Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP > London, England > Firm Profile

‘The team work very well together and strong communication between the London and New York teams is ideal for cross time-zone transactions.’

‘Graham Tyler is well-organised, diligent, responsive and solutions oriented.’

‘Chris Knight provides practical and business-oriented advice.’

‘The Pillsbury team is a sophisticated, well-tuned mechanism which is always there for you. They are very sharp and pragmatic at the same time which makes them excellent advisers.’

‘Matt Oresman is dynamic and intellectual. He is able to understand the most complex industries, promptly identify issues and provide robust advice.’

‘Great historical knowledge and insight. Legal expertise coupled with practical advice.’

‘From my experience, U.S. law firms tend to be insular, but not Matthew Oresman’s team based in London. They are very open-minded and team players when it comes to complex, cross/border assignments.’

‘Matt Oresman is result-oriented. Whilst he is a strategist, he knows every single detail of the case. He is very efficient therefore and fast moving.’

‘Their main strengths revolve around the depth of experience and expertise they have in this field – over 30 years – and this shows – very much to the positive for us and top our clients.’

‘James Campbell is calm, erudite and gets things down without making a fuss. His expertise, experience and track record is unique in the field.’

‘Greg Hammond. Very experienced in emerging markets, understands nuances compared to more developed markets. Offers and provides calm, measured yet practical, commercial and solution driven advice. ’

‘The Pillsbury team is connected to a strong network of individuals that are accessible for guidance and information regarding the emerging markets in which we operate. The firm’s broad subject-matter expertise has been easily engaged and brought up to speed when technical issues, like sanctions questions, arise.’

‘Greg Hammond is responsive and proactive. I often receive market intelligence from him before it comes from our team on the ground. Our perspective and needs are top-of-mind for him, and when I’m busy putting out fires, it’s appreciated to get an offer of help.’

‘High degree of competency and unique sensitivity towards servicing the client.’

‘Pillsbury continue to offer a highly professional, trustworthy, consistent and client-centric service to us.’

‘Steven Farmer continues to provide an excellent, personable service for which we are grateful. Steven’s approach always puts at ease, even when complex challenges arise that require speedy and considered input.’

‘Fantastic team and true industry experts. Excellent availability from the whole team and incredibly responsive. Fantastic client care. The team advise some of the largest and most active global companies in the sector and I feel lucky to have them manage our much smaller IP portfolio, and yet still show the same level of attention and care to us as a client. their advice is timely and pragmatic and I can re on the team to be on top of and proctively manage our matters.’

‘Steve Farmer is fantastic. He is a true expert and leader in his field and has built a fantastic global team. Super responsive and advice is always commercial and spot on. Really personable and the type of partner you really enjoy going to dinner with!’

‘Strong team, professional service, excellent ongoing support once a relationship has been established.’

‘Steven Farmer has been an exemplary partner of the firm and supporter of the UK startup ecosystem.’

‘Pillsbury has a great reputation in the disputes and arbitration market in both the US and UK.’

‘Strong team with quality at all levels.’

‘Led by the truly excellent Deborah Ruff, this is a strong, dedicated team.’

‘Deborah Ruff is clever and dogged in her preparation and presentation.’

‘Charles Golsong is both responsive and reasonable.’

‘Greg Hammond is practical and solutions driven. He has a wealth of knowledge and experience in negotiating oil and gas, and energy transactions generally and always provides us with sound, commercial advice. One of our trusted go to advisers.’

‘In the frontier upstream energy space, their team has unrivalled experience of complex and challenging jurisdictions.’

‘Greg Hammond is a stand-out individual who is a personable and an outstanding performer . His knowledge of frontier jurisdictions in the upstream and downstream energy space has no equal.’

‘Outstanding in their knowledge and experience of oil and gas matters, with expertise on exploration and development projects.’

‘Great service, highly responsive and very knowledgeable.’

‘Greg Hammond combines a true bulldog spirit with a hawk’s eye for detail, and never fails to bring a sense of calm to proceedings, no matter how complex or challenging.’

‘A good group with experienced individuals.’

‘Greg Hammond is an experienced oil and gas lawyer.’

‘The team comprises seasoned professionals with extensive experience in their respective fields, ensuring that clients benefit from insightful strategies and informed decision-making. It could swiftly adapt to changing client requirements or market conditions.’

‘The international footprint of Pillsbury allows the London-based team to draw on a plethora of in-house experts, many located in international offices. Thus, this comment should be understood as feedback to the entire Pillsbury topic-focused team (in our case, nuclear).’

‘The overall reputation of the team is noted in every nuclear-related circle. As such, having them by our side brings much standing, true gravitas, and helps foster immediate trust with counterparts.’

‘Pillsbury has brought together an incredibly talented team, that draws on the experience of the individuals. Some have worked as nuclear engineers or physicists, some have worked as regulators, some have worked on the financing element. Consequently, the team can bring together the entire gamut of necessary experiences, thereby providing clients with comprehensive solutions and answers.’

‘Vincent Zabielski brings a wide understanding of the engineering and physics of nuclear, thereby allowing him to relate with everyone in our company. This allows him to naturally bridge between relevant competencies and is seen as everyone’s best advocate–which incredibly he is.’

‘Responsive team with deep expertise.’

‘Pillsbury is a very good aviation law firm. They bring a wealth of experience and expertise.’

‘Mark Lessard is a reference point in the industry. He is very experienced, having worked on a wide variety of structures and products.’

‘Clients very much enjoy working with Melissa Jones-Prus.’