England - London • Corporate and commercial
Gowling WLG
Known for its commercial awareness and deep understanding of business-risk, Gowling WLG is trusted by clients for the full range of business-critical contractual work, including a litany of outsourcing agreements, distribution and logistic arrangements, and joint ventures. Veterans in the retail, food and drink and automotive sectors, the team has an expanding breadth of work with big-ticket mandates regarding the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, where the team is still engaged with a number of legacy issues, and a number of transport, construction and real estate work. Leading the department is David Lowe, whose diverse commercial focus ensures he is sought-out for legal advice, particularly regarding supply chain concerns and the procurement of goods. Birmingham-based Sarah Riding has acted for Toyota in its procurement of innovative technological services, as well as in a wide range of commercial work for Weetabix as part of its purchase of Lacka Food. Jocelyn Paulley has supported a number of the department’s key mandates.
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Testimonials
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‘The breadth of knowledge and commercial awareness is excellent. The team are always able to assist regardless of the nature of the query.’
‘David Lowe is not only a joy to work with, but has outstanding knowledge of our business which enables him to advise us quickly and efficiently, whilst appreciating our risk profile and the needs of the business.’
‘This is a team I can truly rely on to take a project and work with my commercial team and business partner them, giving them not just good legal advice but good commercial insights too.'
‘David Lowe and his team are all exceptional. He has managed to grow a team of like-minded and very able associates and juniors, which means it is a team to be relied upon to do tasks well and in a timely fashion.’
'So far our relationship with Gowling is very positive, supportive, responsive.’
‘Sarah Riding is my key contact. She always makes herself available and give clear advice.’
Key clients
- All Saints Retail Limited
- Asda
- Aston Martin
- Azumi Restaurants Limited
- Baylis & Harding
- Bentley Motors Limited
- Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Bloor Homes Limited
- British Red Cross
- Cadent Gas
- CBI
- CBRE
- CCEP
- Cherry Park Residential
- Chips Away International Limited (Franchise Brands plc)
- Church & Dwight
- Cummins
- Divide Buy
- Ford
- GSK
- Gordon Murray Automotive
- Hermes (Parcels)
- Hill & Smith Holdings plc
- Hovis
- Hyde Housing Association
- Hydrafacial UK Limited
- Jaguar Land Rover
- Mazda Motors UK Limited
- Medicine Discovery Catapult
- Midcounties Co-operative
- Molson Coors
- NCP Limited
- NFU Mutual
- Nomad
- Norton Motorcycles
- Oxfam
- Pandora
- Pret A Manger (Europe) Limited
- Premier Foods
- Prologis
- SMMT
- Saint Gobain
- Spirit AeroSystems
- Starbucks
- St Modwen
- St Peter's Spirits
- Tarmac
- Taylor Wimpey
- The Office Group
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing
- Transport for London
- Triumph Motorcycles Limited
- United Biscuits
- Upfield
- Weetabix
- Weston Park Limited
Work highlights
- Acting as official legal advisers for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, advising on commercial matters for the delivery of the 2022 Games.
- Advised Transport for London (TfL) on outsourcing of car parking operations relating to 79 car parks and 10,500 parking bays to Saba Parking and Pay by Phone.
- Advised Weetabix across a range of contracts and categories of procurement, including the purchase of Lacka Foods and the National facilities management outsourcing to CBRE GWS.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
David Lowe