Their partner managed the entire process from start to finish and was never far from the action. Advises on the tax, Partner in the Planning Team at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. Advising GMCA and Stockport Council in relation to the regeneration of the Stockport Interchange bus station including a residential PRS scheme. Advised Asda on its full technology re-platforming following its divestment from Walmart. In all dealings, they were exceptionally calm, assured, communicating with us at all times in a very professional manner showing real maturity and empathy when required. He has the absolute trust of his clients, and rightly so: his advice, case-handling, and drafting is never less than first class., The firm has a real team ethos: the large case I am working with them on has required heavy resourcing, but everyone who has been brought onto the case has quickly got up to speed and fitted in seamlessly. The firm is highly regarded for various product and service innovations delivered by experts in the fields of consulting, strategy, process improvement, technology, project management and resourcing. Misconduct can come , 2023 Legalease Ltd. All rights reserved, Registered company in England & Wales No. Advised The Firm of A&G Rentals in relation to an action for damages raised for loss of rental income against its former solicitors resulting from the solicitors failure to register the clients title to a development site. Any company would be lucky to benefit from his expert and practical counseling. Mark Molyneux is a seasoned litigator who is impressive on strategy and creative thinking. Billing is always transparent and within budget., David McEwing corporate and transaction knowledge is second to none. I would have no hesitation in recommending him to clients big and small., Samantha Haigh; Mark Crane; Rona Bar-Isaac, Rona Bar-Isaac runs a very proficient competition team., Michael Burns provides expert and very practical advice at very reasonable rates., We have followed Mike Burns on all of his moves, he understands our business and provides excellent support., Commercial, solution-driven, practical advice. Partners and key associates are heavily involved in transactions so you always have comfort that transactions are properly resourced up to the highest level. The good vibes continue to partner level: I have never come across someone who I have thought is not approachable. The open-plan style of AGs offices help produce a friendly atmosphere without a sense of hierarchy, and while some supervisors are better at being visible and present in the hybrid environment, being in the office more has certainly helped in this area and on the whole trainees describe their supervisors as being incredibly friendly, helpful and sociable. Over 1600 lawyers around the world, including 343 partners. As this rookie explains, I sometimes think it would be helpful to have the background knowledge that comes with completing these smaller tasks (such as applications to the land registry). Advising Clydesdale as lender to the purchaser of a state-of-the-art newbuild pelagic fishing vessel, to be built at the Zamakona shipyard in Spain. Specialises in consumer. They will be commercial and think outside the box, too. Real estate: in addition to mainstream property advice, the real estate team deals with property litigation, tax, property joint ventures, construction, planning and environment. The lawyers on the ground are benefiting from the firms growth, too NQ pay in the City rises 16% to 95,000 (62,000 in the regions, and 56,000 in Scotland) from September 2022, while trainee pay sits at 47,000 (London), 33,000 (Leeds and Manchester) and 29,000 (Scotland) in year one, increasing to 56,000, 36,000 and 33,000, respectively, in year two. Monica Burch, Addleshaw Goddard. No stone is left unturned in preparation for hearings and deadlines. Acting for a Fortune 500 company in arbitrations with excess liability insurers concerning losses in excess $300m arising from the use of one its products. Advising Volkswagens leading commercial advisers on its global joint venture with Ford Motor Company. The team is particularly strong on regulatory healthcare matters., AG provides an amazing client service. We've helped clients in 105 countries in the last few years, via our 16 offices across 3 continents. Pleasure to deal with., Jonathan Fletcher Rogers is extremely knowledgeable and an expert in employee share schemes. Generally speaking, the lawyers considered their work-life balance not bad for a commercial firm of Addleshaw Goddards stature. Advising the Road Haulage Association in relation to the RHAs collective proceedings application on behalf of more than 15,000 claimants for damages of over 1bn. As a team they have few rivals in the market place., AG are an outstanding firm. It is structured as an LLP and has circa 1,400 lawyers including 325 partners[1] in 17 offices located in Aberdeen, Doha, Dubai, Dublin, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Glasgow, Hamburg, Leeds, London, Luxembourg, Manchester, Munich, Muscat, Paris, Singapore and Tokyo. Not afraid to give a view, and is value-efficient by getting things done effectively., Gerlando Butera; Alex Hirom; Rob Easton; Julia Court; Deepa Khandia; Emily Walters; Ellie Warren, Jonathan Tattersall has a great legal brain and commercial instinct., Good depth and breadth of experience at all levels of qualification, so tasks are carried out by a person with the right experience., Deepa Khandia is confident and knowledgeable. A thorough solicitor ideal for the no-stone-unturned approach that corporate defendants rountinely expect. We would advise