England - South East • Corporate and commercial
Moore Barlow
The multi-disciplinary and ‘superb’ team at Moore Barlow regularly advises SMEs, AIM-listed companies, private equity houses and entrepreneurs on M&A and IPOs as well as commercial contracts in the technology and engineering sectors. Southampton-based Jeremy Over and commercial lawyer John Warchus, who has ’invaluable’ knowledge of client sectors and splits his time between the Guildford and Richmond hubs, lead the team. Also in Guildford, Mark Lucas leads on corporate transactions particularly in the independent school sector. Belinda Walters joined the team in October 2022.
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Testimonials
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- 'At all touch points with the business, from initial inquiry to invoicing, the whole organisation cares about its business and customers. All superb.'
- 'Work most closely with John Warchus, great guy and friend to our company now after many years of partnership. Always provides concise and appropriate advice. We feel confident in the advice received and our legal standing accordingly. His knowledge of our sector is invaluable, he really understands our business and how we operate.'
- 'Easy access to the team with reliable and prompt advice given.'
- 'John Warchus had gained a very good knowledge of our business and is very approachable.'
- 'Moore Barlow has a very useful practice for clients outside of Central London with a range of unique skills to support international business requirements.'
- 'I found the lead Partner to be very knowledgeable and experienced in this international labour field and his assistant solicitors gave me excellent and timely support. We use Moore Barlow's practice on an ongoing support basis. We appreciate the expert guidance that is more local to our own offices and can meet the lawyers concerned at any time.'
- 'Fast response time with responses tailored to client's level of understanding.'
Key clients
- Miltenyi Biotech Limited
- Royal Russell School
- Hall & Woodhouse Limited
- CardsSafe Limited
- Allotrope Energy Limited
- Zuora UK Limited
- New Path Fire & Security
- Southern Communications Holdings Limited
- Ecovis Wingrave Yeats
- The Federation of Racecourse Bookmakers
- Kallidus Limited
- Kyocera SGS Precision Tools Limited
- AIP GmbH Co KG
- Sabien Technology Group PLC
Work highlights
- Assisted Ecovis Wingrave Yeats with acquiring another accountancy practice.
- Acting for leading UK engineering company Kyocera Precision Tools SGS Limited (part of the Kyocera group) in relation to a range of commercial agreements and NDAs, as well as IP and GDPR advice.
- Acting on telecoms and commercial agreements for fast-growing UK telecoms supplier Southern Communications.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jeremy Over, John Warchus