We are still primarily organised by our legal disciplines (practice areas) not by our sector strengths. However, in a firm where everyone knows everyone else, and partners across departments regularly work together to service clients, informal cross-discipline sector teams have evolved to the benefit of clients.
As a firm, we are particularly strong in the following sectors:
| Property |
The firm's key sector strength - lawyers across the firm advise players in this market on a variety of issues |
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| Retail & Leisure |
The property team have a dedicated retail & leisure unit and across the firm there is significant expertise in this sector e.g. employment partner Howard Goulden worked in retail for a decade |
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| Media |
With Mark Stephens on board, the highest profile Media lawyer on the market, it's not surprising we have developed significant expertise in this sector |
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| Financial Services |
Few can boast a partner that has been on secondment to the FSA. Philip Rubens, ex-secondee to the FSA also heads up our financial services practice |
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| Hotels |
The sale of The Great Eastern Hotel is probably our most high profile recent deal but it's not just the property and corporate departments that are focused on this sector. Our cross-discipline approach sees us regularly advising on other 'leisure critical' issues such as the impact of the no smoking ban |
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| Fashion |
Monsoon is our flagship client and represents what we can do for a client across practice groups - from copyright infringements to property acquisitions |
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| Education |
We don't need no education - or do you? Many are surprised that Michael Kutner's property team have been able to overturn restrictive covenants allowing educational establishments to financially profit |
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| Cultural Property |
Developing and retaining collections, managing commercial agreements, rebutting claims on your property - these are all areas the team can help you with |
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| Construction |
Our strength in the property sector invariably bleeds into the construction world and we have developed significant expertise across the firm in this area |
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| Art & Photography |
Our lawyers are passionate about art, in all its forms, which is why we have developed a strong reputation for our work in this area |
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| Charities |
Not many people understand the broad needs of charities |
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| Contentious Trust & Probate |
The Team act for families, settlors, trustees, beneficiaries, other lawyers and intermediaries all concerned with substantial trust and estate disputes in the UK or with international elements |
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| Residential Development |
We advise developers, investors and agents and landlords in relation to residential and mixed-use developments of all shapes and sizes |