Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

• ‘We have been working with PMC for a number of years now, and we remain clients because the team are reliable, efficient, challenge to us to ensure we make the right decision, timely and effective. All things we need as a client as part of our M&A process. What we like compared to other firms is the total focus from senior staff and partners. The team has sought to collaborate with us to ensure they fully understand our business and needs.’

• ‘The individuals are very knowledgeable in their subject matter and always seem up-to-date with key topics. They are rigorous. Always prepared to go into battle for us and not back down. We are kept up to date on issues, so nothing is last-minute. Emma Bryant is particularly tenacious and someone we have worked with for over 10 years. She understands our business and the risks we might face.’

• ‘The partners are very hands-on, provide exceptional advice on a timely basis, and have a fantastic network of clients making them an enjoyable team to work with. The model is very agile and the advice offered is very competitively priced.’

• ‘Adam McGiveron is highly commercial, has a real ability to handle difficult client situations very well and manage complex personalities, particularly during very tricky legal negotiations. Adam is very honest and trustworthy, bringing a very practical application of the law and a thoroughly rounded sounding board on a variety of business issues.’

• ‘Strong, experienced partners who are very good at understanding the underlying commercials and objectives, ensuring that the documents achieve and support those objectives while providing good practical advice.’

• ‘I have worked with Richard Wrigley for a number of years, including on various complex reorganisations, and always found him approachable, practical and commercial.’

• ‘You feel like you are receiving a highly personable service from a quality regional law firm, complemented by significant depth and diversity of experience that you would expect from a large international practice.’

• ‘Emma Bryant and Adam McGiveron tend to work as a team, providing a double headed partner service. Emma is an exceptional lawyer, with an ability to meet deadlines and make things happen. She is personable, dynamic and highly creative at resolving issues. Adam McGiveron is commercial, always demonstrating a strong grasp of a situation ahead of most other people on a transaction, but with an acute eye for the detail and an ability to articulate issues succinctly to clients. The combination of the two partners is formidable.’

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