Winckworth Sherwood LLP has a comprehensive partnership offering, allowing the team to advise on contentious, non-contentious, and transactional mandates ranging from allegations of misconduct and restrictive covenants to exits and joint ventures. The group has amassed extensive experience assisting real estate, financial, and professional services clients and individual partners with high-profile and high-value matters, leveraging the firm’s wider banking and finance and real estate practices to provide ‘high-level advice.’ Andrew Yule heads up the department and concentrates on reorganisations, hires and departures, and investigations. On the contentious front, Bettina Bender is a key contact, specialising in disputes arising from sexual misconduct, harassment, and bullying, alongside Louise Lawrence, who focuses on whistleblowing claims, remuneration disputes, and expulsions.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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‘A really solid team providing high-level advice.’
‘Bettina Bender is my go-to solicitor for advice and referrals.’
‘Andrew Yule and Susan Kelly are very strong.’
‘Such a lovely team and a pleasure to deal with.’
‘Very thorough and provides excellent client service.’
‘Louise Lawrence - excellent attention to detail, always goes above and beyond for clients and a very empathetic lawyer.’
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Louise Lawrence
Practice head
Andrew Yule
Other key lawyers
Bettina Bender; Louise Lawrence; Susan Kelly; John Hiscock