International

International

All day, everyday, somewhere, anywhere in the world there is a Wragge & Co lawyer advising clients, working alongside our international contacts, speaking at a conference or just simply making a visit. Take a look at the map of the world for a just a selection of the international work we've done in the last two years.

As for international strategy, we think you'll like it because it suits our clients.

We have a network of carefully chosen lawyers with the best reputations in their chosen fields. Wherever you are in the world and whatever you want to achieve, we will manage and deliver your job using the best independent lawyers. All of our lawyers' legal, local, cultural, linguistic and commercial experience will be at your fingertips.

We've also got people on the ground in Brussels and Guangzhou plus a dedicated IP office in Munich.

Take a look at our lawyer profiles to see their favourite examples of international work. There's Michael Whitehouse's work in Africa, Nicola Mumford in Russia and the Middle East or Julian Henwood's M & A advice to overseas companies to name a few.

And we've got business fluent capability in 36 languages.

You're welcome to contact any of our people who specialise in specific countries and lead internal teams.

If you'd like us to see you next time we're in your country, please contact head of international Michael Whitehouse.

Amsterdam

Dutch Active Fund Propco BV

Advised on the establishment of a property investment fund owning 40 assets worth £195 million.

Kevin Jones, Property Investment Funds

February 2008

 

A global provider of domestic and cross-border settlement and related equity, bond and fund transactions

Advised on major strategic IT projects, including establishing new network provider arrangements with BT and SWIFT.

Peter Hall, Teltech

 

Athens

An international airline

Advised a leading airling on a five-year outsourcing deal of passenger services systems to EDS.

Bill Jones, Outsourcing

June 2007

 

Australia

A media supplies manufacturer

Providing employment advice on an outsourcing project.

Kelly Chapman, Employment

August 2008

 

Baar

Biopartners GmbH

Biopharmaceutical distribution dispute.

Andrew Smith and Nick Cobill,
Commercial Litigation, Finance, Insolvency, Recoveries and Sales team

January 2008

 

Belfast

CER and the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation

Advised on a first cross-border framework agreement.

Derek Goodban, Energy & Regulated Industries

November 2007

 

Boston

Acer Snowmec Consultants

A cross-border dispute involving alleged breaches of a marketing and development agreement.

Samantha Holland, Commercial Litigation

July 2007

 

Brno

A global manufacturer in the automotive sector

Advised on the outsourcing of finance services to Infosys Technologies (India) and a shared-service centre based in Czech Republic.

Sally Mewies, Teltech

January 2007

 

Brussels

A global provider of domestic and cross-border settlement and related equity, bond and fund transactions

Advised on major strategic IT projects, including establishing new network provider arrangements with BT and SWIFT.

Peter Hall, Teltech

 

A US-based global automotive business

Advised on a finance and accounting outsourcing with a US-based IT business and outsourcing company.

Peter Hall, Teltech

 

Brussels Airlines

Advised on the outsourcing of a passenger service system to EDS.

Bill Jones, Outsourcing

July 2008

 

Buenos Aires

Quattrini, Laprido Associados

Gathering oral and documentary evidence in a large commercial litigation case.

Nick Cobill,
Commercial Litigation, Finance, Insolvency, Recoveries and Sales team

April 2008

 

Cairo

Land Rover

Acting for Land Rover in connection with a dealer dispute and associated guarantee and the governing law of the guarantee in the absence of a choice of law clause in the guarantee.

Dominic Roberts,
Commercial Litigation and Finance, Insolvency, Recoveries and Sales team

April 2008

 

Chicago

Hospira

Advising on a range of transactional work.

Patrick Duxbury and Luke Kempton
Life Sciences
, Intellectual Property

 

Courbevoie Cedex

Compin Group

Advised on the acquisition of the assets of UK-based railway carriage interiors company AVE  Rail.

Julian Henwood, Corporate

May 2008

 

Delhi

One of the world's largest music companies

Advised on a finance and accounting outsourcing with a global management consultancy and technology company.

Sarah Sasse, Teltech

July 2008

 

A US-based global automotive business

Advised on a finance and accounting outsourcing with a US-based IT business and outsourcing company.

Peter Hall, Teltech

 

A European premier central counterparty group

Advised on a major system development contract with an  IT services and business solutions company.

Peter Hall, Teltech

May 2008

 

Denmark

Symphogen

Advising on a range of work.

Patrick Duxbury,
Life Sciences, Intellectual Property

 

Dubai

Development Securities

Advised on a £250 million tax fund set up for Middle Eastern investors.

Lee Nuttall, Tax

January 2008

 

Dusseldorf

LSG Lufthansa Service Holding AG

Advised LSG Sky Chefs Europe Holdings Limited on the acquisition of shares in and the renegotiation of shareholder arrangements relating to City Net Catering Holdings Limited.

