We are delighted to announce that Druces LLP and its lawyers have been recognised again in Legal 500, the international directory of law firms and lawyers. We have been recommended in the following areas:

CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS, SMALLER DEALS UP TO £50M

Legal 500 said says “Druces LLP advised on 35 deals in 2012, with a combined value over £380m. Highlights included acting on the sale of a medical calibration and testing organisation to Dental Buying Group. Christopher Axford ‘gets the job done’.”

COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

Legal 500 says “‘Smaller in scale, which provides a more personable approach’, Druces LLP represents leading clients including Hugo Boss and Gatwick Airport.  Suzanne Middleton Lindsley is ‘very personable and friendly’, and Leah Freeman-Allen has ‘very strong commercial property acumen and knowledge’.”

PROPERTY FINANCE

PRIVATE CLIENT: CHARITIES AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT

Legal 500 says “Druces LLP is ‘extremely quick at providing answers’. Helen Freely has ‘quick intelligence’; and employment specialist Charles Avens is ‘excellent at decision-making’. Richard Monkcom heads the team.

FINANCE: CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING AND INSOLVENCY

Legal 500 says “Also recommended … is the ‘knowledgeable and pragmatic’ Richard Baines, who leads a ‘compact and effective team’.”