Alison Patten-Hall > Blake Morgan LLP > Reading, England > Lawyer Profile
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Alison Patten-Hall
Work Department
Commercial and Charities
Position
Alison is head of Blake Morgan’s Commercial and Charities teams. She is a partner specialising in commercial and complex high value projects. She has a great deal of experience of working with clients in the health and care sector, but also acting for large corporates on commercial projects
Lawyer Rankings
South East > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
Blake Morgan LLP is regularly sought out by high-profile clients in the education sector including academies, colleges, independent schools, and universities for commercial and technology matters. Alison Patten-Hall in Reading assists IT system distributors and providers with development and licensing agreements in addition to supply terms. Elisabeth Bell is also based in Reading and is adept in health-tech and IT procurement projects, while Michael College in Southampton is noted for his strength in contentious technology matters.
South East > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
(Leading individuals)Blake Morgan LLP‘s corporate and commercial team has demonstrable experience on a broad spectrum of high-end matters with emphasis on the tech, leisure and education sectors. Simon Staples leads on the corporate side, overseeing the team’s deal flow which spans spinouts, cross-border M&A, disposals and equity capital market transactions. Legal director Timothy Coles is also a key corporate name and is an expert in the leisure sector advising on M&A, equity fundraisings, restructurings, and corporate governance matters. Co-head of team and ‘superstar’ Alison Patten-Hall remains a pre-eminent commercial lawyer in the Thames Valley and leads the firm’s nationwide commercial practice. She excels on large-scale projects, especially outsourcing and IT procurements. Tech and GDPR expert Elisabeth Bell bolsters the team’s commercial offering with her know-how on IT projects and issues arising from emerging technologies.
Lawyer Rankings
- Corporate and commercial: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40 South East > Corporate and commercial
- IT and telecoms South East > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
- Leading individuals South East > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Hampshire
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Real estate > Commercial property: Hampshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Hampshire
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Employment > Employment: Hampshire
- Employment > Employment: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Private client > Family: Hampshire
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Employment > Pensions
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Hampshire
- Public sector > Public sector
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Family: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport > Shipping
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Real estate > Environment and planning
- Employment > Pensions