Simmons & Simmons has a comprehensive retail funds offering, enabling the team to advise on LTAFs, ESG matters, and OFR issues, as well as regulatory compliance matters. With wide-ranging expertise- alongside cross-border capabilities- the group has amassed an impressive and extensive client roster comprised of notable retail fund managers and depositaries. Penny Miller co-heads the department alongside David Williams, and they are supported by regulated funds specialist John Dooley, who concentrates on LTAFs, UK UCITS, and Luxembourg Part II UCIs. Catherine Weeks is the main contact in the team on the regulatory front, frequently advising on the licensing and marketing restrictions on the sales of funds as well as managing regulated investment funds. Tristram Lawton concentrates on SDR and ESG requirements while- at the associate level- key practitioners include merger and restructuring expert Emily Wilks and retail investment vehicle specialist Dom Buxton.
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Testimonials
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‘There is a broad range of fund expertise within the team.’
‘Response times are invariably very prompt and the advice is clear and digestible.’
‘John Dooley has a very broad and in-depth knowledge across all areas of fund management. He always provides detailed, comprehensive advice and always strives to make himself available at short notice, which is always greatly appreciated.’
- ‘Emily Wilks is very proactive and always very responsive. She always displays very good, detailed knowledge of fund management in general. Like John, Emily is always a pleasure to connect with.’
- ‘Dom Buxton is always very proactive and thorough in his advice. He is very responsive and accommodating. Dom is another within the team who the business have come to rely on as a trusted advisor.’
Key clients
- Adams Street Partners
- Apollo Management International
- Man Fund Management UK Limited
- Schroders
- Waystone Fund Management (UK) Limited
- Legal & General Investment Management
- First Sentier Investors
- M&G
- Hargreaves Lansdown
- Santander Asset Management
- Invesco
- Ruffer LLP
Work highlights
Advised Schroders Capital on further LTAFs that were approved by the FCA.
Advised True Potential Administration LLP on the repositioning of certain sub-funds in their UK authorised fund range, including a scheme of arrangement between True Potential Waverton Income and True Potential Close Brothers Cautious Income.
Acted as UK fund counsel in respect of Man Fund Management UK Limited's range of UK UCITS and NURS schemes, including advising on updates to the range to reflect the FCA's sustainability disclosure requirements.
Lawyers
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.
Dom Buxton
Emily Wilks
Practice head
Penny Miller; David Williams
Other key lawyers
John Dooley; Catherine Weeks; Tristram Lawton; Emily Wilks; Dom Buxton