London
HRO Grant Dawe LLP is a distinctive law firm offering a high quality, cost-effective and personal service to business clients in the UK and internationally.
Holme Roberts & Owen LLP (HRO) is represented in London by HRO Grant Dawe LLP. Through our affiliation with HRO, our clients have access to a wide range of international expertise and resources amongst HRO’s network of offices in the USA and Ireland.
The partners of HRO Grant Dawe LLP are experienced and expert solicitors in their fields, having enjoyed careers in leading UK law firms before joining HRO Grant Dawe LLP. All of them have practised outside the UK, in the Far East, the Middle East and the USA.
Our clients value our partner-led service and highly competitive fee structure, combined with our efficiency and professionalism. As a result we enjoy long-standing and loyal client relationships.
We represent individuals, organisations and companies (private and listed), based in the UK and internationally. Our work frequently has a cross-border dimension and we regularly act for clients on matters and projects in Western and Eastern Europe, and Africa.
Corporate
Contact Tony Grant or Jonathan Dawe
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Contact Garry Turkie
Commercial, Media and Sport
Contact Tony Grant or Jonathan Dawe
Employment
Contact Sara Phillips
We advise on a full range of corporate matters, particularly in the telecommunications, technology, media, insurance, marketing, transport, business services, consumer products and sports sectors, including:
- acquisitions and disposals of public and private companies
- business and asset acquisitions and disposals
- start-ups and structuring of businesses, groups and other forms of business associations
- joint ventures and shareholders agreements
- structuring and formation of investment and private equity funds
- equity fundraising, including flotations, secondary offers and private equity
- due diligence, disclosure and documentation review
- ongoing corporate, listing and regulatory compliance,
- corporate governance
- directors’ duties and responsibilities
- anti-bribery policies and procedures
- ethical standards, corporate social responsibility, environmental compliance
- non-transactional corporate activities
- unsecured and secured debt financing (for borrowers)
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
We advise our clients on commercial claims that may lead to court or arbitration proceedings and on alternative dispute resolution methods such as conciliation and mediation. We handle the conduct of court and arbitration proceedings working closely with specialist counsel whenever required.
We seek to negotiate settlements whenever possible and in the best interest of our clients without the need for proceedings. We use our expertise to give our clients an early assessment of their position and help them to limit their risk and exposure to legal costs and the drain on management time resulting from litigation.
Our experience covers a wide range of areas, including:
- enforcement of commercial contracts
- cross jurisdiction disputes
- company/shareholder/director disputes
- professional negligence claims against accountants, solicitors and others
- creditors’ rights against insolvent organisations
- property owners’ and occupiers’ rights
- copyright infringement and other brand protection
- claims against financial managers and advisers
The cases we handle vary in size from multi-million pound disputes to small claims which we are happy to handle for our corporate clients.
We provide advice to clients on commercial contracts, media and sport. This includes:
- drafting and reviewing commercial agreements, including supply, agency and distribution arrangements and standard terms relating to the supply of goods and services
- advice on establishment of joint ventures, franchises and contracts for companies involved in television, marketing, music, publishing, and advertising and consumer products
- regulation and governance of sport, sports contracts (sponsorship, endorsements, players, image rights), event organisation, exploitation of IP rights, rights ownership and licensing, investment transactions and dispute resolution procedures
- advice on start ups and other early-stage companies involved in media and the exploitation of IP rights and technology in relation to fund-raising, investments and shareholder arrangements, establishment of share options and employment arrangements
- advice on online standards terms and conditions, privacy policies and other documentation
- data protection and privacy compliance including UK-US and other cross-border exportation of data
- film and distribution financing
- working with trademark agents on trade mark registration and protection
- software licensing
Our employment practice is primarily advising clients, both employers and senior executives, on contentious and non-contentious employment issues, including discrimination, redundancy, re-organisations, restrictive covenants, dismissals, contracts of employment, anti- bribery measures and policies and procedures.
First Floor, Block 6
Thames Wharf Studios
Rainville Road
London W6 9HA
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 7386 2240
Fax: +44 (0)20 3010 3054