HCR Hewitsons

Corporate

Derek is a partner within the corporate department with over 20 year’s experience.

Derek has extensive experience advising clients in all aspects of Corporate and Company Law matters, advising individuals and corporate clients, both locally, nationally and internationally on realising the maximum potential value/return from their business by buying, merging, re-structuring or selling their business/company through share or asset purchases and/or sales with multi-jurisdictional experience.

Derek also advises on creating corporate joint ventures and or partnerships with specific expertise and interest in dealing with construction companies both private/plc and property developers/land owners;

Derek has a specialist knowledge of the automotive sector and specifically advising a large Global Motor Manufacturing Group. He is also passionate about the Equine Law sector and the horse racing industry.

Derek has also worked with clients across the globe advising American, Canadian, Spanish, Japanese, Irish and French based corporates on their corporate group interests within the United Kingdom.

Director/Trustee of Cirencester Community Development Trust Ltd

Member of Cirencester Chamber of Commerce.

University of Galway – Batchelor of Laws (LLB) and Economics – 1995 to 1997

University of Galway – Batchelor of Arts (BA), Law and Economics – 1992 to 1995