Offering both contentious and non-contentious assistance such as planning, structuring, transactional issues, and disputes, the partnership practice at Dechert LLP is geared to handle matters arising from the investment management and financial services sectors. Heading up the group is Jason Butwick who is ‘an expert in his field and uses his sector knowledge to provide complicated advice in a user friendly way.’ He stands out for his scope of practice which covers agreements, disputes, structures, and litigation before the High Court. Cross-border partnership specialist Daniel Hawthorne has extensive experience handling multijurisdictional matters in the US, Europe, and the Middle East.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘This is a very much partner-led team, which means a really high quality product for clients.’

  • ‘Jason Butwick is really superb. He has an encyclopedic understanding of partnership law, particularly in the financial services sector. He is incredibly commercial. It is obvious watching him that clients treat him as a key trusted adviser. I recommend him unhesitatingly.’

  • ‘A deep bench of talented practitioners - they are thoughtful both in the advice they provide and in the wider client-service. Attentive and responsive, they look-after every aspect of the client service. They aspire to a very high level of customer service.’

  • ‘Dan Hawthorne and Jason Butwick form an outstanding team - they are expert advisers with a remarkable attention to detail. They are solution-oriented with a deep understanding of the asset management industry.’

  • ‘Our main contact is Jason Butwick. Simply Jason is excellent, he is an expert in his field and uses his sector knowledge to provide complicated advice in a user friendly way. We recommend and value him highly.’

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jason Butwick

Other key lawyers

Daniel Hawthorne