Mr Daniel Hawthorne > Dechert LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Offering both contentious and non-contentious assistance such as planning, structuring, transactional issues, and disputes, the partnership practice at Dechert LLP is geared to handle matters arising from the investment management and financial services sectors. Heading up the group is Jason Butwick who is ‘an expert in his field and uses his sector knowledge to provide complicated advice in a user friendly way.’ He stands out for his scope of practice which covers agreements, disputes, structures, and litigation before the High Court. Cross-border partnership specialist Daniel Hawthorne has extensive experience handling multijurisdictional matters in the US, Europe, and the Middle East.

Dechert LLP‘s group is led by ‘exceptional’ practitioner Daniel Hawthorne, who specialises in tax and incentives matters. The team’s client portfolio features investment managers and funds as well as corporate clients. The team’s workload spans multiple jurisdictions and the group advises on the establishment and implementation of incentives plans, as well as disputes that arise from such plans. ‘Technical expert’ Jason Butwick is a noteworthy member of the team.

Dechert LLP‘s team are ‘hugely knowledgeable and commercial’, with strength advising in an array of high-end private equity and corporate transactions. Mark Stapleton leads, and has considerable experience in tax issues relating to asset management and corporate transactions. Key names in the department include Daniel Hawthorne, who is active on behalf of corporate clients and investment funds, and Nicolas Kokkinos, for whom private equity is an area of particular strength.