Julian Smith > Mills & Reeve LLP > Birmingham, England > Lawyer Profile
Mills & Reeve LLP Offices
78-84 COLMORE ROW
BIRMINGHAM
B3 2AB
England
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Julian Smith
Work Department
Corporate.
Position
Julian is a corporate partner who concentrates on general corporate work, including acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, reorganisations and large projects. Julian’s particular experience is in the health sector as well as in working with in-house counsel from a variety of businesses ranging from FTSE 100 companies through to sole in-house counsel. Julian leads Mills & Reeve’s independent sector health team. Recent work includes leading the teams advising Bupa, Virgin Care, Partnerships in Care, Healthcare at Home, AmSurg, Allied Healthcare and Synlab.
Career
Qualified Wragge & Co LLP; trainee solicitor, solicitor, associate, director Wragge & Co 1993-2007; partner Mills & Reeve 2008.
Education
Hilton College, South Africa; Haileybury College, Hertford; University of Birmingham (1992 LLB).
Leisure
Family, fly-fishing, gardening, sailing.
Lawyer Rankings
West Midlands > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Birmingham
Particularly well-versed in health, life sciences, and care sector M&A, the ‘outstanding‘ team at Mills & Reeve LLP is also noted for its capabilities in commercial contracts matters. National private equity head Ryan Hawley advises on both PE and M&A transactions, working with a host of mid-market entities, The Birmingham team is led by commercial practice head Jayne Hussey, who advises many of the firm’s leading clients on all manner of issues including outsourcing contracts and license agreements. Other names to note include health sector head Julian Smith, and Junaid Haroon, who heads up the firm’s Midlands agri-food and life sciences teams. David Hall is noted for his expertise in commercial IP and IT issues.
West Midlands > Public sector > Health
Mills & Reeve LLP’s healthcare practice acts for a broad range of clients, including, but not limited to, national bodies, commissioners and care homes. The team is run by Jill Mason, who has considerable experience of advising public and private sector providers on various healthcare matters, such as inquests and judicial review. Jog Hundle advises on various issues, ranging from disputes with medical staff and senior managers, to whistleblowing, while Neil Ward is experienced in Court of Protection applications for serious medical treatment cases, among other areas. Julian Smith handles strategic acquisition, disposal and joint venture projects, while Helen Tringham’s capabilities include contentious data protection matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Health West Midlands > Public sector
- Corporate and commercial: Birmingham West Midlands > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Real estate > Construction
- Public sector > Education
- Public sector > Health
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Insurance > Professional negligence
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Birmingham
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Birmingham
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Employment
- Private client > Family: Birmingham
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Finance > Banking and finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Employment > Pensions
- Real estate > Commercial property: Birmingham
- Real estate > Property litigation