William Dawson & Eleanor Rowswell write for Managing Partner magazine

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William Dawson & Eleanor Rowswell provided the cover story for the April edition of Managing Partner magazine which looked at creating a whistleblowing culture in law firms. This article was first published in Managing Partner in April 2012 and is reproduced by kind permission www.mpmagazine.com

 

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  • Legal 500, 2011
  • Chambers & Partners 2011

Professional practices

The wide-ranging, five-partner professional services practice provides advice on non-contentious matters such as LLP conversions, as well as high-value disputes.

Legal 500, 2011

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We have considerable experience of working with a range of successful professional practice firms across different sectors. We advise both firms and prominent individuals on their legal requirements within a commercial and professional perspective.

Our professional practices team seeks to focus on the commercial objectives of our clients, understands the sensitivities which arise within professional practices and acts discreetly in pursuing clients’ objectives.

Our expertise is in understanding your needs and then assembling a bespoke team of specialist lawyers to support you as appropriate. Many of our lawyers are leaders and specialists in the respective fields of partnership law (including the Legal Services Act), tax, private client, employment, corporate, governance, property, disputes and brand and reputation management.

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  • advising two leading UK law firms on their new partnership LLP arrangements and ancillary documentation.
  • advising several major firms defending discrimination and whistleblowing claims where our reputation for discretion is seen as valuable and essential.
  • establishing new fund management and financial services LLPs and advising on the internal restructuring of other financial services LLPs.
  • advising firms hiring and losing partners, including advice as to restrictive covenants and, importantly, pragmatic considerations.
  • advising a leading UK charity on winding up an LLP joint venture.
  • general advice to high-calibre professional practices including magic and silver circle law firms.


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 Client highlights

02 June 2011 A model for future mergers James Thorne
30 January 2011 Paving the way for £366 million merger David Smellie
06 June 2010 Discrimination in the City: advising law firms on multi-million pound claims William Dawson
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