you speak to the early careers team if you need to discuss this once you have received an offer. This enabled us to have a strong collaboration on a a subject matter where Addleshaws Team were able to guide us through to a successful conclusion, Our engagement with Beth Collett has been very constructive. Addleshaws is without question the best firm when it comes to health and safety cases., Erin Shoesmith is a stand-out partner at Addleshaws. Advised a key government department on the development and roll out of the new National Rail Contract (replacing franchise agreements). You'll get stuck in with big projects and on international brands from day one. Acting on the sale of the 37 acre creative, media, digital and tech hub known as MediaCityUK in Salford, Manchester. Whilst all the individuals I have dealt with are exceptional lawyers, they are also extremely personable and easy to work with, certainly from counsels perspective., Richard Wise is a real star in the making. Addleshaw Goddard LLP (informally AG) is an international law firm headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. Key to this is Jons ability to disseminate large chunks of text and select the main points., Jon Tweedale is an excellent lawyer and arbitrator., Jon Tweedale a very bright lawyer, who also has great commercial common sense. In 2021, the firm opened an office in Paris. Successfully defended HS2 against a challenge by Bechtel, an unsuccessful bidder on the 1.3bn HS2 Old Oak Common Station development project. Harold Brako as partner leads the team with a first class approach., Addleshaw Goddard is unique in a way that they are very good at the complicated and more challenging cases attention to detail and well explained advice is always apparent. The firm has about 1,400 lawyers in 16 offices, spread across three continents. Advised LabTech London Ltd on the development and sale of 101 Camley Street to a JV between Blackrock and Outpost. Do you have a mandatory seat your trainees are required to do? The firm also has a strong interest in tech, and offers trainees a six-month lawtech seat working alongside lawyers and technologists to develop products in its industry leading Innovation and Legal Technology group, who insiders praise as being really supportive and helpful. Acted for a private individual in pursuing an action for declarator and interdict in relation to a servitude right of access. I cant imagine there would be many Scottish firms capable of provided such a professional service whilst maintaining such a personal touch. Nick specialises in private, Corporate partner, specialising in mergers and acquisitions (public and private), securities offerings,, Partner, real estate. If anything, some trainees feel they would benefit from doing the less stimulating tasks sometimes a complaint we rarely hear! London. He is always on top of the file and very much involved, with great commercial skills., Matthew Newing; Michael OConnor; Ian Le Pelly; Matthew Williams. Overall I would have no qualms recommending Addleshaw Goddard to anyone involved with M&A., Murray Jack was always available when required and made the whole process as smooth as it could possibly be. They bring to their clients litigation thorough legal analysis and commercial common sense., Nicholas Ashcroft is excellent. Good level of challenge, done in a respectable way and always explaining thought processes and legal basis. For example, if you applied for the 2023 Placement Scheme/2025 Training Contract you are not able to apply for our 2025 Training Contract. I would see Euan as a go-to lawyer if something unusual came across my desk he and his team provide sound counsel and early advice sometimes on transactions that dont necessarily progress immediately. Acting for Britvic Plc in relation to ongoing matters connected with the pension increases provisions of its DB pension scheme rules. Advised ECI Partners on the disposals of Edenhouse and CPOMS. They are very forward-thinking and integrate superbly with clients., Mark Molyneux is at the top of his game. Addleshaw Goddard LLP The smartest route to the biggest impact See our impact for clients Find the right expert Our distinctive approach Law, Plus More Global Locations More imagination More impact Welcome to international law firm Addleshaw Goddard. [2] In 2017, the firm merged with the Scottish law firm HBJ. John William Addleshaw begins legal practice in 1857 in Manchester and enters partnership with William Warburton in 1873. Advising Emerging GP Agathos Management LLP on the closing of Agathos II Fund, investing in UK SMEs. Find a person Refine results Search by surname ABCDEF GHIJKL MNOPQR STUVWX YZ Sectors Specialisms Roles Locations 1323 Results Charles Penney Advised Par Equity on its high-profile partnership with Aviva Investors which has the potential to capture 1.4 million tonnes of carbon from Glen Dye Moor in West Aberdeenshire over the life of the project and will see a huge amount of investment going into Glen Dye Moor. [6] It was ranked 91st in the world by the same periodical. SRA | Organisation details | Solicitors Regulation Authority Chisolu Obumneke-Okeke, an infrastructure, projects & energy associate at Addleshaw Goddard, discusses how this exciting area of the law brought him to the UK, Clifford Chance, Linklaters, Freshfields and NRF among big legal players promising not to disadvantage candidates qualifying through alternative routes, Over 200 delegates descended on Londons Kings Place to discuss SQE, social mobility and more, Leading figures to descend on Kings Cross as Legal Cheeks future of legal education and training conference returns this Thursday, Profits soar