40 LAW SOUTH EAST – THE LEGAL 500
Paris Smith: ’Strong experience, highly skilled’
Corporate & commercial
Paris Smith LLP fields a four- partner team headed by the highly respected Sean Davies. Jonathon Roy and Michael Moore have strong experience acting for venture capital investors, and Crispin Dick is notable for his extensive City-level experience in commercial IT. Among notable recent cross- border highlights, Davies and Roy assisted Groveley Detection on its sale to a UK subsidiary of US-listed multinational Emerson Electric Company.
Commercial litigation
The firm’s ’excellent’ team wins plaudits for its experience in asset finance disputes. Peter Taylor is ’a highly skilled litigator and negotiator’, and Chris Hollis is also recommended.
Banking & finance
Paris Smith is ’extremely responsive and commercially astute’, and offers ’real value for money’. It recently acted for Santander on a development and acquisition finance transaction with Home
Family
Paris Smith has ’by some way the best family law team in Hampshire’, with ’true strength in depth, from partner to assistant solicitor’. Highly regarded team head Huw Miles is supported by the ’first- rate’ Neil Davies and ’experienced litigator’ Frank Prior.
Personal tax, trusts & probate
The eight-fee-earner team, led by David Bird, has notable tax and trusts expertise. Consultant Crispin Jameson and tax and trusts practitioners Barry Russell and Elaine Padbury are also recommended.
Michael Moore
Grown Hotels; and is currently advising RBS, Bank of Ireland and The Co-operative Bank. Department head James McNeil is ’particularly responsive’.
Insolvency & corporate recovery
The firm is praised for its ’excellent technical knowledge’ and ’small but strong’ team. It is currently providing pre-insolvency advice to Eastpoint Centre, and is also advising Livingstone Leisure on its pre-pack administration acquisition of Flambards theme park. Lead
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partner Mike Pavitt is ’very thorough and risk-aware’.
Employment
Paris Smith is notable for its sector expertise in sport and education, advising clients such as Hampshire CCC and several local sixth form colleges. The highly-regarded Clive Dobbin heads the team, which has been advising clients on complex senior-level exits as well as being very active in tribunal cases, including preparing one case for the Court of Appeal. David Roath is the other key contact.
Commercial property
Specialisms include brownfield development, marine law and work for retail-sector clients. Team head Mark Howarth is supported by John Mansell and Peter Gammie, who specialise in commercial and residential development respectively. Clients include Ageas Bowl and Associated British Ports.
Planning
Paris Smith advised Marina Developments in relation to the Ocean Village hotel and residential development in Southampton. Janet May heads the team.
Coffin Mew: ’Excellent, confidence-inspiring’ Corporate & commercial
Led by experienced associate Richard Swain, Coffin Mew LLP has impressive recent cross- border experience, advising Verde Horticultural Holdings on its acquisition of Landgard from its German-owned holding company. Amanda Brockwell led the advice on this matter and, in common with Nick Gross, has substantial experience in the market. Swain comes ’unconditionally recommended’.
Commercial litigation
Coffin Mew’s ’excellent’ team, led by Steven Wood, ’shows the rest how it should be done’. Tim Gleeson and Catherine Fisher are notable for their respective experience in shareholder disputes
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and property-related professional negligence claims.
Insolvency & corporate recovery
Coffin Mew has a broad insolvency and business recovery practice, covering areas including bankruptcy, claims against directors and company voluntary arrangements. The firm acted in the chargeholder- driven administration of the Arena Group. Other clients include KPMG, MacIntyre Hudson and Kingston Smith & Partners. Malcolm Niekirk leads the team in Southampton.
Employment
The ’excellent’ team is led by the ’extremely bright’ Dorlee
Alison Colley for sole practice; and corporate partner Amanda Brockwell, who attracts praise for her knowledge of MBO-related employment issues.
Family
Coffin Mew’s team is led by the ’empathetic and confidence- inspiring’ Sally Pike, who can ’handle the emotional elements of a case while being a tough but fair negotiator’.
Amanda Brockwell
Monschau in Portsmouth, and includes, in Southampton, ’excellent negotiator’ Darren Tibble; Susy Perry, who joined as a senior solicitor in December 2013 following the departure of
Commercial property
The firm’s ’commercial’ team has ’the necessary clout’. Team head Peter Fellows and associate Luc Algar ’work together as a team’, and fellow partners Phillip Yetman and Karl Reynolds are also recommended.
THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – SOLENT & SOUTH CENTRAL – OCTOBER 2014
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