Co-chaired by Lee Clifford and Mark Neale, the Freeths LLP team leverages its ‘good specialist knowledge’ while representing clients from across the tech, construction and automotive industries. The practice has extensive experience of advising on corporate disposals, M&A and private equity transactions, with the corporate head Clifford specialising in complex investments and private restructuring. Tom Brown focuses on all aspects of corporate law, while Neale spearheads the commercial offering, concentrating primarily on IT outsourcing transactions. Nigel Gardner is a commercial contract expert, Kirstin Roberts is knowledgeable on the renewables space, and both Mohammed Abbas and Olivia Johnson are also noted.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Always commercial and pragmatic, easy to work with and a trusted advisor.’

  • ‘Experience, commerciality, pragmatism, sound advice.’

  • ‘Good specialist knowledge, such as in the waste sector.’

  • ‘Responsive, subject matter experts.’

Key clients

  • Chaiiwala
  • Tarmac
  • Fastlane Paint & Body
  • Now Education
  • Micheldever Tyre Services Limited
  • Cromwell Tools Limited
  • Fosse Healthcare Limited:
  • Lyle & Scott Limited
  • Skarn Associates Limited
  • The British Dietetic Association
  • Mercedes-Benz
  • Alumasc Group
  • Hydrock Group
  • Funeral Partners
  • Lloyds Development Capital
  • Star Live
  • YFM Private Equity
  • Lloyds Development Capital (LDC)
  • Funeral Partners
  • Carbon8
  • Hydrock Group
  • Stone Technologies
  • EH Smith
  • Flow Communications
  • Tarmac Group
  • Shaken Udder
  • Cardel Group
  • ALDI Stores Limited
  • Toolstation Limited (part of Travis Perkins Group)
  • ShoeZone Retail Limited
  • Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Royal Borough of Greenwich
  • Runnymede Borough Council
  • Wickes
  • Highbourne Group
  • NCR Ltd
  • Travis Perkins PLC
  • Carlsberg
  • Navitas Group
  • TerraQuest
  • Gleeds Cost Management

Work highlights

  • Advising new client Mercedes-Benz on commercial and technology matters as a new panelled advisor.
  • Advising Lloyds Development Capital on its minority investment in the events business Star Live.
  • Advising Aldi on its frictionless store roll out.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Lee Clifford, Mark Neale

Other key lawyers

Tom Brown, Nigel Gardner, Nathan Holden, Kirstin Roberts, Mohammed Abbas, Olivia Johnson, Baljit Atwal, Hema Singhal, Mohammad Sajjad