Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) LLP

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP is an international law firm with approximately 1,200 lawyers across 15 offices in six countries. The London office, established in 1988, provides English and US legal advice to UK, US and international public and private companies, investors and financial services institutions. The London team is fully integrated with the firm’s US and European offices, regularly handling complex cross-border matters and transactions.

The firm’s London practice covers antitrust and competition, asset management, business reorganization and restructuring, capital markets, competition litigation, investigations and enforcement, corporate insurance, finance, financial services regulatory, international arbitration, litigation, private equity/M&A and tax. The antitrust and competition team advises on EU and UK matters, including high-profile merger control and litigation cases. The asset management team represents sponsors and institutional investors in the formation and investment of private equity, hedge, debt, mezzanine, infrastructure, real estate, energy and venture capital funds, with further expertise in secondary transactions, co-investments, management spinouts and managed accounts.

The capital markets and finance teams advise issuers and financial institutions on complex capital-raising transactions, including IPOs, high-yield and other debt issuances, PIPEs, private placements, leveraged finance and mezzanine financings. The investigations and enforcement practice is recognised in the UK and US for representing public companies, financial institutions and executives in high-stakes matters involving financial crime and regulatory enforcement. The corporate insurance team advises insurers, reinsurers, banks, brokers, private equity and hedge funds on transactions and regulatory issues, supported by the firm’s interdisciplinary expertise.

Willkie’s financial services regulatory team advises corporates and financial institutions on UK and EU compliance and regulatory developments across securities, funds, derivatives and structured products. The London litigation team acts for both claimants and defendants in multi-jurisdictional disputes, including High Court litigation, arbitration, mediation and fraud cases. The private equity/M&A practice is recognised as one of the leading global transactional practices, covering the full spectrum of private equity transactions from early-stage financings to multi-billion dollar cross-border leveraged buyouts.

The restructuring team forms part of the firm’s international restructuring practice, advising on business and financial restructurings and insolvency matters, with particular strength in cross-border mandates. The London tax team advises on corporate and international tax issues, including M&A, private equity investments, joint ventures, fund formation, reorganisations, insolvency, capital markets, structured finance, property investments and employee share plans.

Willkie maintains offices in Brussels, Chicago, Dallas, Frankfurt, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Milan, Munich, New York, Palo Alto, Paris, Rome, San Francisco and Washington. In Italy, Studio Legale Delfino e Associati operates in affiliation with Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.