Fladgate LLP is a seasoned adviser in the commercial contracts area. The group demonstrates proficiency in assisting with complex outsourcing agreements, leveraging the firm's competition law and regulatory expertise to provide an end-to-end service to clients. The ‘client-centric, fast and pragmatic’ team is headed up by Jan Hoppe, Alex Haffner and Tim Wright (who often advises on joint venture, collaboration and alliance agreements). Ben Milloy and James Earl, whose sports law background leaves him well placed to work on sports sponsorship agreements, are also key practitioners.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Legal feedback and analyses have always been very pragmatic, straight to the point and fast. Especially in fast-paced transactions, time is king and therefore, we were particularly happy with their legal support.’
  • 'The consultation approach was always client-centric, fast and pragmatic.’

  • 'The Fladgate team is a pleasure to instruct and work with - proactive, pragmatic and solutions oriented. Able to distill complex issues into comprehensible language and explain the risks clearly.'

Key clients

  • SAP (UK) Limited
  • Trade Information Network Limited
  • Sandvik AB
  • VAKT Global Limited
  • Egger UK Limited
  • Bestway Wholesale Limited
  • Glorious Brands Ltd
  • Digital Cinema Media
  • Targus UK
  • Athletic Greens

Work highlights

  • Advised Egger UK Limited on its long-term (10 years+) plaster/chip board supply agreement with Howdens, connected to Egger's significant new manufacturing plant at Barony, East Ayrshire.
  • Advised Bestway Wholesale Limited on the renegotiation of its multi-million-pound supply agreement with the JCR chain of convenience stores.
  • Advised SAP (UK) Limited on SAP cloud, consultancy and professional services transactions across a broad spectrum of SAP sectors including banking, legal, public sector, and retail.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jan Hoppe, Alex Haffner, Tim Wright

Other key lawyers

Ben Milloy, James Earl