Associates
Richard Baxter
Meet the Team
Corporate and Commercial
Daniel O'Connell, our Managing Partner, leads the highly regarded corporate and commercial department.
A significant proportion of our work is international in scope. We have extensive experience project managing the legal aspects of international transactions and dealing with cross-border issues. We do this on a regular basis and it has resulted in strong working relationships with firms around the world - in particular in Europe, Asia (with a particular focus on Russia) and Africa.
There are commonalities for our clients, however, which are our practical approach and an ability to provide a fast and efficient service. We know business moves at a fast pace and respond to this requirement but never at the expense of quality.
Our clients’ needs are typically best served by our partner led team approach providing expert advice in the following areas:
Our commercial approach has gained us a reputation as a “business person’s law firm”. We value all client relationships including listed PLCs, financial and investment institutions, private equity firms, owner-managers, entrepreneurs and start-up ventures.
Michael Bennett and Mark Cardale head our AIM team which has successfully listed companies from a range of jurisdictions and sectors on the AIM Market. We then continue to support their ongoing requirements for growth including fund raising. Our familiarity with the Aim Market means we are ideally placed to assist both companies and their nominated advisers to comply with their ongoing regulatory requirements.
Our e-commerce & technology team led by Keith Dempster helps businesses to operate effectively in a technological environment from buying equipment to e-commerce and the protection and utilization of intellectual property rights.
We have extensive experience which we apply to provide a first class service advising clients on all issues relating to software licensing either as end users, value added resellers, application service providers or licensors. The services offered include advising on IP licences, support agreements, joint development agreements, privacy issues and data protection. Our key practice areas also include advertising, sales and marketing, agency & distributorships, information technology, outsourcing and telecommunications.
A significant proportion of our work is international in scope. We have extensive experience project managing the legal aspects of international transactions and dealing with cross-border issues. We do this on a regular basis and it has resulted in strong working relationships with firms around the world - in particular in Europe, Asia (with a particular focus on Russia) and Africa.
There are commonalities for our clients, however, which are our practical approach and an ability to provide a fast and efficient service. We know business moves at a fast pace and respond to this requirement but never at the expense of quality.
Our clients’ needs are typically best served by our partner led team approach providing expert advice in the following areas:
- mergers and acquisitions
- corporate finance
- commercial contracts
- e-commerce and technology
- employment
- finance
- inward investment
- joint ventures and collaborations
Our commercial approach has gained us a reputation as a “business person’s law firm”. We value all client relationships including listed PLCs, financial and investment institutions, private equity firms, owner-managers, entrepreneurs and start-up ventures.
Michael Bennett and Mark Cardale head our AIM team which has successfully listed companies from a range of jurisdictions and sectors on the AIM Market. We then continue to support their ongoing requirements for growth including fund raising. Our familiarity with the Aim Market means we are ideally placed to assist both companies and their nominated advisers to comply with their ongoing regulatory requirements.
Our e-commerce & technology team led by Keith Dempster helps businesses to operate effectively in a technological environment from buying equipment to e-commerce and the protection and utilization of intellectual property rights.
We have extensive experience which we apply to provide a first class service advising clients on all issues relating to software licensing either as end users, value added resellers, application service providers or licensors. The services offered include advising on IP licences, support agreements, joint development agreements, privacy issues and data protection. Our key practice areas also include advertising, sales and marketing, agency & distributorships, information technology, outsourcing and telecommunications.