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Lane Neave

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Lane Neave‘s corporate team handles a range of work throughout the practice area, preparing various employee share portion plans, overseas investment office advice, regulatory advice, financial markets advice, and support in various business and asset sales, share sales, and corporate restructures. The team benefits from the joint leadership of Andrew Comer, who focuses on private mergers and acquisitions, and Ellen Sewell, who is well regarded for her specialism in advising both public and private sector clients in transactional matters.
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Testimonials

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  • 'We have had very good support from Ellen Sewell at Lane Neave.'
  • 'We can rely on Ellen to come back to us promptly, and she is always well-prepared. She also brings alternatives/options to our discussion. She has attended a couple of board meetings and can communicate legal issues in plain English.'
  • 'Graeme Crombie, a consultant at Lane Neave, consistently provides us with outstanding service. His knowledge of our business, responsiveness, legal expertise, and commercial acumen are exceptional. Graeme has a friendly manner and explains complex issues clearly. I highly recommend him.'
  • 'Lane Neave is a very professional and knowledgeable law firm.'
  • 'Ellen Sewell has a vast amount of experience in corporate law and is reliable, patient, as this was a long process with a few breaks. I felt Ellen was responsive to the client's needs and added value to the process we were working through.'

Key clients

  • Molekulis Limited
  • ENZEE Limited Partnership
  • Liquigas Limited

Practice head

Andrew Comer; Ellen Sewell

Other key lawyers

Carlo Wan; Alex Stone; Graeme Crombie: Mark McKitterick

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