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Trowers & Hamlins LLP

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Trowers & Hamlins LLP

Trowers & Hamlins LLP

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Global

Senior Partner: Sara Bailey

International Managing Partner: Jeremy Ingham


International

Number of international partners: 28

Number of solicitors: 46

Other fee-earners: 21


UK

Number of UK partners: 151

Number of solicitors: 297

Other fee-earners: 115


Contacts:

Banking and Finance: Jeremy Ingham

Construction: Cheryl Cairns

Corporate/Corporate Finance: Bill Jefferies and Brian Howard

Litigation: Nicholas Levy, Lucy James and Matthew Showler

Private Wealth: Richard Jordan

Real Estate: Eileen Duncan


THE FIRM

Trowers & Hamlins is an international law firm providing clear, practical advice to help clients achieve their objectives. The firm’s clients include banks, pension funds, institutional investors, private equity funds, developers, care home operators, public and private companies, local and central government departments, NHS trusts, housing associations, charities and individuals.

PRINCIPAL AREAS OF WORK

Through its UK and overseas offices, the firm has developed a dynamic corporate, commercial and litigation practice with particular strengths in real estate, care, education, energy, leisure, finance (including Islamic finance) and project work. The firm has built its reputation on helping government and businesses of all sizes improve the built environment all around it. As leading lawyers to the real estate sector, advising government bodies, local authorities, 250 housing associations, developers, contractors, lenders, and institutional investors, the firm plays a central and innovative role in policy shaping and the evolution of real estate in the UK and internationally.

International:

The firm has a strong international practice, particularly in the Middle East, with offices in Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai and Oman. It is especially well-known for its work in real estate, construction, energy and infrastructure, and hotel and leisure, as well as its corporate expertise. The firm’s offices in Malaysia and Singapore support a growing client base in South East Asia.

Real Estate:

The firm’s real estate experts advise on every stage of the lifetime of a real estate asset or development, including investment, planning, development, construction, asset management (including environmental advice) and funding. Built on a reputation for innovation and working at the forefront of changing legislation and market trends, the teams help institutional investors, developers, housebuilders, REITs, property companies, housing associations, local authorities and private individuals to buy, sell, develop and manage their assets successfully. The firm has particular strength in advising on large-scale regeneration and development schemes, as well as student accommodation, care, healthcare, education and leisure projects.

Projects and Construction:

The firm’s projects and construction experts advise UK and global clients in a variety of sectors, spanning innovative PFI/PPP/DBFO project structures and joint venture/partnering initiatives.

Public Sector:

The firm’s market-leading reputation for public sector expertise is built on helping government and private sector partners to create new and innovative ways to deliver public services. Particular areas of expertise include advising on stock transfer, housing market renewal, mutuals, education, strategic partnerships and outsourcing schemes, construction and partnering, care homes, leisure facilities, maintenance, data protection and privacy, cybersecurity and fraud and investigations.

Banking and Finance:

The firm’s expertise covers a broad range of transactions across the public and private sectors. Its clients include lenders, borrowers, investors (both private and institutional) and intermediaries across a range of markets. Working for both funders and developers – the firm are experts in bringing parties together and using its unique 360-degree view to help them navigate sectors and secure new opportunities.

Corporate:

The corporate department is a substantial team with a strong reputation for advising public and private companies, both in the UK and overseas, entrepreneurs and individuals operating in the financial, property, industrial and commercial sectors.

Litigation:

The litigation department helps clients to manage risk and to protect their business interest in the UK and internationally across commercial civil litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and adjudication. The firm has particular strengths in public law, judicial review, banking, real estate, construction, insolvency, employment, travel insurance and personal injury work.

Employment and Pensions:

The employment and pensions team helps organisations and businesses manage change, head off issues and tackle problems with pragmatic advice and progressive thinking. The team has the breadth and depth of employment, pensions and immigration law. Its clients are varied across corporate businesses and charities and third sector, but they all benefit from the firm’s diverse public and private sector experience, specialist technical expertise and sector knowledge.

Private Wealth:

The private wealth department provides legal advice to individuals with industrial or commercial wealth, invested assets and landed estates. Key areas of work include tax planning, trusts, wills, probate, charities, the administration of trusts and estates, as well as the management of substantial real estate portfolios.

Trowers & Hamlins is a member of Interlaw, an international association of independent law firms with lawyers in more than 150 cities worldwide. As a member of Interlaw, it is able to quickly draw on the legal expertise and knowledge of this global network to support clients. Trowers & Hamlins is a member of the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Legal Services Framework, which is a means for contracting authorities to access legal services.

Ranked Offices

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UK - Head office
Bahrain
  • Manama
    World Trade Centre, 7th Floor, West Tower, PO Box 3012, Manama, Bahrain, Bahrain
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Malaysia
  • Kuala Lumpur
    Suites 15 & 16, CEO Suite, Menara Maxis, 36th Floor, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 50088
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Oman
  • Muscat
    Al Jawhara Building, Al Muntazah Street, Shatti Al Qurum, PO Box 2991, Muscat, Muscat, Oman, PC112
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United Arab Emirates
  • Abu Dhabi
    Floor P1, Tower C1, Al Bateen Towers, Bainuna Street, PO Box 45628, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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    Dubai
    Office 2403, Level 24, Boulevard Plaza Tower 2, Downtown, Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, PO Box 23092
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Trowers & Hamlins LLP rankings

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Bahrain
Corporate & Finance
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Benjamin O'Brien-Mcqueenie
Benjamin O'Brien-Mcqueenie
Oman expertise based abroad
Corporate & Finance: Foreign
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Corporate & Finance: Foreign
1
Corporate & Finance: Foreign
1
Band 1
Lawyers
Jeremy D Ingham
E
Jeremy D Ingham
E
Eminent Practitioners
Brian S Howard
1
Brian S Howard
1
Band 1
Dispute Resolution
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Cheryl Cairns
Cheryl Cairns
United Arab Emirates expertise based abroad
Dispute Resolution: Foreign
1 Department
Department
Dispute Resolution: Foreign
Dispute Resolution: Foreign
Spotlight
Real Estate & Construction
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Real Estate & Construction
1
Real Estate & Construction
1
Band 1
Lawyers
Abdul-Haq Mohammed
1
Abdul-Haq Mohammed
1
Band 1
Shirin Pishbin
Shirin Pishbin
Associates to watch
Malaysia
Corporate & Finance (International Firms)
1 Department
Department
Corporate & Finance (International Firms)
3
Corporate & Finance (International Firms)
3
Band 3
Oman
Corporate & Finance
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Corporate & Finance
3
Corporate & Finance
3
Band 3
Lawyers
Salman Ahmed
3
Salman Ahmed
3
Band 3
Benjamin O'Brien-Mcqueenie
F
Benjamin O'Brien-Mcqueenie
F
Foreign expert for Bahrain
Dispute Resolution
1 Department
3 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Dispute Resolution
3
Dispute Resolution
3
Band 3
Lawyers
Raya Al Harthy
U
Raya Al Harthy
U
Up and Coming
Abdullah Al Barwani
Associates to watch
Cheryl Cairns
Cheryl Cairns
United Arab Emirates expertise based abroad
Projects & Energy
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Projects & Energy
2
Projects & Energy
2
Band 2
Lawyers
Tom Wigley
1
Tom Wigley
1
Band 1
UK
Employment
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
5
Nicola Ihnatowicz
5
Band 5
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