England - London • Corporate and commercial
Arnold & Porter
With an extensive geographic reach spanning London, the US, Brussels and more recently Amsterdam, the ‘talented industry specialists’ at Arnold & Porter, whose expertise is most keenly concentrated in the life sciences and healthcare sector, are praised by clients for their ’strong market knowledge’ and ‘commercial thinking.’ The team is well-versed on the full spectrum of corporate transactions and continues to build its reputation in the transport, healthcare and real estate space. Described as the ’best corporate legal adviser' by some clients, Jeremy Willcocks is well-versed in a host of multi-jurisdictional matters. Private equity transactions expert Sean Scanlon also handles various national and international corporate transactions. Marc Isaacs is active in both European and emerging markets, focusing on bilateral and syndicated lending transactions. Tom Wilson and Kardia Leung are further names to note.
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Testimonials
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‘Engaging, exceptional leadership and a deep bench of talented industry specialists. They are efficient and very productive.’
‘Perceptive and knowledgeable individuals that provide real time and accurate assessments of matters at hand and are very responsive with updates and recommendations.’
‘The team's key strength is their understanding of their clients' objectives and putting commercial thinking at the forefront of the legal advice.’
‘Jeremy Willcocks is the best corporate legal adviser I have come across in 35 years of running businesses. He manages to combine the necessary legal advice with a clear understanding of the commercial considerations of the client.’
‘They have strong market knowledge and are proactive. Sean Scanlon was the lawyer I dealt with.'
‘Jeremy Willcocks provides outstanding client service and pays attention to detail. Jeremy has excellent breadth of corporate knowledge and combines that with specific company knowledge to provide a tailored personal service.’
‘The team is fantastically led by Jeremy Willcocks, and ably supported by Tom Wilson. The team provides a consistently client focused and technically excellent level of support with a particular strength in the life science and technology sectors.’
‘As mentioned above, Jeremy Willcocks has been consistently excellent in terms of both providing legal and strategic counsel, together with delivering transactions against very tight timeframes. Tom Wilson provides a very reassuring level of commitment and excellence to any matters. In my view, they are the go-to team if you are looking for support on a business-critical transaction, where you not only want to deliver the deal but also enjoy the process!’
Key clients
- Wheels Up Experience Inc.
- Touchlight
- USI Insurance Services
- McArthurGlen Group
- Amicus Therapeutics
- GVS S.p.A.
- Norgine
- SimSpace Corporation
- TELUS Corporation
- Esteve Healthcare
Work highlights
- Advised NYSE-listed company Wheels Up Experience Inc. on its takeover of London Stock Exchange-listed company, Air Partner plc, at a price of 125 pence per share, representing Wheels UP’s first acquisition outside the US.
- Advised USI Insurance Services on all aspects of its disposal of its non-US operations to The Ardonagh Group, the UK’s largest independent insurance distribution platform.
- Acted as lead counsel in the US and UK to the lenders of Cineworld Group plc.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jeremy Willcocks