Lewis Silkin

The LLP and partnership group at Lewis Silkin has amassed an impressive client roster consisting of clients from the legal, accounting, and financial services sectors due to its strong partnership offering which includes contentious and non-contentious assistance. The team is experienced handling domestic and cross-border matters ranging from expulsions, investigations, and team moves, to mergers and acquisitions, compliance, and agreements. Heading up the practice is Clive Greenwood, described as having the ‘safest pair of hands in this sector’ and specialises in disputes and litigation within the financial services sector and frequently litigates before the courts in London and Belfast. The capabilities of the department have been bolstered by the arrival of Chris Hallinan who joined in July 2023 from Addleshaw Goddard. He brings with him a wealth of experience handling non-contentious and professional services regulatory matters including transactions, restructuring, regulatory approval, and governance matters. Michael Burd concentrates on contentious matters including litigation, arbitration, and agreements, while head of the investigations team Karen Baxter focuses on allegations of wrongdoing and professional misconduct. Other key practitioners include Frances Simm, Eleanor Diamond, Nicholas Hadaway, and Fergus Payne.

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Testimonials

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‘Chris Hallinan is very experienced and understands our firm well. He always provides the right team to support us on our most sensitive partnership issues.’
‘Really good experience across the team. Very pragmatic and commercial advice given - they make a real effort to understand the business and its objectives before advising.’
‘The firm provides a full service approach covering all commercial requirements. ’
‘Chris Hallinan is an exemplary expert in the field of corporate governance. His advice guided my organisation though a very detailed series of constitutional reforms, the outcome of which has been tested - enabling exactly the resolution for which the reforms were designed. I cannot recommend Chris too highly.’
‘A fantastic firm and one that is always among the top of my recommendation list. It provides a superlative client service. The partnership team is supported by a superb employment team able to turn to discrimination issues.’
‘Clive Greenwood is exceptional. His knowledge is unsurpassed and he knows just what clients need and want. He is a total star. Frances Simm is one of the very best senior associates in the market. She is simply brilliant and a pleasure to work with. Fergus Payne is a super commercial lawyer.’
‘They are incredibly knowledgeable, efficient, commercial, and pragmatic. ’
‘Clive Greenwood is one of the safest pair of hands in this sector; he knows his stuff and takes a practical and commercial approach to everything he does. Frankie Simms always goes the extra mile, using her exceptional knowledge of the sector and her capacity to manage any situation to serve her clients very, very well. Eleanor Diamond is and up and coming star. Her knowledge of both the partnership and employment sectors make her an exceptionally useful senior associate to work with.’

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