England - London • Corporate and commercial
Shoosmiths LLP
Shoosmiths LLP has engaged with a body of commercial work over the past twelve months, capitalising on its strong automotive reputation to act on issues such as logistics, warehousing services and cross-border framework, supply, licence agreements. In addition to this, the group highlights its wide reach with notable sponsorship and media arrangements in the sports industry, power purchase agreements for household UK retail clients, as well as warehouse and distribution operations in the food and beverage sector. Robin Webb is a standout name for his close work with an extensive list of automotive manufacturing giants, while Michelle Craven-Faulkner is praised by the market for her ‘good knowledge’ of industries and ’trustful cooperation’. Simon McArdle is a key figure for his proficiencies in critical logistics outsourcings, as well as AI. Fiona Teague is recommended for her ‘excellent advice’.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘A good quality practice that has recruited and retained very capable individuals who are very easy to work with.’
‘We have worked a lot with Fiona Teague a lot over the last year. She has provided excellent advice and has an amazing retention of detail associated with the contract customer or supplier.’
‘Desire to understand clients and their businesses.’
‘Highly recommended and always available. Practical and pragmatic solutions are sought even for complex issues’
‘Michelle Craven- Faulkner has very good knowledge of the industry. With her we have long-standing trustful cooperation. The wider team are flexible and adjust quickly to new situations’
Key clients
- Volkswagen Group
- Mercedes Benz
- Nissan
- Renault
- Peugeot Citroen Vauxhall
- Volkswagen Financial Services
- The White Company
- Close Brothers Plc
- Honda
- Travelodge
- Morrisons Supermarkets
- Frasers Group
- World Duty Free
- GXO Logistics
- Acaster Lloyd Consulting Ltd
- Bramble Foods Group Limited
- Henkel
- Hoover
- Jaguar Land Rover
- Spamhaus Technology Ltd
- INIT Innovations in Transport
- Civica UK Limited
- Saint-Gobain Weber Limited
- Elite KL Limited
- Sperry Rail (International) Limited
- W H Davis Limited
- Tecforce Limited
- Legacy Rail Limited
- The QSS Group Limited
- Richard Whitehead Foundation
- ITM Power
- Iceland Foods
- Iron Mountain
- Total Energies
- Molson Coors
- ASDA
- Switch2Energy
- Asahi UK Limited
- RooFoods Ltd (Deliveroo)
- Hilton Grand Vacations
- Briggs & Riley Limited
- VMO2 (Virgin Media Ltd)
- Henkel Limited
- FitFlop
- Freightliner
- Joules
- Peloton
- Estee Lauder
- Aramark
- Deliveroo
- Mountain Warehouse
- Cignpost
Work highlights
- Advised and supported a transport solutions business in relation to its tender for a significant contract award with Transport for London.
- Supporting The White Company on a major outsourcing initiative relating to its fulfilment services
- Working with a Formula E team in relation to its supply agreements, arrangements with FIA and others, driver agreements and all other commercial matters
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Robin Webb, Michelle Craven-Faulkner