England - South West • Corporate and commercial
VWV
'Incredibly responsive' and 'a pleasure to deal with', VWV's capabilities span the education, tech, and life sciences sectors. The practice is jointly headed up by Robert Collier, a corporate partner who underpins the team's education offering, and Nathan Guest, a commercial partner praised by clients for his tech and emerging life sciences focus. Other key figures include Jos Moule, noted for the breadth of his not-for-profit experience, and Edward Rimmell, a commercial contracts and projects specialist whose industry-specific expertise is concentrated in the renewables sector. New arrivals include corporate partners Sian Champkin and Morag Roddick, who joined in the second half of 2022 from Knights plc and Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP, respectively.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'A great team, incredibly responsive and professional at all times. A pleasure to deal with.'
- 'Nathan Guest is very knowledgable in relation to corporate M&A, particularly in the pharma field.'
Key clients
- Altacor
- ArtiCAD Limited
- Austin (GB) Limited
- British Science Association
- Cleantec Services Limited
- Custom Pharma Services
- Draupnir
- Durbin PLC
- ESRI (UK) Limited
- European Healthcare Group plc
- Flynn Pharma Limited
- Fresche Solutions Inc
- Green and Fortune
- Ikue Limited
- Inresa
- Institute of Cancer Research
- National Pharmacy Association
- Oakman Inns and Restaurants Limited
- Pinknews Media Ltd
- Porcelanosa Group Limited
- Santander UK plc
- Sigma Pharmaceuticals PLC
- Storm Technologies Limited
- SwipeStation Limited / Clock Limited
- Teleta
- The Occupational Psychology Centre
- TM Robotics
- Torbay Pharmaceuticals
- Uniphar
Work highlights
- Advised the University of Bristol on the contractual arrangements for the establishment of a new dental hospital as part of the university's dental school.
- Advised Ripjar on investment matters.
- Advised Concept Education on investment, transactional, and property matters.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Doug Locke, Robert Collier