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Charles Russell Speechlys

Commercial Contracts

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Charles Russell Speechlys

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Our team of specialist commercial contracts lawyers is dynamic, practical and enthusiastic. We focus on providing a holistic commercial contracts offering to high-profile brands and household names. Our key aim is to be a true extension of our clients’ own legal team.

These relationships demonstrate our ability to provide day-to-day advice across a range of sectors, including Sport, Retail, TMT and Data Protection often on the most high-value strategically significant deals. Our advice also regularly involves cross border elements and we continue to win new client mandates for complex, multi-jurisdictional matters.

We are also continuing to grow our overseas offering and can now call on additional market-leading practitioners alongside our existing sector specialists. This allows us to provide on the ground support to a number of key clients throughout the Middle East.
In addition we have wide-ranging commercial expertise beyond the Sport, Retail and TMT sectors. This enables us to provide a first class informed service to clients ranging from major corporates to start-ups.

All of our associates spend time in-house on secondment with our large corporate clients. This provides them with the ability to think and advise the “in-house” way, with clear and non-legalistic advice and helps with business development to have a number of client relationship developers throughout the team.

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Commercial Contracts - UK-wide

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Charles Russell Speechlys has a respected team that offers a wide range of commercial advice in relation to key contracts and strategic alliances. The team represents clients across a range of sectors including retail and sport.

Work Highlights

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  • Charles Russell Speechlys advised Dementia UK on the terms of its agreement with Touchstone FMS for the procurement of financial information and reporting software.

Strengths

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  • The team put commercial awareness at the forefront of their advice and offer pragmatic and realistic solutions. The team are extremely knowledgeable and experienced in a range of queries.

    Commercial Contracts respondentUK
  • Charles Russell compare extremely favourably with others in the market.

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  • They have the ability to see the big picture above the detail.

    Commercial Contracts respondentUK

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Mark Dewar
    Band 2Mark Dewar

    Mark Dewar

    Mark Dewar is well versed in supply chain and financial services contracts on both a national and international level. He acts for a number of well-known brands, with particular expertise in the consumer products sector.
    • Mark is reputable in this market. He is a top lawyer.

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    • Mark is a very good and technical lawyer.

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  • Band 3Jason Saiban
    Band 3Jason Saiban

    Jason Saiban

    Jason Saiban consistently advises on complex commercial contracts. He expertly advises on the preparation of marketing and production agency contracts, as well as logistics and sale and purchase agreements. He is particularly known for his knowledge of sport.

    • Jason has an excellent range of knowledge.

      Commercial Contracts respondentUK
    • Jason's experience is invaluable and has the ability to look ahead and see the bigger picture. He is compatible with all levels of our business.

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  • Band 3Megan Paul
    Band 3Megan Paul

    Megan Paul

    Megan Paul is a partner in the commercial team specialising in large-scale commercial agreements. This includes outsourcing transactions across technology, communications, business processes and facilities management.

    • Megan effectively conveys clear advice and is very efficient and personable.

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