Clifford Chance LLP’s retail team benefits from the firm’s broader commercial and competition capabilities, advising clients on M&A, antitrust investigations, and risk management matters. Practice head David Pudge specialises in domestic and cross-border M&A, public takeovers, and corporate governance matters, acting for well-known retailers and investors into the sector. Robert Crothers advises UK-listed and international clients on equity issues and joint ventures, while Greg Olsen helms non-contentious competition work.
Testimonials
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‘Genuinely good people and a real pleasure to deal with, can-do attitude, understanding of our company, the transaction and what we are looking to achieve.’
‘Client service, understanding of what is important to us or should be, acting in our interests.’
'They are very good lawyers, great industry knowledge and very dedicated to each case.'
Key clients
- Amazon
- Mondelez International
- Devro plc
- THG plc
- C&C Group plc
- Halfords plc
- Unilever plc
- The Coca-Cola Company
- Delivery Hero
- Waterstones
Work highlights
- Advised Pfizer on the demerger of Haleon from GSK and Haleon's listing of its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange and American depositary shares representing ordinary shares on the New York Stock Exchange.
- Advising Philip Morris on various aspects of the international expansion of its smoke-free business and advising on the $16bn public offer to acquire Swedish Match.
- Representing Amazon in two active European Commission investigations regarding Amazon’s marketplace, as well as other Member State investigations.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
David Pudge