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Fox Williams LLP
Fox Williams LLP is well versed in establishing foreign law firm partnerships in the UK. Frequently advising on a range of regulatory issues including breaches of the SRA Code and investigations. The team is also equipped to handle disputes and quasi-employment work, offering ‘real knowledge and expertise’. The team is led by the ’astute, commercial and pragmatic’ Daniel Sutherland, who has ‘strong regulatory knowledge and is superb on drafting’. Senior partner Gavin Foggo acts mainly in the financial services and professional services sectors and is described as ’one of the very best litigators in this field’ and ‘tenacious’. Aron Pope has a contentious practice, advising both employers and employees in the financial and professional services, fintech and technology space on partnership and employment disputes involving whistleblowing, discrimination, restrictive covenants and team moves. Handling both contentious and non-contentious partnership work is the ’highly conscientious and intelligent’ Ed Livingstone.
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Testimonials
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‘Daniel Sutherland is excellent, astute, commercial and pragmatic. He is ably assisted throughout by the up-and-coming, Ed Livingstone, who is highly conscientious and intelligent.’
‘The team has strength in employment and partnership but also in broader dispute litigation.’
‘Gavin Foggo has a deep understanding of partnership but also has wide experience of fraud and general commercial litigation. He is tenacious but sensible, and very hands on.’
‘One of the very best teams in the field. A wonderful firm with real knowledge and expertise.’
‘Gavin Foggo is one of the very best litigators in this field. He has brilliant instincts, great knowledge and is fantastic with people. Daniel Sutherland has really strong regulatory knowledge and is superb on drafting.’
'Fox Williams have a practice group within the firm that are set up specifically to advise American and other non-UK firms on a broad variety of issues unique to foreign law firms.'
'Daniel Sutherland heads up the law firm practice and functions as a superb advisor on a broad variety of legal issues unique to law firms operating in the UK and advising on UK and American legal issues faced by life science, fintech and technology enterprises operating in the US, UK and EU.'
Key clients
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati P.C.
- Reed Smith LLP
- King & Wood Mallesons
- Holland & Knight UK LLP
- Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
- THM Partners LLP
- Steptoe & Johnson
- Nixon Peabody
- Crowell & Moring
- Reddie & Grose
Work highlights
- Advised THM Partners LLP on the sale of its business to the large financial advisory and global consulting firm Alix Partners LLP.
- Advised a client on its merger with a top 20 law firm.
- Advised an accountancy firm client on the demerger of an international office.
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Partner and head of commercial dispute resolution department specialising in: UK and international litigation and arbitration, civil fraud, financial services and banking disputes, transactional breaches of contract and shareholder disputes, directors’ duties, corporate governance and partnership disputes.
Next Generation Partners
Partner specialising in advice to employers and employees on all aspects of employment law, primarily in the financial and professional services sectors. Particular expertise in supporting City employers in dealing with complex HR law matters with regulatory issues. Experienced in managing high-value employment and partnership disputes involving whistle-blowing, discrimination, bonuses, restrictive covenants and team moves.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Daniel Sutherland