Robin Johnson > Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP Offices
1 WOOD STREET
CHEAPSIDE
LONDON
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Robin Johnson
Work Department
Robin is Co Chair of Eversheds Cross Border M&A Team and runs a team across 30 jurisdictions of over 100 lawyers. He is also Sector Chair of the Diversified Industrial Sector Group.
Mergermarket has placed Robin regularly in the top 10 of their Rainmaker leagues in the last 8 years.
Legal Business in the UK recently voted Robin as one of the top ten M&A lawyers in the UK.
In 2010-2011, Robin had a secondment to Parker Hannifin to assist in a major European restructure and in 2013 spent 4 months as Interim European and Asian GC for Archer Daniels Midland. In 2012, Robin spent 4 months researching and writing Eversheds award winning “M&A Blueprint : Inception to Integration” report.
Robin has authored many articles including being published in the Baird Monthly M&A Monitor, International Financial Law Review, The Journal of Private Equity and the Metropolitan Corporate Counsel and European Private Equity Journal. He recently spoke on an ACC webcast on Top 10 Tips in M&A and Robin has also spoken on similar topics for the American Bar Association, National Directors' Institute of Chicago and the Manufacturer's Alliance. He was asked by Wall Street Journal to write an “opinion piece” in January 2010.
He wrote the chapter on international joint ventures in the UK in the ABA International Joint Ventures the Transactional Guide for US Lawyers.
Robin is a member of the ABA International M&A Task Force and a member of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
Married with two children, he is a keen golfer and when he can, follows the English cricket team.
He is a non-executive director of the University of Leeds, one of the largest universities in England and Wales.
Robin is on the consulting editorial board for Lexis PLS for corporate M&A.
Position
Partner
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
The corporate team at Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP are well regarded for their sector expertise in the food and drink, retail, industrials, and financial services spaces. It acts for a range of clients, including private companies, PLCs, and private equity houses on a broad spectrum of local and multi-jurisdictional mandates. Practice head Robin Skelton specialises in private equity and M&A transactions, and is supported by principal associate Russell Naglis. Other notable practitioners include Amanda Partland, who acts for multi-nationals on cross-border deals, and Robin Johnson, who has significant international M&A experience.
London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
(Leading individuals)Headed up by the co-chair of the global corporate and M&A practice, Richard Moulton, who specialises in private equity and M&A transactions for corporate and financial sponsor clients, the London hub of the international practice at Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP offers ‘deep sector expertise’ across at least seven key sectors including energy, insurance and financial services. The ‘excellent’ Robin Johnson is a widely recognised lawyer in the market and manages the firm’s client relationship with Next plc, handling their strategic M&A transactions. Regularly acting for clients in the industrials and technology arena, Antony Walsh, is well-versed in global M&A and reorganisation work. Simon Masters specialises in advising on M&A, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, initial public offerings and fundraisings. James Trevis heads up the private equity group and Jon Gill’s practice principally involves private equity, M&A and venture capital transactions for high growth companies in the technology sector. Oil and gas and LNG specialist, Jubilee Easo, who advises state and international oil and gas entities and financial institutions, and Martin Mankabady, who regularly acts in financial services and insurance matters, are other key lawyers.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Education: institutions
- Employment > Health and safety
- Public sector > Infrastructure (parliamentary)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport > Rail
- Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Public sector > Education: schools
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > International business reorganisations
- Public sector > Local government
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Real estate > Planning
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Industry focus > TMT
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Employment > Immigration
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital