Clients praise the Wallace LLP team for being 'incredibly integrated with each other’. With Daniel Isaac at the helm, it has considerable experience of maritime labour law, and regularly advises on crew disputes, the Maritime Labour Convention, and on seafarer employment agreements. It also supports its corporate department on M&A and employee incentive work. In addition, the group is experienced in financial services employment issues, and another big area for the practice is hospitality work.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The Wallace team are great at providing clear and pragmatic legal advice that is easily understandable and allows our senior managers / shareholders to make risk balanced decisions.'

  • ‘Leigh Janes in particular is a real asset to Wallace, she has offered advice on a number of employment law queries. She provides comprehensive, risk based advice, and she goes above and beyond to make herself available when we have had an urgent matter to discuss.’

  • ‘Daniel is exceptional. Interacting with him always makes us feel in great hands, often when we are dealing with fraught or complex situations, he listens, engages and provides useful suggestions and proposals. You never feel patronised or stuck with only one option. Daniel goes the extra mile, always.'  

  • ‘James Williams and his team (Leigh Janes) have an incredible practice and sector knowledge which translates in a very practical approach. The quality of the work is excellent.'

  • ‘I could not recommend James Williams more highly. He was clear in his explanation of complex issues and mapped out options we could discuss. He made the complicated, understandable. Always calm and reassuring and available for a chat or catch up.’

  • ‘We work with Daniel Isaac and Leigh Janes. They understand how we work, the inclusive and family orientated culture we promote within the firm. They are both excellent and I cannot recommend both of these individuals too highly.’

  • ‘Daniel Isaac is a stand-out individual: always available, technically able, commercially astute, and with the rare ability to make even the most complex of issues seem very straightforward.'

  • ‘Daniel and Leigh are our go-to people. We know we can message each of them, and they will seek to help as soon as possible, as it's usually urgent! Daniel and Leigh are the perfect duo, they have a fantastic work dynamic.'

Key clients

  • Fulcrum Asset Management LLP
  • VivoBarefoot Ltd
  • Metrus Ltd
  • London Communications Agency Ltd
  • Wood Thilsted Limited
  • Steven Bartlett Ltd
  • PPMA (The Processing and Packaging Machinery Association)
  • Victoria Asset Management
  • M.O.L. Europe BV
  • Globant UK Limited

Work highlights

  • Advised Flight Story Group Limited on the acquisition of web3 marketing collective Zebu Digital to launch Flight3 – a new innovation marketing arm of the Flight Story business.
  • Advised the founders of Nash Maritime on the sale to APEM.
  • Instructed by Steven Bartlett on a new Creative Media business venture with two minority director shareholders.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Daniel Isaac

Other key lawyers

Leigh Janes, James Williams