Corporate

In today’s ever changing economic landscape, our Corporate team delivers tailored, partner-led advice across all stages of a company’s lifecycle—from securing investment to executive structuring and M&A—we are here to guide you every step of the way. We support companies, entrepreneurs, investors and high net worth individuals across multiple sectors.

We take time to understand the mechanics of a corporate transaction, your commercial ambitions and strategic objectives, to ensure that your business and wider interests are achieved. We are passionate about building long standing relationships where our team are seen as an extension of yours.

We are unique in our extensive expertise in relation to private wealth and real estate. Our team works closely with private wealth, real estate and dispute resolution colleagues, providing rounded advice on a broad range of issues. Seamlessly collaborating with our real estate teams, we support on all types of transactions, from small to complex cross-border deals. Supporting our private wealth team, we advise family offices and individuals on managing their wealth and investments, including the creation of trusts, private investment companies, limited partnerships and corporate vehicles.

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Lianne Baker

Lianne Baker

Lianne is a Knowledge Development Lawyer supporting the firm’s Corporate and Commercial teams (Banking and Finance, Tax, Corporate, Employment and Partnerships). She also supports the wider firm in its negotiation of contracts with suppliers and third parties.

Lianne works closely with the firmwide team of Knowledge Development Lawyers, in particular those in Real Estate and Private Wealth, ensuring a joined up approach to providing professional support to our fee earning teams. She has a pivotal role ensuring that teams she supports are always up to date in relation to the latest legal and market developments, taking a prominent role in driving forward and supporting the teams’ thought leadership work.

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Mark Prevezer

Mark Prevezer

A Senior Statesman, Mark works closely with both our Corporate and Commercial Real Estate teams.

He joined Forsters as a senior consultant following a successful career at both international and City law firms, where he held positions including that of managing partner, senior partner and global head of real estate.

Mark is extremely well connected and known for offering his clients commercial, proactive advice in the capacity of trusted advisor.

For some 40 years he has advised global institutional clients, sovereign funds, family offices and global investors, especially from Asia and the USA, on high premium cross border corporate and real estate projects,

With strong, and proven, networking and business development skills, Mark is well known for giving strong pro-active advice, and for being hands on. A lateral thinker (he is a well known amateur chess player who has played the world champion Magnus Carlsen on 3 occasions), his skills are combined with a proven strength in developing strong personal and working relationships.

Transactions include, but are not limited to, trophy assets in gateway cities, mixed use developments, experiential based large projects, hotels, large student or senior housing portfolios, infrastructure, and substantial sole or joint venture developments.

Frequent and experienced speaker, and chair of panels, for international corporate M&A and real estate conferences.

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Natalie Colclough

Natalie Colclough

Natalie is an Associate in the firm’s Corporate team.

She advises on a wide range of corporate matters, including private company mergers and acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and reorganisations with a particular focus on early stage and series funding for start-ups and emerging companies.

Natalie has advised on complex transactions across various jurisdictions and sectors, including technology, energy, healthcare, sports and food and hospitality, and has worked on fundraising rounds from the perspectives of both the start-up or emerging company, on the one hand, and the angel investor, venture capitalist and investment fund, on the other, providing client focussed advice and solutions to both.

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Josh Baxter

Josh Baxter

Josh is an Associate in the firm’s Corporate team, with a general practice across all of the services we provide.

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Dragomir Zyumbyulski

Dragomir Zyumbyulski

Dragomir is an Associate in the Corporate team, with a general practice across all of the services we provide.

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Adrian Palladino

Adrian Palladino

Adrian is an Associate in the Corporate team.

He has experience advising clients on general corporate matters, capital raising, statutory buy-backs of company securities, shareholder arrangements, joint ventures and private company acquisitions and disposals.

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Andrew Neave

Andrew Neave

An expert in company law (in particular company governance (encompassing the rules across the full lifecycle of a company), directors’ duties and transactions relating to company shares), Andrew works closely with practice groups and their clients across Forsters.

Experienced also in family investment companies, estate management and freehold companies, Andrew’s depth and breath of knowledge is frequently called upon by our Private Wealth, Residential Property and Enfranchisement teams as much as it is our Corporate and Commercial (including Employment and Partnerships) teams.

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Corporate and commercial

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What makes the corporate and commercial team at Forsters different is our focus on private wealth and real estate. Supporting companies, entrepreneurs, investors and high net worth individuals across any sector, we bring deep expertise in M&A, banking and finance, tax and employment.

We work closely with our private wealth, real estate and dispute resolution teams, advising on a broad range of issues. Collaborating seamlessly with the commercial real estate practice, we support on all types of transactions: from small to complex cross-border deals. Supporting our private wealth team, we advise family offices and individuals on managing their wealth and investments. This includes the creation of trusts, private investment companies, limited partnerships and corporate and commercial vehicles. Our employment and partnerships team advises employers, partnerships and individuals across multiple sectors, from large-scale reorganisations and urgent litigation to day-to-day issues, contracts and policies.

