Band 3
Provided by Andrew Yates
Andrew is a partner and the head of the corporate and commercial team. Andrew specialises in corporate and business matters working with clients across multiple sectors including pharmacy, charity, banking and private wealth.
Andrew regularly works with investors, companies, LLPs and partnerships, from family run businesses and start-ups to a broad spectrum of private limited companies and unquoted public companies.
Andrew has considerable experience dealing with acquisitions, disposals, investment/shareholders’ agreements, share schemes, bespoke articles of association (with different classes of shares, drag & tag, good & bad leaver provisions, growth shares), loan notes, commercial agreements (including supply, distribution and e-commerce), corporate governance and share buy-backs.
Trained with Brignalls Balderston Warren qualifying in 2009, joining Debenhams Ottaway in 2014, rising quickly through the firm to associate then senior associate before becoming a partner in 2019.
Charity Law Association (CLA). Andrew is a judge on the panel of the Funding Network Hertfordshire, a charity crowd funding event that the firm sponsors.
Provided by Chambers
Andrew Yates heads the corporate team at Debenhams Ottaway. Andrew is experienced in advising clients on a range of corporate matters, with a particular focus on acquisitions and corporate structures.
Provided by Chambers
Andrew, is diligent, incredibly hard working and very responsive. He takes the time to explain every aspect of your case, carefully explaining in detail anything that maybe unfamiliar or new to you.
Andrew was always on top of every issue and was able to move the process along in a timely manner. He was always available.
I found Andrew very good to work with.
Andrew is an excellent solicitor at the top of his game. He has excellent commercial awareness and the ability to explain complex scenarios simply.
Andrew, is diligent, incredibly hard working and very responsive. He takes the time to explain every aspect of your case, carefully explaining in detail anything that maybe unfamiliar or new to you.
Andrew was always on top of every issue and was able to move the process along in a timely manner. He was always available.
I found Andrew very good to work with.
Andrew is an excellent solicitor at the top of his game. He has excellent commercial awareness and the ability to explain complex scenarios simply.