DMH Stallard LLP

Managing Partner: Richard Pollins

Number of UK partners: 86

Number of other UK fee-earners: 235

Total staff: 377

Banking & Finance: Sarah Naylor

Corporate: Jonathan Grant

Dispute Resolution: Simon Elcock

Employment: Rustom Tata

Planning & Environment: Heidi Copland

Private Client: Lorna Fairbairn

Real Estate: Tina George

Technology Media & Telecoms: Tim Ashdown

DMH Stallard is an award winning business with a strong reputation for building long term relationships with clients. We build trust and understanding, we know our clients value lawyers who listen to them and who provide jargon free advice. We offer flexibility so we can respond to urgent matters, or give you time to reflect before taking action. Our people are encouraged to work with you to your agenda so that you do not feel you need to fit into a pre-determined way of working.

Banking & Finance:

Working in partnership with national and international banks and businesses on a full range of banking and financial matters.

Corporate & Commercial:

Expertise includes corporate finance; capital markets; M&A and alternative assets such as private equity and property finance. Also includes drafting and negotiating commercial agreements dealing with every aspect of business including supply chain management, procurement and routes to market.

Dispute Resolution:

Expertise includes corporate and commercial, banking and finance and real estate disputes; fraud, defamation and reputation management; insolvency and corporate recovery; professional negligence; intellectual property and judicial review. The team also has expertise in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) with several qualified mediators within the team.

Employment:

Technical excellence and in-depth knowledge of client organisations combine to provide operational support and to advise on strategic and complex issues. Also able to provide full representation including advocacy in Tribunals.

Planning & Environment:

A unique multi-disciplinary team of planning lawyers, environmental lawyers and chartered town planners delivers one of the leading planning and environmental services in the South of England.

Private Client:

Provides care and protection for families and their assets ranging from estate management and wealth protection to contentious matters, family succession, divorce and children’s welfare; also personal injury services and residential conveyancing.

Property Asset Management:

The firm works with some of the largest owners of property in the UK to help them sell, buy, occupy, and manage their property efficiently and cost effectively. At the core of this service is the award-winning on-line legal instruction and management portal, DMH Direct.

Real Estate:

With significant commercial and residential transactional capability, expertise includes development, investment, housebuilding, construction, regeneration and leasehold matters. There is also a highly regarded, dedicated real estate disputer resolution team.

Technology & Intellectual Property:

Expertise includes IP disputes, IT disputes, data protection, freedom of information, competition law, OFT investigations, procurement, regulatory advice and commercial contracts.

Key markets include public sector, charities, property developers and investors, banking and finance, technology, media and telecommunication, education, creative industries, professional services, manufacturing, utilities, travel and aviation, and wine.

International Work

We support businesses with international ambitions and families with international reach.In an increasingly complex world we can help you navigate the challenges of doing business and managing complex personal matters across borders. Our international legal services range from providing specialist legal advice to UK businesses with an international footprint or global ambitions, working with overseas firms with UK expansion plans and working with non-domicile or international families co-ordinating legal advice for our clients across multiple jurisdictions.

Our offices are strategically placed to ensure ease of access for all of our clients. From businesses on tight schedules who need a fast turnaround and are often multi-locational themselves, to international clients who work across various jurisdictions and want a firm of solicitors close to Central London or Gatwick airport. We have offices in London, Crawley, Brighton, Guildford, Horsham and Hassocks.