Paris Smith's Company Commercial Department is independently recognised as having "strong local connections and a tremendously experienced corporate team" (Chambers and Partners 2008).  We continue to deliver sensible and practical legal advice to commercial clients across a wide range of business sectors.  Our clients include quoted companies, UK subsidiaries of multi-nationals, professional sports clubs, SMEs in sectors ranging from the long established manufacturers to the knowledge-based, educational institutions, and banks and lending institutions.

We have a highly experienced team of 12 lawyers providing advice in the following areas:

  • Acquisitions and Disposals/Corporate Finance;
  • Banking and Finance;
  • Business Start Ups;
  • Commercial Contracts;
  • Competition Law;
  • Constitutional/Shareholder Agreements;
  • Corporate Governance;
  • Corporate Joint Ventures;
  • Insolvency & Recovery;
  • Intellectual Property and IT;
  • Partnerships & LLPs;
  • Reorganisations;
  • Share Options; and
  • Stock Exchange Regulation and LIsting.

In their recent review, The Legal 500 (an independent guide to the legal profession) noted that "Paris Smith LLP remains a very strong local firm and completed 40 transactions in 2008 across the leisure, manufacturing, social services, retail and technology sectors.  Amongst the fine team, 'clever guy' Andrew Heathcock and 'deal catalyst' Sean Davies are recommended."

For more information please contact Head of Department, Douglas Cooper.