Sherrards Solicitors LLP

Sherrards Solicitors LLP

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Karen Dobson

Karen Dobson

Partner in the commercial litigation and dispute resolution department and head of corporate recovery and insolvency. Karen handles a full range of commercial disputes with particular expertise in insolvency and insolvency-related litigation, banking litigation and asset finance litigation. She also has expertise in professional negligence claims. Her commercial and practical hands-on approach ensures that she has high levels of repeat business. Key clients include Aurora Leasing Limited, Habibsons Bank Plc, FRP Advisory LLP, Begbies Traynor, BDO, Quantuma LLP and Kingston Smith and Partners LLP. Chambers & Partners report: "She is not just commercially savvy but really sharp in her legal analysis and has very good instincts for cases. She is actually invested and cares about her cases". She is particularly recognised for her expertise in insolvency disputes.
Mark Fellows

Mark Fellows

Mark joined Sherrards' Employment team in July 2008, from an in-house role with BT plc and is now head of the Employment Team. Having spent much of his career in-house Mark has a real understanding of actual business requirements and offers commercial and pragmatic advice tailored to the needs of clients' businesses. Mark advises both employers and employees on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters. This includes representation in relation to Employment Tribunal proceedings, advising on corporate transactions, providing employee relations guidance, drafting restrictive covenants and compiling appropriate employment documentation. Mark has experience working with businesses across numerous sectors including in particular retail, logistics, recruitment and pharmaceutical. Mark conducts seminars on developments in employment law, as well as providing in-house training to clients and is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association
Terry Fendt

Terry Fendt

Partner and head of commercial property; based in Sherrards’ St Albans office, Terry has over 30 years’ experience in commercial property. He provides specialist advice in retail property work, predominantly acting for well-known, multiple-outlet ‘high street’ retailers. He also undertakes office acquisitions and disposals (including at London ‘flagship’ locations) as well as for several London property surveying agencies who continue to recommend Terry to their clients. Major clients include FoodCo UK LLP (“Muffin Break”), Menkind Stores (including Red5), Rituals Cosmetics; Chop'D Limited, Esquires Coffee House and Henley Group.
Leigh Head

Leigh Head

Partner in the corporate and commercial department. Predominantly involved in general corporate and M&A work, including private equity transactions, banking, financial and corporate restructuring whilst retaining a number of music and media industry clients including Graphite Media Limited, Bestival and Camp Bestival. Also acts for plc’s and privately owned SME businesses including household names in the world of franchising such as Winkworth Estate Agents, Headmasters and multiple unit franchisees within the Monkey Puzzle systems. Recent transactions include acting for the owners of Zund Plotting Systems Limited in the sale of the entire issued share capital to Zund Systemtechnik AG; continuing to act for Cambria Automobiles plc across various corporate and commercial activities including the restructure of the Group’s financial facilities and the acquisition and disposal of various Jaguar and Land Rover dealerships; acting for Bestival Limited in negotiations with production companies for filming rights for “The Festival”; continuing to act for Winkworth Franchising Limited across all corporate and commercial aspects of their franchise network and acting for ER Productions Limited, a specialist laser production company, in relation to their corporate and commercial requirement
Nicole Marmor

Nicole Marmor

Nicole is a private client lawyer who heads the Wills, trusts and probate department. Nicole acts for many high net worth individuals and her work includes advising on inheritance tax and estate planning via wills and trusts; the administration of estates, often with an international element; Court of Protection matters, including deputyships, lasting powers of attorney and enduring powers of attorney; elderly client matters; and declarations of trust. Nicole worked previously at Nabarros and Pritchard Englefield in London. She is a fluent German and French speaker and heads the firm’s German Group – something that is valued by her international clients.
Paul Marmor

Paul Marmor

Partner and head of litigation & dispute resolution, Paul focuses on substantial commercial litigation, particularly on international and multi-jurisdictional disputes. Much of Paul’s work is related to fraud and financial services. He is very active in Alliott Group Legal (www.alliottgroup.net), a worldwide alliance of law and accountancy firms. Paul regularly speaks at international conferences. He has been quoted in the UK Department for Internatioanl Trade publications and on their website and has made a video for the Law Society about its international division. Paul is very active in the IBA.
Alasdair McMillin

Alasdair McMillin

Managing Partner of Sherrards since 1995 and instrumental in the major growth and success of the firm to its present day, standing as one of the leading commercial law firms in the south east. Alasdair specialises in high value, complex property matters and is renowned for his commercial and pragmatic approach. He is highly regarded within his extensive network of clients and business contacts for his ability to spot a business opportunity and to put deals together for mutual benefit. Currently undertakes ten percent fee-earning work, with the rest of his time spent developing the practice.