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Mills & Reeve moves up in the rankings following strong feedback from referees and notable work advising on phase II merger control filings. In addition to its strong work in the merger clearance field, the law firm assists clients with internal investigations, leniency applications and competition law compliance issues, including around distribution agreements.
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Mills & Reeve advised Tate & Lyle Sugars on the phase II investigation into its proposed acquisition of Tereos.
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Mills & Reeve brings an excellent understanding of the law and the ability to apply it to a client's specific business, so that we ultimately understand the law and are able to glean a solution.
We appreciated the strong technical advice and commercial approach.
The clarity and commerciality of advice was impeccable throughout, and the team is extremely friendly and enjoyable to work with.
The firm tailored advice to suit our business, taking into account previous issues that have arisen. It alerted us to legal updates that might be applicable to our business without prompting.
The team offered clear, comprehensive legal advice whilst being commercial and practical in application.
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Kate Newman stands out for her ability to handle complex merger control filings, including phase II notifications. She has further experience representing clients in internal investigations and assisting with competition law compliance mandates. Her expertise is sought by a variety of global and domestic clients in such sectors as retail and consumer goods.
Kate Newman's advice is consistently excellent, and she is a pleasure to work with.
She is very strategic and a strong practitioner.
She provides commercial, practical and applied legal advice. She is very engaging and knowledgeable.
Kate Newman is a superb competition lawyer who is building a great practice.
She is always extremely easy to work with – commercial, responsive, sensible in approach and technically very strong.
Leeds-based Nicola Holmes particularly assists clients with the competition law compliance aspects of distribution strategies. She has further experience in internal investigations and leniency applications.
Nicola Holmes has a really good understanding of the issues facing our sector and provides clear, pragmatic advice when we need it.
She has always been an extremely knowledgeable and approachable legal adviser, delivering complex competition law advice in a way that is clear to understand so we can decide our next steps.
She is responsive and delivers advice tailored to our business. She thinks of clever ways to achieve our aims whilst staying the right side of the law.
Nicola Holmes is ruthlessly commercial. She gets businesses, stakeholders and how they operate. She's also extremely fun and easy to work with.
She is extremely diligent and talented, and is able to get to the core requirements of a client's project and support it with a combination of great attention to detail and commercial acumen.
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