Weightmans LLP‘s partnership practice encompasses its compliance and regulatory departments enabling the team to house a full service offering, covering both contentious and non-contentious matters such as disputes, insolvency, and structuring. The team focuses on the legal professional and health sectors and continues to attract new clients from these industries. Andrew Cromby heads up the team and is noted for his ’knowledgeable, approachable, understanding and very efficient,’ approach. He specialises in advising on partner moves, restrictive covenants, and constitutional issues. Medical partnership expert Edwina Farrell stands out for her extensive experience forming partnerships, assisting on retirements, mergers, and contracts, and representing clients in disputes. On the regulatory front, Susanna Heley is a key contact at the firm for her aptitude in handling investigations, disciplinary proceedings, and statutory appeals to the High Court.
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Testimonials
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‘The team provided a high quality attentive service.’
‘Andrew Cromby is sympathetic, pragmatic, and his service was so good I felt like I was his only client . That was coupled with providing excellent advice and always fighting in my corner.’
‘Andrew was excellent, providing clear advice with a view to achieving a pragmatic solution.’
‘Andrew was knowledgeable, approachable, understanding and very efficient providing replies to questions and updates promptly. He was also extremely empathetic at a time which was very difficult and I felt a huge weight was lifted from my shoulders.’
‘Weightmans have brought sharp focus to their partnership practice over the last few years.’
‘Led by the incredibly able and tenacious partnership litigator and London managing Partner, Andrew Cromby, the team has a very strong offering, joining non-contentious and contentious partnership law together with SRA/regulatory expertise through the very highly regarded Susanna Heley. I have enormous respect for the team and for Andrew Cromby and we often refer work to them when we are conflicted.’
‘Andrew Cromy is heading up and expanding a good team dealing with partnership work.’
‘Andrew Cromby is excellent at dispute resolution when it comes to professional services firms and other partnerships/LLPs. He's intelligent, a good litigator if necessary but also seeks commercially sensible solutions to disputes.’
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Practice head
Andrew Cromby
Other key lawyers
Edwina Farrell; Susanna Heley