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About
Provided by Lesley Gregory
Practice Areas
As one of the few female chair at a UK law firm, Lesley Gregory has led Memery Crystal through several strong financial years, worked to expand the firm’s international offering and encourage an internal culture focused on diversity and core values – all while maintaining her top-rated corporate practice.
She specialises in capital markets work including flotations and secondary capital raisings. She is a non-exec director of Aquis Exchange PLC (the growth market stock exchange). She acts for companies, nominated advisers and brokers and has acted for both UK and international companies from the US, Canada, South Africa and Australia including Petra Diamonds Limited and Gaming Realms Plc. Lesley also advises growth companies on alternative forms of raising finance, including retail corporate bonds for companies and clubs from Hotel Chocolat to the Jockey Club. In addition, she advises on acquisitions and disposals of public and private companies as well as on cross-border transactions.
Lesley enjoys the challenges of working with entrepreneurs and growth companies and has previously acted as a non-executive director or special advisor to both public and private companies.
Lesley has been a champion of the firm’s core values programme initiated in 2007, supporting policies and procedures to reinforce the firm’s emphasis on client care, professional development and a supportive workplace. Through her initiative, Memery Crystal became the first law firm to launch a Payroll Giving Scheme with Giveall, a HMRC approved platform enabling employees to donate to any UK charity through their salary on a monthly basis, commission free.
Career
2016 – Present: Chairman, Memery Crystal
2010 – 2016: Chief Executive, Memery Crystal
1988 – 2010: Partner, Memery Crystal
Chambers Review
UK
Lesley Gregory is chair of Memery Crystal. She advises on AIM matters as part of a broader corporate practice.
Lesley Gregory is well known for her AIM expertise. As part of a wider corporate practice, she advises brokers, companies and advisers on placings and fundraisings.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Lesley is well-known in the market, very experienced and commercial."
"She is the queen of AIM."
"Lesley is the most valuable and trusted legal representative we have. I particularly value her counsel and appreciate her candour."
"Lesley is a hugely experienced, commercial and sensible lawyer."
"Lesley is very good with clients."
"Lesley is well-known in the market, very experienced and commercial."
"She is the queen of AIM."
"Lesley is the most valuable and trusted legal representative we have. I particularly value her counsel and appreciate her candour."
"Lesley is a hugely experienced, commercial and sensible lawyer."
"Lesley is very good with clients."