Will Pearce
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above
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About
Provided by Will Pearce
Practice Areas
Will is head of Davis Polk’s Europe practice and leads the firm’s M&A practice in London. He advises corporate, PE and investment banking clients on domestic and cross-border private and public M&A, takeovers and mergers, and securities offerings and listings, as well as on corporate governance, shareholder activism and restructuring matters.
With over 25 years’ experience of advising on the UK’s Takeover Code and Listing Rules, he has been recognized as a leading lawyer for both corporate/M&A and equity capital markets.
Chambers Review
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Will Pearce heads the firm's Europe corporate practice and has cultivated a strong reputation for his handling of high-value M&A. His experience covers a number of industry sectors, and his practice has an extensive global footprint.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Will is a very professional adviser who has deep knowledge of his space. He is able to provide strong advice and is a very easy and personable person to work with."
"Will has encyclopaedic knowledge, paired with level-headed clarity of objectivity and advice."
"Will is very responsive and hard-working, in addition to having a good sense of UK corporate law for both public and private companies."
"Will is a very professional adviser who has deep knowledge of his space. He is able to provide strong advice and is a very easy and personable person to work with."
"Will has encyclopaedic knowledge, paired with level-headed clarity of objectivity and advice."
"Will is very responsive and hard-working, in addition to having a good sense of UK corporate law for both public and private companies."