Professional Services

Our dedicated regulatory team can help you to stay up to date with ever-evolving laws, regulations and reporting requirements in your particular sector. We understand the professional regulations to which you are subject and can help you to navigate the relevant rules. 

If things go wrong and an investigation is inevitable, our corporate defence and compliance team is well-equipped to advise and represent you. We support clients that are faced with all manner of financial crime and related corporate crime offences and have acted in some of the largest and most complex prosecutions in England and Wales.

We can help you to minimise the impact of any investigations and enforcement actions as well as financial and reputational exposure.

Our professional conduct team can help you to navigate ethical challenges, particularly those arising from conflicts of interest, professional integrity and confidentiality. 

With the increasing reliance on digital systems and handling sensitive data, it’s vital to understand and comply with data privacy laws. 

Our specialist data protection solicitors provide proactive advice and senior-level training to guide your journey to compliance. We can advise on how to implement data protection policies, avoid breaches and respond to data privacy challenges.

Our award-winning litigation team contains expert litigators who’ll fight your corner while looking to resolve disputes in the most effective manner — whether that’s by court proceedings, mediation, arbitration or alternative dispute resolution.

This includes representing you in cases that involve regulatory investigations, client disputes or allegations of professional malpractice or negligence. 

We’re recognised in The Times Best Law Firms 2025 for commercial dispute resolution and recognised as a top-tier firm in The Legal 500 2025 for commercial litigation.

You can also call on support from our award-winning reputation management lawyers, who provide fast and clear advice on defamation and privacy issues in times of crisis. We can act to quickly stop or repair damage, whether through court proceedings, regulatory complaints or negotiation. 

Our intellectual property team contains experienced lawyers, dual-qualified practitioners and specialist trade mark attorneys who can help you to embrace and capitalise on the introduction of new technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, software, data analytics tools and other proprietary systems. 

We’ll help you to secure patents, trade marks and other valuable assets to ensure that you retain ownership and control over your brand and digital assets — helping you to stay ahead of the competition.

If you’re expanding or retiring from your business or considering mergers, acquisitions or company restructures, our extensive corporate team can assist with the legal aspects of these transactions.

This includes conducting due diligence, preparing transaction documents, negotiating terms and assisting you to manage regulatory approvals and requirements. Legal support is critical to ensure that these complex deals proceed smoothly and in compliance with relevant regulatory regimes.

We can assist you with exit planning and our specialist employee ownership (EO) team — recognised as a specialist advisor by the Employee Ownership Association — can support with the sale of your business to an employee ownership trust.

For anyone considering entering into a partnership or joint venture, our team can also assist in drafting clear, legally sound partnership and shareholder agreements. 

This helps to prevent disputes in the future and ensures that the terms of the partnership or joint venture are legally binding.

Our employment lawyers can help you to draft employment contracts and handle employment-related disputes such as wrongful/unfair dismissal claims and discrimination. This is especially important as firms adapt to remote and hybrid working models, which require clear policies and legal safeguards to manage employee relations.

We can also advise on complex issues related to executive compensation, retirement plans and employee benefits, ensuring that you comply with laws and regulations while offering competitive packages to attract and retain top talent.

Our commercial team has expertise in drafting clear and comprehensive client contracts that define the scope of services, timelines and expectations — helping to minimise the chances of misunderstandings and disputes and ensuring compliance with the relevant regulatory regime.

Our experienced insolvency solicitors have successful track records of working with both stressed and distressed companies. We can help to get your businesses back on track for the benefit of all stakeholders.

If you’re a professional, you may need tailored and careful advice when going through significant life events like marriage or divorce. This is where our award-winning Brabners Personal solicitors can help you to plan effectively for your future. You’ll also need to ensure that you’ve undertaken appropriate estate planning, for example by having a Will in place when taking up a partnership opportunity. We can also advise on any family issues you may have.

Our personal lawyers maintain close working relationships with numerous IFA and wealth manager practices. We can work collaboratively with your clients to ensure a seamless, holistic approach to their requirements.