David Hicks
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Partnership: Non-contentious
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About
Provided by David Hicks
Practice Areas
David has expertise across the full range of asset management corporate and partnership matters, and across the wider financial services sector, particularly within wealth and investment management, fintech, digital assets and insurance.
He advises clients within the sector on all aspects of their businesses, including M&A, start-ups, fundraising, restructuring, ownership arrangements and governance.
David is an expert in both company and partnership law, and is a member of the Law Society’s Company Law Committee and ranked for his partnership expertise, having significant experience acting for LLPs and their members in relation to M&A, governance and ownership arrangements.
He is also a member of the Quoted Companies Alliance Legal and Corporate Governance Expert Groups and has spoken and written on ESG and governance in particular, with a focus on regulated businesses. His public markets work includes fundraising, transactional and governance work for listed investment companies.
Chambers Review
UK
David Hicks of Simmons & Simmons handles a broad range of non-contentious matters for partnership and LLP clients, particularly in the investment funds and financial services sectors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"David did an exceptional job throughout the entire transaction. He gives the right level of support to the client at the right point in time, and his negotiation skills add significant value."
"David is very professional, client-focused and has extremely good subject knowledge."
"David is extremely well versed on LLP agreements and is able to easily convert sophisticated and complex legal text into layman's terms. He is a valued adviser with meticulous attention to detail."
"David did an exceptional job throughout the entire transaction. He gives the right level of support to the client at the right point in time, and his negotiation skills add significant value."
"David is very professional, client-focused and has extremely good subject knowledge."
"David is extremely well versed on LLP agreements and is able to easily convert sophisticated and complex legal text into layman's terms. He is a valued adviser with meticulous attention to detail."
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