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Wedlake Bell LLP

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Wedlake Bell LLP

Wedlake Bell LLP

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Managing Partner: Martin Arnold

Senior Partner: Camilla Wallace

Number of Partners: 80

Total staff: 200+

Contacts  

Banking & Finance: Hilary Platt

Insolvency, Restructuring & Recoveries: Frances Coulson

Commercial: Michael Gardner

Commercial Litigation: Glenn Chidgey

Construction: Sarah Elliott

Corporate & Financial Services: Adam Lynch

Employment: Adam Grant and William Granger

Family: Charmaine Hast

Intellectual Property: Michael Gardner

Pensions & Employee Benefits: Justin McGilloway

Private Client: Caroline Miller

Art & Luxury: Tim Maxwell

Projects & Infrastructure: Christopher Tite

Property Litigation: Adam Colenso

Residential Property: Parminder Sidhu

Real Estate: David de Maupeou

THE FIRM Wedlake Bell are a contemporary London law firm, rooted in tradition with a lasting legacy of client service. Founded in 1780, the firm recognises the long-standing relationships it has with its clients and how they have helped shape the firm’s past and provide a platform for its future. With 75 partners supported by over 200 lawyers and support staff, the firm operates on a four practice group model: private client, business services, real estate and dispute resolution. The driving force is to empower clients by providing quality legal advice, insight and intelligence that enables them to achieve their goals whether personal or business. The firm are large enough to advise on the most complex matters, but small enough to ensure that its people and work remain exceptional and dynamic. Building relationships is at the heart of everything Wedlake Bell does.

PRINCIPAL AREAS OF WORK 

Private Client Services: Wedlake Bell’s private client group consists of the private client, residential property, art & luxury and family teams. Whilst other law firms have shifted their focus from private to corporate clients, Wedlake Bell has consolidated its team of tax, trust and estate lawyers, advising on the following areas:

■ UK and international estate planning and administration

■ UK taxation and tax planning (income tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax and also the taxation of offshore companies and structures)

■ Trusts and foundations and their use in tax planning

■ Tax and estate planning for clients coming to and leaving the UK

■ UK tax residence and domicile

■ Family office (creation and administration)

■ Disputed inheritances, wills and trusts

■ Charities (including charitable foundations)

■ As members of TELFA and USLAW, the firm is also able to advise international clients on cross-border issues

Real Estate Services: The firm is a full-service real estate practice with a reputation for dealing with high-value development and investment work. It acts for a diverse range of domestic and international clients: investors, developers, banks, owner-occupiers and tenants, universities and charities. The firm has a very broad spread of clients in many different sectors. It works extensively with other specialists within the firm in related practice areas such as construction, planning and environmental, disputes, banking, corporate and tax.

Business Services Include: 

■ Corporate

■ Data Protection

■ Employment

■ Finance

■ Financial Services

■ Insolvency & Restructuring

■ IP & Commercial

■ Pensions & Employee Benefits

■ Projects & Infrastructure

■ Tax

Dispute Resolution Services: Dispute resolution specialists are embedded across the firm’s service lines. Frequent instructions are received from clients based overseas, often referred through recommendations from the firm’s network of international contacts.

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  • London
    Bedford House, 21a John Street, London, Greater London, UK, WC1N 2BF
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Construction: Contentious
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Natalie Pilagos
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Natalie Pilagos
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Construction: Non-contentious
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
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Construction: Non-contentious
4
Construction: Non-contentious
4
Band 4
Lawyers
Sarah Elliott
5
Sarah Elliott
5
Band 5
Corporate/M&A: £10-100 million
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Corporate/M&A: £10-100 million
4
Corporate/M&A: £10-100 million
4
Band 4
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Mark Tasker
3
Mark Tasker
3
Band 3
Employment: Employer
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Stephen Ravenscroft
5
Stephen Ravenscroft
5
Band 5
Employment: Senior Executive
1 Ranked Lawyer
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Stephen Ravenscroft
4
Stephen Ravenscroft
4
Band 4
Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth
1 Ranked Lawyer
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Natasha Kurth
Natasha Kurth
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Intellectual Property
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
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Intellectual Property
6
Intellectual Property
6
Band 6
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Michael Gardner
4
Michael Gardner
4
Band 4
Intellectual Property: Law Firms With Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys
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Real Estate: £50-150 million
1 Department
3 Ranked Lawyers
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Real Estate: £50-150 million
2
Real Estate: £50-150 million
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Band 2
Lawyers
Suzanne Gill
2
Suzanne Gill
2
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Claire Nelson
4
Claire Nelson
4
Band 4
Sarah Blunn
4
Sarah Blunn
4
Band 4
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Art and Cultural Property Law
1 Department
4 Ranked Lawyers
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Art and Cultural Property Law
1
Art and Cultural Property Law
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Band 1
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Rudy Capildeo
1
Rudy Capildeo
1
Band 1
Timothy Maxwell
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Timothy Maxwell
1
Band 1
Petra Warrington
3
Petra Warrington
3
Band 3
Tamara Wakeford
Tamara Wakeford
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