VWV

Managing Partner: Steven McGuigan

Number of partners: 95

Number of other lawyers: 253

Contacts

Academies & Maintained Schools: Chloe Brunton

Aerospace & Defence: Ben Holt

Charities: Con Alexander

Commercial: Doug Locke

Construction: Huw Morgan

Conveyancing: Jackie Roe

Corporate: Robert Collier

Early Stage & Technology: Nathan Guest

Employment: Gareth Edwards

Energy & Utilities: Jason Prosser

Family Business: Sam Hickman

Healthcare: Ben Willis

Higher Education: Jane Byford

Independent Schools: Barney Northover

International: Doug Locke

Litigation: Ed Husband

Partnerships & LLP: Jos Moule

Personal Injury: Nicola Bickham

Pharmaceuticals: Paul Gershlick

Private Client: Michelle Rose

Property Developers: David Power

Public Sector & Emergency Services: Allison Cook

Real Estate: Huw Morgan

Real Estate Litigation: Michelle Bendall

Recruitment: Michael Delaney

Restructuring and Recovery: Ed Husband

Secured Lending: Joe Kwok

Tax: Alex Ueno-Park

THE FIRM VWV has national recognition for a sector-focused approach, which means that the firm concentrates skill, energy and expertise on understanding clients in their sectors. People and culture are important to the firm. VWV is proud to have the reputation of being a friendly firm to work with. Many comment on the open culture and approachability of staff, no matter what the role or position. This is a strong indicator that it is the firm’s culture, and not just experience, that gives clients the confidence to continue to instruct. With just over 500 staff across four different locations in London, Watford, Bristol and Birmingham, VWV strives to maintain this reputation.

The firm’s core values underpin everything it does:

Teamwork & Collaboration:

Ensuring there is a joined up approach, often working across offices and departments, to make sure the best possible solution is achieved.

Client at the Centre of the Firm:

VWV always thinks about how best to communicate and work together, and puts itself in the shoes of the client.

Commercial Approach:

Providing clients with the best possible service at a competitive rate. The firm’s sector focus is supported by its core legal services: real estate, corporate, commercial, IP and technology, employment, dispute resolution and tax. VWV also offers legal advice to private clients, which includes very specialised areas such as contentious probate, personal injury and high-quality conveyancing.

PRINCIPAL AREAS OF WORK Sectors include charities, education, technology, pharmaceutical, healthcare, public sector and private wealth.

CLIENTS Airbus, Cheltenham Ladies College, DfE, The Royal Ballet School, London Symphony Orchestra, Diocese of Gloucester, Wallace & Gromit’s Children’s Foundation, EDF Energy, Oxford City Council, Dorset County Council, The Fire Service College, IMG Media, Crest Nicholson, Hills Group, Le Cordon Bleu, PricewaterhouseCoopers, CBRE, Arcadis, The Royal Mint, Sigma Pharmaceuticals, The Serocor Group, REAch2 Academy Trust.

VWV operates a free legal referral and support network, VWV approach. International VWV is a member of the Association of European Lawyers, which means the firm has a network of lawyers and associates around the world that can provide local legal assistance.

INTERNATIONAL VWV is a member of the Association of European Lawyers, which means the firm has a network of lawyers and associates around the world that can provide local legal assistance.