Hughes Paddison is delighted to warmly welcome Heidi Aitken to the Equity Partnership. Here we celebrate her career so far and hear about her plans, as an Equity Partner.
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The Corporate and Commercial Team at Hughes Paddison is celebrating its second birthday this month. In the first two years, the team has worked on around 50 transactions with a total deal value of around £50 million ranging from a £9 million company sale to a £20,000 acquisition of a retail business.
Jon Rathbone, head of the team, said “I am delighted with the quality and quantity of the work that we have been involved with to date and our pipeline going forwards. The speed of the department’s growth is a testament to the quality of the work and client base of Hughes Paddison as a whole. We have only been going for 2 years and already looking to recruit a senior corporate and commercial solicitor to join as the 4th lawyer in the team.”
Jon’s experience as a corporate lawyer at Osborne Clark, commercial lawyer at DAC Beachcroft, in-house lawyer and entrepreneur mean that he is able to quickly identify the issues which the client needs to address and takes a proportionate approach to getting the desired outcome. From his own experience setting up a business, Jon understands that clients need transparency and control of their costs as well as a pro-active approach to getting the job done. The success of this approach is demonstrated by what their clients have to say about working with them.
“When it came to sale of the business we quickly realised that we needed expert commercial legal advice in our negotiation with the buyer. Working with Jon and Danielle of Hughes Paddison was a positive experience. After an initial consultation they provided us with a clear outline of their fee structure, an initial estimate for our costs, periodic updates of the cost to date and ample warning of unforeseen cost over-runs. They were particularly effective in helping us to decide which contract issues were important to ‘push-back’ on and which were acceptable for us to reach agreement with the buyer. In addition they were very diligent in promptly responding to interactions with the buyer, chasing up 3rd parties (which sometimes involved out-of-hours work due to trans-Atlantic time differences) and generally progressing the negotiation. In short: competent, expert legal advice delivered by nice people!”
Will Clark, former director of Oxford Scientific Software Ltd
“Jon Rathbone has been a hugely valuable and trusted advisor to Swoop Travel, supporting a wide range of legal questions from shareholder agreements, to supplier contracts and GDPR compliance. In every instance he's provided expert counsel, an exemplary turnaround time and great empathy for the challenges and opportunities of a £10m turnover company.”
Luke Errington, Managing Director of Swoop Travel Limited
Please contact Jon Rathbone if you would like more information about how the team could help your business.
The information contained on this page has been prepared for the purpose of this blog/article only. The content should not be regarded at any time as a substitute for taking legal advice.
Hughes Paddison is delighted to warmly welcome Heidi Aitken to the Equity Partnership. Here we celebrate her career so far and hear about her plans, as an Equity Partner.
What our clients say
“Hughes Paddison have provided assistance on numerous occasions consistently acting in an exemplary fashion whilst dealing with all aspects of the issue at hand. It is extremely reassuring to know that our company is represented by such a competent and professional firm.”– Commercial Director, Ferroli Limited
““Jennifer was most helpful, frequently explaining the legal jargon with ease and doing so in an effective manner. This very much helped me follow along with what at times seemed like a daunting process - Jennifer’s ability to explain things clearly made the whole process much easier to deal with.””– Anon
“Just a quick note to say a huge thankyou to both yourself and Jess for the service that you have given me over the last few months. It all seems to have been done with the minimum of fuss which has certainly taken away an element of stress that comes along with selling your house. I now see why you guys came as a recommendation and look forward to dealing with you both again when we purchase our new house next year.”– Anon
“Just a note to say thank you very much to you and your colleagues for dealing with the sale of our late Mum’s property. The service we received was excellent and you were able to resolve all the problems that cropped up!”– Anon
“Jennifer provided sound professional legal advice which I needed to help me to sort out the legal and financial aspects of a difficult personal situation. I wouldn't hesitate to go to her with any family legal matters I have in future.”– R
“Having the support of Marcus throughout what has been a very painful divorce has really helped me get through the last 18 months. Although this has personally been a very difficult process, I know that Marcus has done everything possible to make it as smooth as it can be. I really appreciate the honest, open feedback to all of my questions and also how quickly he responded to them. Above all else, Marcus really does seem to care about his clients and their families. I never had the feeling that this was just a job for Marcus, and I’m so grateful that I was fortunate enough to have had Marcus recommended to me when I did.”– R
“When you use a solicitor its usually in times of need, when you require expert advice and reassurance. This is exactly what our company has received from Hughes Paddison Solicitors and in particular Kimberly Whalen-Blake. Not only is Kimberly extremely well informed and professional; she is also personable and easy to communicate with. She responds to messages and emails promptly and goes over and above to assist. I would have no hesitation in recommending her services; and in the future, if necessary, I will definitely be calling on her expertise. ”– S - UK Parking Design
“ Hughes Paddison came highly recommended and they were not wrong. I am so glad I appointed Kim to represent me. It was a really difficult time and Kim swiftly and compassionately cut through to the crux of the issue and gave me such clear and great advice immediately. The outcome achieved was truly the best for myself and the organisation and avoided more stress for all parties involved, as it was solved very quickly. Most importantly for me, Kim handled the negotiations. The relief of handing this over to someone I completely trusted made a horrible situation much better. Many thanks to Kim and HP.”– Anon
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