Gordons LLP

Managing Partner: Victoria Davey

Senior Partners: Paul Ayre, Nick Chamberlain

Number of partners: 27

Number of other fee-earners: 45

Gordons LLP is an ambitious business and one of Yorkshire’s leading law firms with a client base that extends far beyond Yorkshire. History tells us that success comes from great client relationships and we’re proud to advise some of the country’s best (and fastest growing) businesses. We work in partnership with businesses and individuals needing fast, practical legal advice.

Understanding the power of an effective team working well together, Gordons have a straightforward, personable approach. The firm makes life simple, rather than complicated. Gordons works hard to take away barriers to achievement and to make things happen.

Social Mobility Pioneers: Gordons were the first law firm in the UK to launch an apprenticeship programme, in order to provide an alternative route into law for bright and hard-working young people who want a career in the legal sector.

Values

• Down to earth - Gordons know clients don’t like legal jargon. They focus on clear, concise English with a human touch.
• Trust is earned - Professionalism, integrity and trustworthiness are crucial to their success. Gordons are one of only a handful of law firms trusted to work on behalf of the SRA.

Corporate

Partners: James Fawcett, Amy Pierechod, Duncan Firman, Jonathan Asquez

A partner-led approach, Gordons makes things happen by providing strong and practical commercial advice. The team advises on all types of business transactions, strategic planning, structuring, IPOs and share issues, private equity and other investments, shareholder arrangements, joint ventures, partnerships/LLPs and tax. If you are an early-stage company or looking to make an early-stage investment, the emerging companies teamcan assist you in all aspects of seed, Series A or follow-on investments. Gordons can also provide assistance with company secretarial services. These include helping you maintain records and registers and meet all filing deadlines.

Banking and finance

Partners: Ben Roden

Banking and finance lawyers have a wealth of experience acting for a variety of borrowers, lenders and private equity funds across a range of sectors and industries in all types of finance transactions, ranging from corporate and leveraged financings to asset-based lending (including invoice discounting), along with real estate and development finance.

Business recovery & insolvency

Partners: Jonathan Jackson

Offering extensive experience advising corporates who may be facing trading issues or financial distress and provide advice to company boards in respect of directors’ duties and risk management. Gordons lawyers also act on behalf of lenders, investors and landlords that may be disadvantaged by an insolvency event, and provide support in respect of personal insolvency procedures such as bankruptcy and individual voluntary arrangements (IVA).

Commercial contracts

Partners: Andy Brian, Ryan Gracey

Gordons takes time to understand clients and their businesses. Our advice will be framed by the situation you are operating in, and not lifted straight from the legal textbook. We are here to help manage that risk by working with you to ensure that your contracts clearly set out where responsibilities lie and provide appropriate and proportionate remedies for failure. We will advise you where you may be financially over-exposed, and protect you against unexpected price increases, automatic renewals and exclusivity commitments.

Intellectual property

Partners: Catherine Woodward, Stephen McVey, Ryan Gracey

Our market-leading team of intellectual property lawyers are here to help you extract the benefits of your creativity and investments. We provide proactive, commercial and practical advice to a variety of sectors like Retail, Digital & Technologyand Food & Drinkthroughout the IP lifecycle.

Privacy & data protection

Good quality data is an extremely valuable asset. Regulation in data protectionand privacy is an evolving area of law, and public awareness of individual privacy rights has increased exponentially in recent years. Gordons' data privacy lawyers advise businesses on all aspects of data protection compliance.

Litigation

Partners: Mark Jones, Graeme Davy, Catherine Woodward, Stephen McVey

Gordons team of lawyers are experts at dealing with complex disputes including those with significant sums at stake.

Health & Safety

Simon Tingle

Scrutiny from regulators can be daunting, and specialist support and advice is needed. Gordons' lawyers provide concise practical solutions. Responding quickly, applying a holistic approach to achieve the desired outcome.

Employment

Partners: Mary Walker, Philip Paget

Gordons employment lawyers work with businesses to get the most from their employees. They advise when things aren’t right and when you need pragmatic, commercial advice and are resolution focused. They can defend on clients behalf in Tribunal proceedings. The team has years of experience in employment litigation and knows to balance risk and cost. Lawyers offer training that covers disciplinaries, grievances, diversity & inclusion, harassment in the workplace, managing absenteeism and performance management.

Real Estate

Joanne Fearnley, James Kimberley, Sarah Ratcliffe, Nick Chamberlain, Michael Finnett

Gordons have a large commercial property team who deal with a wide range of transactions and have the experience and capacity to handle large-scale and complex transactions quickly.

Construction

Partner: Mark Smith

Expert construction lawyers that understand; margins are tight, programmes are challenging and risk management is critical. They help steer projects to a successful outcome.

Real Estate Litigation

Partner: Paul Joyce

Gordons offers solutions to contentious property issues, giving hands-on advice and innovative solutions, keeping things practical and clear.

Testimonials - Clients include: AO, Iceland, B&M, Wren Kitchens, MKM Building Supplies, Zoopla, Decathlon, Oak Furnitureland, Morrisons, Ocado Retail, JCT600, Evri, Cloud Nine, Warburtons and more...

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Bradford Office

1 New Augustus Street

Bradford

BD1 5LL

TeL: 0333 987 5500

Fax: 0333 987 5501

[email protected]

Leeds Office

Riverside West

Whitehall Road

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS1 4AW

Tel: 0333 987 5500

Fax: 0333 987 5501

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