Understanding the mechanics of a corporate and commercial transaction, your commercial ambitions and strategic direction are crucial to achieving your business and wider interests. Which is why we take time to get to know you and your goals to ensure your business and wider interests are achieved. It’s our personal approach that makes our advice truly exceptional.

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Daniel Bryan

Daniel Bryan

Daniel is Counsel in the firm’s Corporate and Commercial team where he advises various stakeholders on all aspects of corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, fund raising, and joint ventures, as well as providing ‘day to day’ advice.

He has experience of transactions in various sectors and jurisdictions, with a particular focus on technology. Daniel deals with acquisitions and exits on deals worth several million to hundreds of millions, and he also acts for angel investors and start-ups on financing rounds. This includes working with clients in everything from artificial intelligence through to digital assets and micro-mobility. He also has experience in several other areas, such as distressed acquisitions, corporate real estate, and life sciences.

Daniel balances the commercial objectives of the deal with his role as a deal adviser, seeking to protect his clients but not prevent them getting where they want to be.

He is also a member of the firm’s Social Mobility Committee and the Working Parents and Carers network.

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Amelia Walsh

Amelia Walsh

Amelia is a Senior Associate in the Corporate and Commercial team covering a broad range of cross-border corporate and commercial work.

She advises clients on equity capital markets transactions, mergers, acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, limited liability partnership and shareholder arrangements, company reorganisations, and general corporate governance. She is also experienced in advising family offices and high net worth individuals in relation to investments across a range of asset classes, and has spent time on secondments at a global investment bank and a venture capital conglomerate.

Amelia also provides pro bono legal advice at the South Westminster Legal Advice Clinic.

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Aaron Morris

Aaron Morris

Aaron is a Senior Associate in the firm’s Corporate team where he advises clients on a broad range of corporate work including acquisitions and disposals, joint venture and shareholder arrangements, corporate restructurings, property related corporate transactions and share incentive plans.

Aaron works across a number of sectors including real estate (including commercial real estate, residential real estate and student accommodation), private wealth, energy, technology and sports.

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Lucy MacArthur

Lucy Macarthur

Lucy is a Senior Associate in the firm’s Corporate team where she advises clients on a range of UK and cross-border transactions.

She has extensive experience in corporate real estate matters, acting for investors and developers alike on acquisitions and disposals (often with W&I insurance), restructurings, complex JVs and co-invests over all asset classes. Lucy has spent time on secondment to an international real estate developer and investor (European AUM >£20bn).

In addition, Lucy also advises international family office and ultra high net worth clients on their investments into a range of industries, including space tech, renewable energy, drinks businesses, beauty and fashion brands and tech start-ups.

Lucy is a mentor for the Social Mobility Foundation and provides pro bono advice to philanthropic groups.

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Leila Box

Leila Box

Leila is a Senior Associate in the Corporate team.

She is experienced in working on transactions involving real estate. Her practice sees her regularly advise clients in relation to acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, shareholder arrangements, company restructuring and the nuances of commercial contracts.

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Craig Thompson

Craig Thompson

Craig is a Partner in the firm’s Corporate and Commercial team and is recognised as a ‘Top Recommended Lawyer’ in the Spear’s 500 2023 and the Spear’s Corporate Lawyer Index 2023. He collaborates closely with clients, leveraging his deep understanding of their businesses to help achieve their strategic objectives in both legal and commercial contexts. Known for his intellectual approach to resolving complex issues, Craig’s clients appreciate his extensive experience, business acumen, and approachability.

Craig possesses extensive knowledge in the manufacturing sector, particularly in steel, automotive, and aviation industries. He is also experienced in the corporate real estate and tech sectors and is recognised for his expertise in leading international transactions.

His advisory work encompasses share and asset acquisitions and disposals, reorganisations, joint ventures, shareholder and partnership arrangements, and commercial contracts. Craig’s clients range from small start-ups to well-known brands, including entrepreneurs, high net worth individuals, family offices, private equity firms, property companies, funds, and corporates.

With a long-standing career at Forsters, Craig has significant relationships with colleagues across various departments, including Corporate Tax, Dispute Resolution, Commercial Real Estate, and Private Client, enhancing his ability to provide comprehensive and integrated legal solutions.

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Naomi Trinh

Naomi Trinh

With a passion for commercial and pragmatic advice, personal service and plain English delivery, Naomi has 20 years of experience as a solicitor. Naomi is thoughtful and proactive, consistently demonstrating a dedication to responsiveness, approachability, and clarity. Naomi is a ‘Top Recommended Lawyer’ in The Spear’s 500 2023 directory.

