Partnership: Contentious | UK

Tina Williams of McCarthy Denning is a renowned partnership expert. She provides clients the benefit of her expertise in a variety of partnership matters, including international structuring, LLP conversions and partner exits.

Clare Murray is founder and managing partner of CM Murray. She is a renowned partnership expert who advises on cross-border disputes and investigations, including cases concerning allegations of discrimination and restrictive covenant issues.

"Caroline is tactically very astute and manages to be very straight-speaking and yet also a great team player who is excellent with clients. She is someone to have on your side."

Catriona Watt handles a broad range of highly sensitive and contentious partnership matters, including compulsory retirements, partner exits and sexual harassment allegations.

Clive Greenwood specialises in contentious mandates, including those that relate to performance issues, misconduct claims and restrictive covenants. He is also joint head of both the partnership group and the professional services group at Lewis Silkin.

Gavin Foggo is the senior partner of Fox Williams. He advises on highly sensitive contentious matters, including team moves and harassment allegations, relating to legal partnerships and other professional service firms.

Jo Keddie is senior partner and head of the employment and partnership groups at Winckworth Sherwood. She advises on a wide range of contentious partnership issues, including discrimination claims, team moves and restructuring.

Sarah Chilton's expertise includes cases concerning alleged sexual harassment and discrimination as well as partner exit negotiations and related disputes. She is triple-qualified in England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

William Wastie heads the professional practices group at Addleshaw Goddard. He advises on the redrafting of LLP agreements, succession planning and cross-border restructuring, as well as assisting clients with disputes over partner misconduct. His clients include leading professional services partnerships from the legal and accountancy sectors.

Andrew Cromby represents both partnerships and individual partners in contentious matters, including negotiations and disputes relating to partner exits and potential misconduct.

Anna Birtwistle focuses on contentious partnership matters, including those that concern partner exits, misconduct allegations and restrictive covenants.

Bettina Bender is well versed in contentious partnership matters, including team moves, misconduct investigations and partner resignations. She has experience acting for both firms and individual partners.

Jason Butwick is equally strong on both contentious and non-contentious mandates, advising on the negotiation of partnership agreements, partner retirements and partner moves, along with associated disputes. He has a particular focus on clients in the financial services sector.

Michael Burd is an employment law specialist who also has notable expertise in partnership law. He is particularly adept in advising international law firms on partner disputes, exits and claims concerning sexual harassment.

Dean Fuller provides partnership advice to clients including traditional partnerships and LLPs. He is noted for his work for firms in the financial services sector.

Hilton Mervis of Arnold & Porter has a broad-ranging litigation practice that takes in complex partnership disputes, particularly in the financial services sector.

Peter Garry of Keystone Law has great depth of experience advising clients in the legal and financial services sectors on complex partnership negotiations and disputes.

Alan Watts often assists legal and financial services partnerships with sensitive disputes concerning partner exits, breaches of LLP agreements and claims of professional negligence.

Aron Pope is adept at handling contentious work for professional partnerships and individual partners. He frequently advises on allegations of discrimination, partner departures and restrictive covenants.

Beth Hale has extensive experience advising professional partnerships and individual partners on contentious matters such as partner exits, whistle-blowing claims and sexual harassment allegations. She currently also acts as general counsel for CM Murray.

David Fisher advises individual partners on highly sensitive and contentious matters, such as harassment allegations and breaches of LLP agreements. He also handles matters surrounding team moves.

Ivor Adair has a strong reputation for handling contentious partnership matters such as partner exits and restrictive covenants. He has notable experience working with partners at international law firms.

Jennifer Millins has key experience advising partnerships and individual partners in disputes. She is particularly adept at handling partner exits, team moves, and discrimination and whistle-blowing claims.

Karen Baxter is the head of Lewis Silkin's investigations and regulatory group. She has vast experience conducting internal investigations into claims of serious misconduct and discrimination concerning leading law and accountancy practices.

Michelle Chance is the head of the London employment team at HFW and primarily acts for individual partners on contentious matters, with a notable focus on the financial services sector.

Tim Leaver advises professional partnership firms on misconduct allegations, team moves, whistle-blowing claims and retirements. He has particular expertise in the financial services industry.

Nick Wright is able to utilise his employment law expertise to support professional service firms on a range of partnership matters, particularly disputes.

Ed Livingstone is a senior associate whose experience includes assisting with contentious as well as non-contentious partnership matters. He has advised on restructuring and constitutional arrangements as well as discrimination claims.

Eleanor Diamond is an associate who regularly assists on partnership disputes concerning partner expulsions, discrimination claims and compulsory retirement, among other issues.

Frances Simm is a managing associate who advises on contentious partnership matters including partner exits and disputes.

Legal director Shoshana Bacall supports LLPs, professional partnerships and their individual members on a wide range of contentious matters. Her experience includes investigations into alleged harassment and disciplinary matters.

"Wonu is a highly talented lawyer in every way - from her technical knowledge, to her commercial understanding, to her ability to be solution-focused and think on her feet while always being emotionally aware and caring with her advice. She is an asset to the team."