- Number of partners: 19
- Assistant solicitors: 14
- Other fee-earners: 5
THE FIRM Marriott Harrison is a leading commercial law firm. It provides a high-quality, partner-led service for business clients across a wide range of sectors. It is particularly well known for its corporate and media practices.
The firm consistently operates at a high level in its core practice areas by concentrating on excellence. The vast majority of the senior lawyers are either home grown or have had extensive previous experience at major firms in their respective areas of expertise. The firm continues to advise clients on a wide range of deals: not only does it have experience domestically and internationally in major complex transactions for institutions and corporate clients, but it is also very experienced in representing owner-managers and growing businesses.
What particularly distinguishes the firm is its very personal approach, both internally and with clients and its commercial, common sense attitude. There is an expanding and loyal client base which is a measure of the continuing success that these attributes bring.
PRINCIPAL AREAS OF WORK
Corporate: The Corporate Team provides expertise in all of the usual corporate finance and M&A areas, such as corporate acquisitions and disposals, management buyouts and venture capital, flotations, restructuring, banking and financial services. The firm has a particularly strong presence in the private equity market and represents a number of venture capital institutions as well as advising MBO/MBI management teams. It also has a significant AIM practice and reputation, acting regularly for companies and for nominated advisers and brokers and is involved in a significant amount of activity in relation to PLUS Markets.
Media: The Media Team deals with all aspects of the creation and exploitation of content. It has particular expertise in areas such as film, television, music, sound recording, computer games, IT, telecoms, marketing, branding, advertising and broadcasting licences. In addition, it has in-depth expertise in advising on largescale IT procurement contracts for a number of significant financial institutions.
Litigation: The Litigation Team is widely experienced in commercial litigation and arbitration with particular expertise in corporate, fraud, media and intellectual property. A high proportion of international work gives rise to many matters involving conflicts of law and jurisdictional matters. There is a substantial proportion of interlocutory work seeking injunctive relief.
Employment: The Employment Team has grown significantly in the last year and deals with the full range of contentious and non-contentious employment issues and employment benefits including employment contracts, tribunal claims, TUPE issues, redundancies and approved and unapproved share option schemes.
Restructuring & Recovery: The Restructuring and Recovery Team acts for insolvency practitioners on all types of insolvency appointments and for companies faced with insolvencies (of themselves or their clients). The team also acts for secured lenders and other financiers, including those in the Asset Backed Lending Sector, in the enforcement of security. In addition it acts for purchasers of insolvent businesses to ensure effective and speedy transfer of the ongoing business.
Property: The Property Team has experience of a wide range of freehold and leasehold acquisitions and disposals, developments and joint ventures. It also deals with associated issues such as planning, environmental issues and financing. In addition the team advises overseas clients and lawyers on UK property issues and projects. It also provides transactional support for the corporate and media teams.
RECRUITMENT The firm is actively developing all of its practice areas.
Areas of PracticeCorporate & Commercial: 55%
Media: 20%
Litigation: 15%
Property: 10%