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Howard Kennedy LLP

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Howard Kennedy LLP

Howard Kennedy LLP

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Firm Details:

Managing Partner: Craig Emden

Number of UK partners: 72

Number of other UK fee-earners: 128

Total headcount: 480


THE FIRM:

Howard Kennedy is a London based law firm offering straightforward legal advice to their clients. With over 70 partners and almost 500 people, the firm is well placed to assist entrepreneurial businesses and HNW individuals on domestic and international matters, whatever the legal challenges they face. Howard Kennedy also advises major corporates who find the firm’s straightforward approach a compelling alternative to larger, less personal firms.


Visit www.howardkennedy.com.


PRINCIPAL AREAS OF WORK:


Corporate & Commercial:

M&A, capital markets with a particular focus on venture capital trusts and enterprise investment schemes, AIM, corporate real estate, intellectual property, commercial contracts, business advisory and tax, business recovery and reconstruction, financial regulation and international banking and finance.


Dispute Resolution:

General commercial litigation, real estate dispute resolution, media litigation, international arbitration and mediation, defamation and human rights, business crime and regulatory and personal injury.


Employment & Immigration:

Board level advice, discrimination and harassment, confidentiality and business protection, disciplinary and grievance issues, international workforce issues, TUPE, Tribunal and High Court claims, redundancy and reorganisation programmes, employment contract preparation, whistleblowing and policy guidance. Immigration advice includes sponsor licences, compliance audits and ‘right to work’ checks, ‘right to rent’ checks, individual applications from within the UK, entry clearance applications and representation before the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal.


Finance:

Asset based financing, asset finance, banking, capital markets, lending and leveraged finance, financial institutions lending, hotel finance, Islamic finance, real estate finance, financial regulation, restructuring and insolvency.


Private Client & Family:

International wealth structuring, inheritance tax planning, establishing UK and offshore trusts, estate administration, trust and estate disputes, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection work. Family law advice includes separation, divorce, nuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements and children matters including relocation, surrogacy and co-parenting agreements.


Real Estate:

Construction, planning, commercial occupation, development, real estate finance, real estate investment, residential development sales, residential acquisition and disposals, leasehold enfranchisement, real estate and planning disputes, PRS, social housing and student accommodation.


SECTOR GROUPS:

Howard Kennedy’s focus reflects their sector expertise and other specialist offerings. This client-centric approach offers them clear benefits in encouraging closer co-operation between different legal teams and departments, and clear market positioning. The firm has significant experience in the retail and leisure, private wealth, real estate, entrepreneurs and growth businesses, investment funds, art and cultural property, sport and energy sectors. This enables the firm to provide innovative, straightforward advice to meet its client’s needs.


INTERNATIONAL:

Howard Kennedy’s international capabilities include EMEA, the US/Canada, South America and Asia Pacific. The firm delivers legal solutions via its own regional experts based from its London headquarters, or through relationships with preferred local providers. The firm is a member of Meritas and Lawyers Associated Worldwide (L.A.W). These networks along with Howard Kennedy’s own regional focus groups give the firm independent reach and access to insight and expertise to benefit clients wherever they need advice and support.


CONTACTS:

Art & Cultural Property: Mark Stephens CBE

Banking: Patrick Keown

Business Crime & Regulatory: Ian Ryan

Business Advisory: Vernon Dennis

Capital Markets: Keith Lassman

Commercial Investment: Adam Walford

Commercial & IP: Robert Lands

Commercial Dispute Resolution: Dominic Offord

Construction: James Stewart

Corporate: Ashley Reeback

Defamation: Mark Stephens CBE

Dispute Resolution: Simon Taylor

Employment: Jane Amphlett

Family & Matrimonial: Lois Langton

Immigration: John Kiely

International: Jonathan Polin

Islamic Finance: Imran Sadiq

Media Litigation: Mark Stephens CBE

M&A: Gillian White

Personal Injury: Elizabeth Smith

Planning: Jade Chalmers

Private Client: Liz Palmer

Real Estate: Julian Hindmarsh

Real Estate Dispute Resolution: Amanda McNeil

Real Estate Finance: Patrick Keown

Residential Property: Astrid Stanley

Tax: James Meakin


SECTORS:

Art & Cultural Property: Mark Stephens CBE

Energy: Jonathan Cohen

Investment Funds: Keith Lassman

Media & Entertainment: Mark Stephens CBE

Private Wealth: Liz Palmer

Real Estate: James Stewart

Retail & Leisure: Lydia Christie

Sport: Lois Langton, Kyle Phillips

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East Midlands
Real Estate
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Ellis Gardner-Browne
3
Ellis Gardner-Browne
3
Band 3
London (Firms)
Construction: Contentious
1 Department
3 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Construction: Contentious
5
Construction: Contentious
5
Band 5
Lawyers
Jonathan Pawlowski
4
Jonathan Pawlowski
4
Band 4
Jeffrey Brown
5
Jeffrey Brown
5
Band 5
Mark Pritchard
U
Mark Pritchard
U
Up and Coming
Construction: Non-contentious
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
James Stewart
6
James Stewart
6
Band 6
Corporate Crime & Investigations
2 Ranked Lawyers
Lawyers
Kyle Phillips
5
Kyle Phillips
5
Band 5
Jennifer Harper
Jennifer Harper
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Corporate/M&A: £10-100 million
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Corporate/M&A: £10-100 million
3
Corporate/M&A: £10-100 million
3
Band 3
Lawyers
Ashley Reeback
4
Ashley Reeback
4
Band 4
Gillian White
4
Gillian White
4
Band 4
Employment: Employer
1 Department
3 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Employment: Employer
5
Employment: Employer
5
Band 5
Lawyers
Jane Amphlett
4
Jane Amphlett
4
Band 4
Lydia Christie
5
Lydia Christie
5
Band 5
Sam Murray-Hinde
U
Sam Murray-Hinde
U
Up and Coming
Employment: Senior Executive
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Jane Amphlett
4
Jane Amphlett
4
Band 4
Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Lois Langton
3
Lois Langton
3
Band 3
Financial Crime: Individuals
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Financial Crime: Individuals
3
Financial Crime: Individuals
3
Band 3
Lawyers
Ian Ryan
1
Ian Ryan
1
Band 1
Financial Crime: Private Prosecutions
1 Department
3 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Financial Crime: Private Prosecutions
2
Financial Crime: Private Prosecutions
2
Band 2
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