The team at Tees Law is known for ‘fighting hard for clients’, with extensive experience in high-value corporate transactions and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements, including intellectual property licensing, data protection and distribution agreements. Lucy Folley oversees the practice, specialising in mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions and restructurings, while Tracey Dickens has particular expertise in the healthcare sector, advising on transactions involving care homes as well as veterinary and dental practices; she is also frequently sought after for family and farming demergers and employee ownership trusts. Baljeet Kaur handles share and asset acquisitions as well as joint venture and partnership agreements.
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Testimonials
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‘Communication is absolutely essential, and the team dealt with our case with such outstanding communication right from the beginning. They were prompt to reply to the other legal team, which was so reassuring during such a stressful time. They were always excellent in ensuring that our understanding of all procedures and processes was clear.’
‘Claire Powell and Nana Poku are a credit to this firm, they are responsive, polite and professional. They are also extremely prompt and thorough right through the process. Genuinely impressed with such commitment to communication and updates.’
‘We don't have the need to employ law firms very often, but the team at Tees made the process of our share sale very easy to understand. For anyone not used to the legal process, I would recommend Tees as they are very easy to work with.’
‘The team were very easy to speak to and understand, and took great lengths to make everything clear to us.’
‘Having a team with such a diverse knowledge base working at Tees, it makes life very easy to make one call then get put in touch with the relevant person with the skill set required.’
‘The Tees Law team fight hard for their client and are very proactive in holding each party's feet to the flames should it be needed to get a transaction completed. A robust group who set high standards for themselves with a communication style that isn't a 'one size fits all' approach, applying a healthy dose of pragmatism where necessary and providing the subtitles a client needs in understanding their approach to complex elements of a transaction. A lawyer that understands that their client is part of the process!’
Key clients
- Turners (Soham) Limited
- Jack Richards & Son Limited
- Logistic Planning Services Limited
- Seller of GTES Holdings Limited
- Moralis Group Limited
- R.V.L Properties Limited
- Shareholders of Enterprise Adhesives & Chemicals Limited
Work highlights
Advised a global transport and logistics firm in respect of multiple share acquisitions.
Advised a shareholder on the sale of his shares in GTES Holdings Limited to the STS Aviation Group.
Advised shareholders on the sale of their shares in Edocuments Limited
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Lucy Folley
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Lucy Folley
Other key lawyers
Baljeet Kaur; Claire Powell; Tracey Dickens; Nana Poku