As an integral member of the Corporate and Commercial team, Naomi specialises in acquisitions, disposals, reorganisations, joint ventures, both shareholder and partnership arrangements, and has additional expertise in commercial contracts. Naomi is also a member of the Hotels group, where she frequently advises on hotel transactions, hotel management agreements and contractual arrangements, including terms and conditions, supply agreements and distribution arrangements.

Naomi’s broad client base includes corporates, family offices, start-ups and entrepreneurs, high net worth individuals, property companies, and hotel owners and operators.

Naomi recognises the value of effective collaboration with colleagues across the firm, including those in the Commercial Real Estate, Private Client and Banking and Finance teams.

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Dearbhla Quigley

Dearbhla Quigley

Dearbhla is a leading corporate lawyer and specialises in UK and cross-border corporate finance and M&A transactions for both public and private companies.

She has experience across a broad range of sectors and has significant expertise in advising companies at all stages of the business cycle in the natural resources (including mining, oil and gas), renewable energy, healthcare and real estate sectors, as well as early-stage businesses in the technology sector.

The Forsters’ Capital Markets team, led by Dearbhla Quigley, advises on all aspects of London capital markets transactions for nominated advisers, brokers, financial advisers and issuers.

She advises on a broad range of equity capital markets transactions across AIM and the Main Market (Premium and Standard segments) of the London Stock Exchange and Aquis, such as IPOs, dual-listings, secondary listings, subsequent fundraisings, reverse takeovers, M&A, and pre-IPO fundraisings. We have worked across various industry sectors including energy and natural resources, media and technology, healthcare and real estate.

Given her 11 years at US law firms and the international nature of her work, Dearbhla is efficient and well versed in advising on M&A and investment transactions that involve an international element.

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Stuart Hatcher

Stuart Hatcher

Stuart has a core focus on advising on family-owned, owner-managed and entrepreneur-led businesses. His wide-ranging knowledge covers everything from structuring investments (from private companies to LLPs), to demergers, employee ownership trusts and the return of capital to shareholder structures. He has a wealth of experience in fast growth and early-stage investment, often advising entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals on their investments and business operations.

A ‘Top Flight’ corporate lawyer in Spear’s 500, the guide to the leading service providers for high net worth individuals, Stuart has a commercial, pragmatic and solution-driven approach to advising clients. He is purposeful in offering strategic opinions when outlining key risks. He is passionate about sharing his experience and contacts with clients to help them action their priorities and achieve their goals. Often, he delivers results through fruitful collaboration with colleagues across multiple departments at Forsters.

Stuart has a passion for sports and as the elected Chair of Bees United (the Brentford Supporters Trust) and a director on the board at Brentford FC, he brings unique insights to his work in the sports sector. Stuart advises owners and athletes on investments, M&A transactions, and shareholder agreements and has acted on the acquisition, financing and structuring of a number of sports clubs over the years. Stuart is also an “enthusiastic amateur” when it comes to running, competing in every distance from Parkruns to ultramarathons!

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Alastair Laing

Alastair Laing

Ranked as a “Top Recommended Lawyer” in Spear’s 2023 Corporate Lawyer Index, Alastair is a Partner in the Corporate and Commercial team specialising in acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures and shareholder arrangements, group restructurings and corporate governance.

He has particular expertise in advising on the corporate aspects of private client matters and works closely with our Private Client team. His experience of advising on the corporate aspects of private client matters has given Alastair a unique understanding of the issues that can arise in this area, enabling him to provide practical and insightful advice to clients as to how best to resolve matters.

Alastair frequently advises on the design and implementation of corporate structures for wealth and succession planning purposes (e.g. family investment companies) as well complex restructurings (e.g. section 110 reorganisations).

He works with a broad range of clients, including high net worth individuals, wealthy families, family offices, entrepreneurs, owner-managed and family-owned businesses, trust companies and property developers.

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Christine Dubignon

Christine Dubignon

Christine is a Partner and Co-head of the Corporate team, handling a broad range of matters. Her extensive expertise spans share and asset sales and purchases, joint ventures, reorganisations, shareholder arrangements, and limited liability partnerships.

Recognised as a ‘Top Recommended’ lawyer in Spear’s 500 2024, Christine is praised for her ‘robust project management approach’.

While she frequently collaborates with colleagues in Forsters’ Commercial Real Estate, Residential Property, Tax, and Banking and Finance teams on various transactions, her work covers a variety of sectors. Known for her practical and commercial advice, Christine is passionate about meeting clients’ strategic objectives, and tailors her advice to each client’s specific needs, ensuring successful transaction outcomes.

Christine is also a member of the firm’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Responsible Business Committees.

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