at Hogan Lovells, Dechert, White & Case and Addleshaw Goddard , With the race to net-zero in full swing, Legal Cheeks exclusive Trainee and Junior Lawyer Survey reveals which firms score highest for eco-friendliness. So when debt advisers told UPP that its ambition to acquire 2,000 student rooms were unfundable, we disagreed and went on to prove them wrong. Addleshaw Goddard Armstrong Teasdale Arnold & Porter Bates Wells BDB Pitmans Boodle Hatfield LLP Dentons Druces LLP DWF Edwin Coe LLP Farrer & Co Freeths LLP Gowling WLG Harbottle & Lewis LLP HFW Hill Dickinson LLP Hill Dickinson LLP Howard Kennedy LLP Irwin Mitchell Jones Day Keystone Law Marriott Harrison LLP McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP Each office now has environment teams who propose and develop initiatives. Also, for current BPP students that dont meet this requirement, we run the Legal Access Scheme please contact your careers service for further information. Overall excellence., Emily Williams is a stand out performer in this firm in respect of her planning and environmental field. The lawyers approach difficult situations with the appropriate degree of empathy., Fraser Ritson is highly experienced and has a very detailed knowledge of the law. Acting for Siemens during a BTP and ORR investigation and the Coroners inquest. as Note Trustee and Security Trustee in relation to Stonewater Funding plcs 1bn Note Programme. You can also only apply for one location so please ensure you have decided where you would like to be based before applying. Nick Newman. There is space on the application form to enter any details you may feel to be relevant, such as mitigating circumstances. It is considered in its approach and always provides well thought solutions to any legal problems., Joe Maitland is very user friendly, always reliable and excellent in his advice, his drafting and non-confrontational manner with the opposite side. In particular David Engel is always available for communication and has this awareness that representation is about achieving the appropriate result for the client. Advised shareholders on the 62m disposal of Sneak Energy Limited to a bid company led by private equity house, True Capital. Addleshaw Goddard will work with you to ensure any adjustments required are implemented correctly. They understand what the client wants and make the client feel valued., The Addleshaw Goddard team are extremely responsive to any requests with excellent turnaround times when speed is of the essence on transactions. He is very easy and pleasant to deal with, and always very available and engaged., Addleshaw Goddards employee share scheme team is highly responsive, diligent and fast. magazine dispute over photographs of Catherine Zeta-Jones's wedding to Michael Douglas. Some of these skills can usually only be developed by doing a contentious seat so we would therefore expect that the majority of our trainees would do a contentious seat at some point during their training contract. Secondment probabilities derived from the Legal Cheek Trainee and Junior Lawyer Survey 202223 of over 2,000 trainees and junior associates at the leading law firms in the UK. Since then AG has been advising Siemens as the prosecution progressed towards a final hearing. Standout associate for me this year has been Tom McHugh, thinking outside of the box, tenacious, professional., Beth Collett is the best legal mind in the City and a renowned expert with regard to social housing bonds as well as the sector. Always available when you need him and very timely in responding to a brief. He is thoroughly collegiate and a pleasure to work alongside. They also dont have large egos, and therefore work very effectively with other firms and are very collaborative., Sivan Daniels I have regarded him as a rising star for some time and Im delighted he made partner this year. A superb strategist and a go-to person on a tricky issue., Bruce Kilpatrick: technically excellent. The Addleshaw team is great to work with. Advising Terra Firma on the 110m acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Kier Living. They are available to assist when needed, are not afraid to advise when a matter is not cost effective and are thoughtful of the bigger picture. Nabeala Fiaz, module leader and supervisor at @collegalpract Acted for a real estate investment fund in the enforcement of missives of the sale of an office building in central Edinburgh. Please contact the Early Careers team via email at: earlycareers@addleshawgoddard.com and our reasonable adjustments champion will be in touch. At the heart of Addleshaw Goddard's philosophy is a commitment to use legal and commercial expertise, as well as imagination, to help the firm's clients find the smartest route to the biggest . She is both highly proficient and immensely hardworking. Acted for Merseytravel on the TUPE implications of different options for the company, involving an analysis of how TUPE could apply in practice to various complex scenarios where there are numerous existing bus operators and various new operators (or franchisees) under any new system. A strong lawyer with outstanding commercial skills and the ability to communicate effectively with clients. Specialist area real estate finance and development. Neeta Chityal, legal director specialising in litigation There is unlikely to be anything that the team couldnt handle, with excellent contentious and non-contentious lawyers in the team., They are very responsive and always return calls and/or deliver what they say they are going to do and when they are going to do it. Great access to partner led strategic advice with enough depth and bandwidth at a