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Whether you are bringing new products to market, improving quality and efficiency, transforming your business model or collaborating with others, we help you negotiate and live the contracts that underpin your strategy.

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Our latest work

Our advisers act on domestic and international matters of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names in the market. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and industry sectors.

  • Sge S.A.

    Advised SGE, a nuclear energy developer on entering into a shareholders’ agreement with ZE PAK concerning the establishment of PAK BWRX. The company’s purpose will be to develop and operate six reactors using BWRX-300 technology, with a combined capacity of 1.8 GW.

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  • Setec Advice & Services

    Advised a civils designer in connection with an SMR district heating programme in Finland.

  • AGILA Haustierversicherung AG

    Advised AGILA Haustierversicherung AG, a leading pet insurance provider, on corporate and commercial matters including drafting and negotiating new contracts following a shareholder restructuring and market entry.

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    Advised a leading Managing Agent on drafting various templates including master services agreements and professional services agreements.

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    Advised a leading UK financial institution on updating its market data addendum and playbook to align with current market practice and recent legal developments.

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    Advised a leading investment bank, on reviewing and negotiating master services agreements with a leading Stock Exchange.

  • Tesco Stores Limited

    Advised Tesco Stores Limited on the commercial and payment regulatory aspects of its landmark strategic partnerships with Uber Eats UK Limited and Roofoods Ltd (trading as Deliveroo), facilitating the expansion of Tesco's rapid grocery delivery service, Whoosh, by launching on two of the UK's leading third-party delivery platforms.

  • Vivobarefoot Ltd

    Advised Vivobarefoot on a wide range of strategic commercial, manufacturing and technology enabled arrangements supporting its global operations. This included advising on manufacturing and supply chain agreements, structuring and negotiating services agreements and statements of work with technology and production partners.

  • J D Wetherspoon plc

    Advised J D Wetherspoon PLC on a major franchising deal with the Papas Group, supporting the launch of up to 15 new franchised JDW sites across the UK.

  • J D Wetherspoon plc

    Advised J D Wetherspoon PLC on its first mainland European franchised outlet, involving the grant of rights for a new location at Alicante Airport, Spain - marking JDW’s entry into the continental European market.

Our expertise, at your disposal

With over 490 partners and 3000 people around the world, we are well-placed to support you across a full range of legal and advisory services.

Clare Francis

Partner, Head of Commercial

Clare leads the Commercial Team at Pinsent Masons. She helps clients achieve commercial outcomes advising on business critical projects like contractual joint ventures and outsourcings. Clare also leads our Innovation and Generative AI Teams - bringing fresh and creative thinking.

Partner

Laura specialises in commercial law and advises businesses on a wide range of supply chain projects, including business critical, strategic outsourcing contracts.

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Partner

Danielle works in our commercial team advising on strategic projects including complex outsourcing projects, management and operator structures, contractual collaborations and JVs in both the public and private sector.

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Partner, Head of Office, Birmingham

Gayle is a commercial partner specialising in advising universities, higher and further education institutions, private education providers and banks lending to the education sector on regulatory issues, commercial contracts, joint ventures, mergers and disposals, shared services, outsourcing, commercialising activities, student unions, charity law, corporate structures and constitutional and corporate governance matters.

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Rami is a Higher Education specialist who advises on the regulatory framework, consumer law compliance, collaborations and international projects. Rami also heads up the firm’s supply of labour practice and advises clients on arrangements for the supply of temporary workers.

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Partner

Samantha delivers strategic, solutions focused advice on complex IT and technology-related contracts. Her specialist expertise includes advising on ERP procurements and systems integrator services agreements, CRM system procurements, SaaS and cloud contracting, digital transformations, marketplace platforms, technology development and AI advisory.

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Scott specialises in franchising, brand licensing and strategic partnerships across retail, sport and hospitality. An accredited Qualified Franchise Professional with extensive UK and international experience advising on franchise expansion, asset commercialisation, sponsorship, media rights, licensing and other commercial contracts.

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Managing Senior Associate

Ioana is a commercial lawyer advising clients on a range of commercial matters, including strategic collaboration agreements, supply chain resilience, logistics and warehousing matters and sustainability initiatives. She primarily works with clients across the automotive, energy and diversified industrials sectors.

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Managing Senior Associate

Andrew is a commercial lawyer and specialises in commercial contracts, mergers and collaborative arrangements, and a variety of other commercial agreements. He primarily works in the Universities and Higher Education sector, advising both traditional universities and private sector education providers.

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Orbital launches Scots Law workflows for Commercial Real Estate following pilot with Pinsent Masons

Orbital has built specific workflows for Scottish commercial real estate work, built around Scots Law and Scottish real estate practice 

Pinsent Masons advises on £230m plus Penta Real Estate and Staycity Group London aparthotel joint venture

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised Penta Real Estate on its investment into a landmark £230 million-plus joint venture with Staycity Group and advised the joint venture on the financing arrangements for the development, which will deliver a 350-room Wilde aparthotel in the heart of London's Farringdon district. 

Pinsent Masons advises industrial manufacturers PROXMUS and Promus on the sale of their businesses to CGH Group

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised manufacturing companies PROXMUS and Promus on the sale of their businesses to CGH Innovation, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of steel tanks and a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, a global private equity firm headquartered in Miami.

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