Foot Anstey

Under the leadership of managing partner Martin Hirst, the firm continues to invest in people and technology to deliver value, quality and innovation to help clients to achieve their strategic objectives. Foot Anstey’s strategy is focused on generating organic growth in its six sectors and targeted talent acquisition, which has seen it attract recruits from national, City and international firms.

Foot Anstey’s growing client base comprises regional, national and international businesses and public sector organisations. The firm uses its knowledge, skills and experience to help make a difference to its people, the environment and within the communities where it operates. It works with employees, clients, suppliers and local partners to contribute to positive changes and equal opportunities for everyone.

Types of work undertaken
Corporate: the firm’s respected corporate team supports a wide range of clients, from global businesses on transactions with an international dimension to entrepreneurs and business owners requiring local expertise and connections. The team is comprised of leading experts in private equity, banking, restructuring and insolvency, international transactions, tax, and company secretarial. Types of work include advising on public and private M&A, domestic floats, delistings and equity fundraisings, joint ventures and group restructuring.

Commercial: the commercial team consists of trusted experts to private, public and third sector organisations, and advises on all aspects of business, including research and development through to the post sales environment, commercial contracts, complex projects and disputes, competition and procurement law, financial services and consumer credit, intellectual property, privacy and data protection, IT and telecommunications, and outsourcing and commercial collaborations.

Dispute resolution: the rapidly growing dispute resolution team looks after a wide range of commercial disputes, with highly specialist teams offering advice in a number of niche areas.

Employment: the firm’s employment law team is the largest in the South West, working with major national and regional employers.

Real estate: the property team supports a large portfolio of public sector and private clients handling prestigious City work alongside large regional and local projects. The team is supported by dedicated planning, property litigation and construction specialists.

Clinical negligence: Foot Anstey runs its clinical negligence, personal injury and mental capacity practices through its separately regulated sister firm, Enable Law (www.enablelaw.com). Enable Law is one of the largest specialist firms in the South of the UK.

Private wealth: the firm has a strong wealth and succession team advising on a range of work from tax planning to wealth and succession management and family law.

The industry sectors on which Foot Anstey is focused include: banking and financial services; energy; property, infrastructure and construction; media and technology; retail, leisure, and food and drink.

Office locations: Bristol, Exeter, London, Plymouth,  Southampton, Taunton, Truro.