more junior level to support on transactional work., Michael Leftly is very knowledgeable of challenging and sensitive employment law issues. Please contact the Early Careers team via email at: earlycareers@addleshawgoddard.com and our adjustments champion will be in touch. He has excellent judgement, especially about when to be aggressive and when to settle. The firm has enjoyed a particularly good run in Europe recently, with a spate of new offices: Hamburg (2019), Paris (2021), Luxembourg, Munich and Frankfurt (2022) and in Ireland through a merger with Irish firm Eugene F Collins in 2022. There is a real sense of partnership between counsel and the client. The GDL and LPC grants are reduced to 4,500 outside of London. Working with the Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust on a review of its subsidiary arrangements, with a view to establishing commercial subsidiary entities for the Trust in the UK and the GCC (Dubai and Abu Dhabi) to house its private patient activities. Applications for our 2023 Summer Internships are now closed. There is a firmwide drive towards greater eco-friendliness, with the recent introduction of Environment Week, good recycling systems and compulsory seminars on eco topics. Yes, we have partnered with BPP University to provide the LPC/SQE training to our future trainees. The latter was celebrated across the firms existing offices with free Irish-themed cupcakes, making us green with envy! Acted for Route in the appointment of Quantuma as administrators of One Islington Plaza Limited. We take on approximately 70 trainees each year across UK and Ireland. A superb strategist and a go-to person on a tricky issue., An excellent competition law department and able to operate an excellent service for corporate clients, especially on the claimant piece. They engage well without overcomplicating an issue. Legal Cheek | 145,073 followers on LinkedIn. Their results speak for themselves. RepresentingGenser Energy Ghana in a $17.6m dispute stemming from the supply of propane gas in Ghana. About us | Addleshaw Goddard LLP And if you have your sights set on an office further afield, youre in luck. An ability to take complex matters and explain them in a way that non experts can understand. , James Whittakers thoroughness and intellectual might have been outstanding. Applications for our 2023 Open Days are now closed. Acting for JP Morgan to support the public offer made by Triley Bidco Limited (owned by sponsor Triton Investment Management Limited) to acquire all the shares of AIM-listed global pharmaceutical services and products company Clinigen Group plc. Addleshaw Goddard Careers Find jobs near me s See all vacancies 0378 - Data Protection Associate (3 - 5 PQE) 0485 - Knowledge Lawyer - Commercial 0534 - Corporate Funds Lawyer (IMG Group) 0563 - Commercial Associate/ MA 3 - 6 PQE 0747 - Lead Software Developer 0748 - Corporate Lawyer, Associate 0763 - EU, Competition & Procurement Lawyer, 3 + PQE Our Ireland based trainees will be paid a competitive salary whilst completing their PPC. The impressive work that Addleshaw Goddard team does for its clients is visible to the naked eye. Michelle De Kluyver; Polly Sprenger; Sarah Thomas; Neeta Chityal, Addleshaw Goodard has a strong team which is well placed to deal with a range of financial misconduct., Nichola Peters stands out for her tenacious advice to corporates. I would gladly recommend them to anyone., Richard Hunt absolutely first class. Supported Britvic with Project Optimus, which aims to revamp end-to-end contract creation, approval and management to prevent value leakage. Nothing is too much trouble., Tim Carter is no fuss but really knows his stuff. In the UK, AG has established bases in London, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen (its Scottish presence being established in 2017 following a successful merger with HBJ). They know their stuff too clearly experienced in partnership transactions and with a plain English approach, which appears to eludesome other city firms., Jonathan Cakebread and Jon Cheney make a great team and are individually well suited to transactional work. Advised Caudwell on the development of super prime residences in Mayfair, London. As of March 2022, Addleshaw Goddard has 17 offices in Asia, Europe and the Middle East located in Aberdeen, Doha, Dubai, Dublin, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Glasgow, Hamburg, Leeds, London, Luxembourg, Manchester, Munich, Muscat, Paris and Singapore and a worldwide network of strong relationships with chosen firms in North America, Europe and other emerging jurisdictions. Managed the trade mark portfolios of a range of companies, including Harrrods, Kickers, Travelodge Hotels and many others. His original thinking was absolutely crucial in arriving at a successful outcome., Edward Gratwick is extremely knowledgeable in the area of property litigation and the team is involved in high-profile and complex litigation., Excellent team, very clear advice well delivered for a complex problem. Acted for CMG Pension Trustees Limited in two sets of court proceedings concerning the CMG UK Pension Scheme. Advised Ted Baker on the IP terms in its first UK retail franchise agreement. Advising the trustees of high value, complex family trusts on ongoing trust management and trustee duties, including the provision of trust administration services. In addition hes always calm and measured., Highly knowledgeable, commercial awareness, quick to respond and provide advice., Very friendly, amenable and approachable. Please contact the Early Careers team via email at: earlycareers@addleshawgoddard.com and our adjustments champion will be in touch.