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Tina Williams

Tina Williams

UK 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

Partnership: Non-contentious

UK-wide

13 years ranked

Partnership: Large International Structures

UK-wide

12 years ranked

About

Provided by McCarthy Denning

UK

Practice Areas

Partnerships

Corporate

Mergers & Acquisitions

Regulatory

Career

Tina is one of the UK’s leading contentious and non-contentious partnership and limited liability partnership experts, acting for all types of businesses in the professional and financial services sectors.

Tina is also a hugely experienced corporate lawyer, specialising in M&A.

She advises businesses on establishment, structuring, partnership documentation, mergers and other types of combinations and affiliations, regulation, partner and team moves and the entire gamut of management issues that professional firms face. She frequently works on international transactions and has represented many of the US law firms that have established a UK and EU presence. She also advises individual partners on issues such as exits and team moves.

Professional Memberships

Association of Partnership Practitioners

International Bar Association

City of London Solicitors Company

The Law Society

Publications

Articles:

Get your partnership on the right legal footing

Could your firm’s remuneration system be improved?

The urge to merge

Mergers: Due diligence is not always objective

Breaking up is hard to do

Divide and Prosper: Selling part of a law firm

Exit This Way

Team moves: How comfortable is your departure lounge?

After Seldon

Some observations on supplementing LLP agreements and procedures

Trouble at the Top: Bullying and Harassment amongst Partners

Don’t be embarrassed to talk about Profit Sharing

Personal

Tina co-founded and was for many years Senior Partner and Chair of Fox Williams LLP.

Industry Sector Expertise

Tina is known as the lawyers' lawyer. She advises on all issues affecting law firms and their individual members including structuring, establishment, governance, profit sharing, restrictive covenants, mergers, regulation and the drafting of all partnership documentation.

Tina is also well known for her effective handling of departures in the private equity sector.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Tina has advised on and implemented transactions in Europe, the Middle East and the US.

Languages Spoken

Tina speaks English, French, Spanish and Italian.

Key sectors

Business and Professional Services

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Partnership: Non-contentious - UK-wide

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Tina Williams is a renowned partnership expert. She provides clients the benefit of her expertise in a variety of partnership matters, including international structuring, LLP conversions and partner exits.

Partnership: Large International Structures - UK-wide

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Individual Editorial

Tina Williams is a renowned partnership expert. She provides clients the benefit of her expertise in a variety of partnership matters, including international structuring, LLP conversions and partner exits.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Tina is just brilliant and exactly who you want by your side.

    Partnership: Non-contentiousChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Tina's advice and service was excellent on what was a challenging deal.

    Partnership: Non-contentiousChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Tina's work remains the gold standard in partnership matters and law firm M&A.

    Partnership: Non-contentiousChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Tina is the absolute best in the business. She is always calm and focused, often during complex or emotive discussions where she cuts through unnecessary and unhelpful drama.

    Partnership: Non-contentiousChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Tina was excellent - the service was first-rate, she covered all the bases and I felt 100% confident in her abilities.

    Partnership: Non-contentiousChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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