Hall of Fame

The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.

Rich Eldridge

Hall of fameClarke Willmott LLP

Rich is a partner at Clarke Willmott LLP.  Rich is an established banking & finance lawyer.  Rich can advise on a wide range of financings including for working capital, equity releases, acquisitions and developments.  Rich’s expertise includes negotiating facility agreements, security agreements and intercreditor agreements.  Rich can advise on documents based upon Loan Market Association templates as well as shorter documents.  Rich has appeared on Panorama.  He has been quoted in the printed press including The Telegraph, The Times and The Independent. 

Patrick Long

Hall of fameGateley Legal

Patrick has over 20 years’ experience in acting on banking and corporate finance transactions. During that time he has worked in-house heading the UK Corporate Banking Legal Team at Bank of Scotland and subsequently working as a banking and finance partner in private practice. He is regularly involved in complex structured finance and corporate lending deals including real estate investment and development, leveraged buy-outs, general commercial lending, restructuring, ABL and private client lending. He regularly advises a wide range of leading banks and financial institutions, corporate and high net worth borrowers. His experience includes secured and unsecured UK and cross border transactions.

Graham Jeffries

Hall of fameWomble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP

Graham is a partner specialising in banking. He has substantial experience in advising banks, financial institutions and borrowers on financial transactions specialising in project and asset finance as well as enjoying working pro-actively with clients to develop new financial products and structures. In the projects field Graham has extensive energy experience and has participated in industry forums including in relation to the viability of financing the Round 2 offshore wind farms and he has worked on the finance aspects of Zephyr II.

Rising stars

Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Craig Bowers

Craig Bowers

Cripps

Partner specialising in mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, joint ventures and insurance.

Andrew Dodds

Andrew Dodds

Stevens & Bolton LLP

Partner and Head of Banking and Finance, advising borrowers, lenders and other stakeholders on a broad range of finance transactions. He has particular experience in acquisition and leveraged finance, real estate finance, asset based lending, structured finance and restructuring.

Faye Garvey

Dentons

Faye is a partner at Dentons' Milton Keynes office. She is a member of the Corporate practice. Faye has experience of advising all types of businesses on a wide range of corporate transactions, including acquisitions and disposals, restructurings and reorganizations, corporate governance and joint ventures. She also regularly works on cross-border transactions and has particular experience in the W&I insurance sector. Faye is also very experienced advising both lenders and borrowers on a variety of finance matters, including leveraged, acquisition and real estate financing transactions. She also works closely with the Dentons Automotive team in relation to credit facilities made available to leading UK motor dealers.

Leading individuals

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Rebecca Mauleverer

Rebecca Mauleverer

Shoosmiths LLP

Rebecca heads up Shoosmiths' national banking and finance team. She specialises in a range of debt finance work, including secured and unsecured, bilateral and syndicated lending both on a national and international level. She acts on behalf of either lenders (be they banks, private equity, venture capital or other funds) or corporate borrowers. Rebecca's experience includes acquisition and leveraged finance, property finance, invoice finance and marine finance. She has worked on a wide variety of transactions. Recent examples include: advising a bank in relation to a financing in connection with the £70 million acquisition of an offshore cross jurisdictional trust and fund business; advising a private equity backed company (a national training and educational specialist) in relation to its £45.5 million unitranche and super senior financing; advising a leading bank in relation to its £80 million syndicated asset based lending facility (plus a £20 million accordion option) providing back to back financing for an invoice discount provider; advising a property investment fund in relation to its financing arrangements, including a £12.5 million facility to finance a London office block and an approximate £8 million facility to finance a number of national commercial and retail assets; and advising CDC Group plc in relation to a number of financings, most recently the USD15 million financing for PEG Africa, an off grid solar panel business.  

Victoria Symons

Victoria Symons

Cripps

Partner and Head of Corporate with particular expertise in alternative investment structures and funds.