About & Credentials
Firm values
Every matter is held to one standard — the highest — regardless of size, market or client. Quality is the baseline, not the target.
Every action is attributed, every permission enforced, every decision recorded. Clients always know where a matter stands and who is accountable for it.
A financing in one market, a dispute in another and a regulatory approval in a third move under a single coordinated strategy — not a patchwork of local opinions.
We translate complex law into clear decisions leaders can act on: practical, forward-looking, anchored to the client's objectives.
Credentials & standards
We publish only what we can evidence, and we tell you where to check it. Anything not listed here is not something we claim.
The firm and the solicitors it employs are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, and work to the SRA Standards and Regulations.
Check the SRA registerProfessional indemnity cover is maintained at the level required by the SRA for every mandate we accept. Policy details are available on request.
Request policy detailsConflict and anti-money-laundering checks are completed before any matter is opened, and the responsible partner is named in the engagement letter.
See our engagement termsComplaints receive a written acknowledgement and a substantive response within eight weeks, with onward routes to the Legal Ombudsman and the SRA.
Read the procedureSecurity & privacy commitments
Full detail — regulatory status, client transparency, accessibility and complaints — is published on our Legal & Regulatory page.
Verifiable biographies
Each biography below links to the practitioner's entry on the firm's own profile register, with a direct contact route. No anonymous "senior specialists".
Partner · Washington DC
A former federal prosecutor and first-chair trial lawyer, praised by clients for his “exceptional courtroom skills,” Adam represents multinational corporations and individuals as they navigate criminal, Congressional, and civil regulatory investigations, crisis management, and litigation in state and federal courts.
Partner
Agnes advises on a broad range of debt capital markets transactions including ESG bonds, regulatory capital and convertible debt issuances.
Partner
Ahmad advises banks, financial institutions, publicly listed and private companies, and government entities on a wide range of sophisticated corporate and regulatory matters.
Partner
Alain serves as the U.S. Co-Head of Private Equity, U.S. Co-Head of M&A and is a member of the Board.
Partner
Alex specializes in transactions and counseling involving intellectual property and technology.
Partner · London
Alice is in the Debt Finance Group, with a focus on leveraged finance transactions and other event-driven financings.
Partner · Milan
Amilcare boasts a distinguished career spanning over two decades, during which he has provided expert guidance on a multitude of litigation matters, including domestic and international banking, finance, restructuring, insolvency, and commercial litigation.
Partner
Andreas specialises in domestic and cross-border real estate and fund finance transactions as well as leveraged finance transactions, advising asset managers, financial institutions and corporates. Andreas also has extensive expertise in enforcements and restructuring transactions.
Due diligence enquiries
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