Brabners LLP

Brabners LLP draws considerable praise from clients for its ‘focused and commercial’ approach. The team is well-positioned to advise on the full scope of corporate and commercial work, including M&A, group organisations, private equity, contracts, e-commerce and data protections matters. The practice is jointly steered by Mark Rathbone and Richard Hough. Rathbone is noted for his expertise in the media, tech, supply chain and logistics and renewables sectors, while Hough is a commercial contracts and healthcare specialist. Elsewhere in the team, Andrew O’Mahony heads the firm’s banking and finance team and handles a considerable amount of private equity and finance work. Colin Bell advises on IP strategies, commercial contracts, licensing arrangements and data protection matters, while Rupert Gill provides M&A advice to corporates, AIM-listed companies and registered providers of social housing. A litany of charities and social enterprises turn to David Maples for advice on governance and constitutional issues, while John Spofforth handles issues relating to both national and international corporate transactions. Other names to note include managing partner Nik White, Nicola Lomas, who specialises in the sale and acquisition of dental practices, and Victoria Trigwell. Michael Brabner is also recommended.