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Russell-Cooke LLP

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Noted for its strong focus on start-ups and the technology sector, Russell-Cooke LLP is lauded by clients for its ‘breadth of knowledge’ and ’speed of engagement’. Practice head Jonathan Thornton - who draws praise for his 'eye for detail' - specialises in high-value share and business sales and joint ventures. Emma Shipp is rated for her ‘incredible attention to detail’ and ’calm’ manner.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Jonathan Thornton is great - providing practical workable solutions to complex business problems.’

  • ‘Russell-Cooke is a vastly experienced company that delivers a high-level service to its clients. As a specialist tax firm, we work closely with solicitors, and Russell Cooke collaborated well with us, assisting us to plan the transaction.’

  • 'Rachael was very knowledgeable and spent time explaining the transaction to our client in a pragmatic way. This transaction incorporated an aspect we had never worked with before, however, Rachael understood the concept and delivered a suite of legal documents in a timely manner.’

  • 'They were technically extremely strong, giving us tremendous confidence that they would not miss anything. They gave us the very strong feeling that they were on our side and determined to represent our interests at every stage in the process.'

  • 'Emma Shipp is a fantastic lawyer. Technically very strong, incredible attention to detail, calm, clear, dogged, patient, with a good sense of humour as well. She was a great ally and made the whole process easier than it would otherwise have been. She was ably supported by Olivia Bailhe and Alex Canning who were also excellent throughout.’

  • ‘The team are knowledgeable, responsive and willing to work work with a client to achieve the best outcome for our mutual client.

  • ‘Close working relationship with the business, transparency and communication combine to make an efficient and effective relationship.’

  • ‘Breadth of knowledge, speed of engagement and willingness to interact to take context and provide advice.’

Key clients

  • MQube
  • Bumper International Limited
  • Char.gy
  • Basis Research Group
  • Oxbury Bank plc
  • Wi-Q Limited
  • Ilchester Estate
  • Beavis Morgan LLP
  • Viritech Ltd
  • Bloom Real Estate
  • Jigsaw Research Ltd
  • Isosceles Finance Ltd

Work highlights

  • Advised Bumper International on a new SAFE instrument and secondary share sales as part of its £26.1m Series A extension.
  • Advised Isosceles Finance and its founder on the sale of the company to Dains Accountants.
  • Advised Jigsaw Research and its shareholders on the sale of the company to strategic insight consultancy group Strat7.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jonathan Thornton

Other key lawyers

Emma Shipp, Guy Wilmot, Sally Johnston, Rachael Taylor, Olivia Bailhe, Alex Canning