for clients, well-resourced, and efficient. I have worked with them on a number of difficult High Court cases in this area and they are exceptional in terms of knowledge, service, and organisation.’
‘Frances Simm is an exceptionally able managing associate - she is obviously operating at partner level in terms of expertise and skill. She's extremely hard-working, efficient, and very knowledgeable both on procedure and on partnership law.’
‘Lewis Silkin's partnership practice is among the best in the sector. The team is astute, analytical, and experienced, and yet approachable and able to convey with clarity and concision technical advice in terms that a lay client can digest. They get right to the heart of every matter and master even the minutest detail. Lewis Silkin's involvement will be greatly reassuring to its own clients, whilst being daunting to anyone on the other side.’
‘Chris Hallinan is an extremely charismatic lawyer, with brilliant judgment and excellent analytical skills. He is widely respected in the world of partnerships and LLPs and is a go-to lawyer in the field.’
‘Eleanor Diamond is lightning in a bottle. She is a brilliant lawyer; analytical, astute, with a brain the size of a planet. She is also extremely well-organised and a pleasure to work with. What really distinguishes Eleanor from competitors is the way in which she combines a profound understanding of the law with incisive tactical and practical judgment, and also responsiveness and approachability. As a barrister, I greatly valued how uniformly sound and insightful her analysis is, and how enjoyable working with her is.’
'They are specialists and have real understanding and knowledge of the issues and how they can play out. They've seen and advised on most things before and add value in being able to share and draw on that experience.'
'Karen Baxter brings a wealth of experience and knowledge in advising on issues, providing careful, considered and sensitive advice, often with the benefit of having seen similar issues before and how different approaches may play out.'
Lawyers
Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Fergus Payne
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Chris Hallinan
Other key lawyers
Clive Greenwood; Frances Simm; Eleanor Diamond; Karen Baxter; Michael Burd; Fergus Payne