David Vaughan, Corporate

March 2008

 

Faenza

Grant Thornton

Debt recovery advice and action against the Italian F1 team engine manufacturer.

Nick Cobill,
Commercial Litigation, Finance, Insolvency, Recoveries and Sales team

January 2007

 

Florida

US property developer

A commercial litigation claim to enforce a US judgment in the UK.

Nicola Mumford, Commercial Litigation

 

Frankfurt

Global Switch

Ongoing pre-let of data centres across the globe.

Mark Chester, Commercial Development & Investment

 

Geneva

Index Ventures

Advising portfolio companies on a variety of work.

Patrick Duxbury and Luke Kempton
Life Sciences, Intellectual Property

 

Germany

A Japenese pharmaceutical company

Provided employment advice on IT outsourcing project.

Patrick Brodie, Employment

April 2008

 

Guelph

Large Canadian engineering company

Assisting the client in dealing with HM Revenue & Customs.

Richard Freeman, Tax

July 2007

 

Hamburg

FTSE-250 company

Advised on claims througout Europe for witholdings of dividends paid to a UK pension scheme in contravention of EC law.

Richard Freeman, Tax

February 2007

 

Helsinki

Metso Paper

Advised on the acquisition of paper production equipment servicing company Bender Holdings Limited and its UK subsidiaries for an undisclosed amount.

Julian Henwood, Corporate

August 2007

 

Illinois

Spectris Plc

Advised on the sale of Spectrum Inspection Systems to Illinois Tool Works Inc in a £16 million deal.

Edward Dawes, Corporate

March 2007

 

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysian Airlines

Advised on a £53 million, ten-year passenger service system outsourcing project to Sita.

Bill Jones, Outsourcing

January 2007

 

London

Dutch Active Fund Propco BV

Advised on the establishment of a property investment fund owning 40 assets worth £195 million.

Kevin Jones, Property Investment Funds

February 2008

 

Lund

Amcor Limited

Acted jointly with Swedish law firm Deplhi for an Australian-listed food packaging company in connection with the sale of its flexible food packaging plants to a Swedish private equity group, Accent Equity Partners for an undisclosed amount.

Julian Henwood, Corporate

April 2008

 

Luxembourg

Dutch Active Fund Propco BV

Advised on the establishment of a property investment fund owning 40 assets worth £195 million.

Kevin Jones, Property Investment Funds

February 2008

 

A European premier central counterparty group

Advised on a major system development contract with an  IT services and business solutions company.

Peter Hall, Teltech

May 2008

 

Malmo

PartnerTech AB

Advised on the acquisition of Hansatech Limited, a contract manufacturer.

Julian Henwood, Corporate

November 2007

 

Munich

Probiodrug

Advising on IP matters.

Luke Kempton, Intellectual Property

 

Siemens Magnet Technology

Advised on a patent case after a claim that Siemens Magnet Technology had infringed its patent for the design of superconducting magnets.

Luke Kempton, Intellectual Property

October 2007

 

Netherlands

A media supplies manufacturer

Providing employment advice on an outsourcing project.

Kelly Chapman, Employment

August 2008

 

A Japenese pharmaceutical company

Provided employment advice on IT outsourcing project.

Patrick Brodie, Employment

April 2008

 

Norway

An audio-visual supplier

Advised on employment issues relating to a UK employee.

Kelly Chapman, Employment

 

Ohio

Agilysys, Inc.

Advised on the acquisition of the entire issue share capital of hospitality software company Triangle Hospitality Solutions Limited from Triangle Computer Services Limited and certain management shareholders.

Julian Henwood, Corporate

April 2008

 

Ontario

Linamar

Advised Linamar Corporation on its acquisition of the former Visteon automotive facility in Swansea, Wales.

Maurice Dwyer, Corporate

 

Oslo

Norwegian Air Shuttle

Advised on an outsourcing deal to Amadeus Pioneer service management systems.

Bill JonesOutsourcing

March 2007

 

Paris

A European premier central counterparty group

Advised on a major system development contract with an  IT services and business solutions company.

Peter Hall, Teltech

May 2008

 

A global provider of domestic and cross-border settlement and related equity, bond and fund transactions

Advised on major strategic IT projects, including establishing new network provider arrangements with BT and SWIFT.

Peter Hall, Teltech

 

Compin Group

Advised on the acquisition of the assets of UK-based railway carriage interiors company AVE Rail.

Julian Henwood, Corporate

May 2008

 

Sumitomo Chemical Co

Advised on the acquisition of 80 per cent of the issued share capital of Interfarm UK Ltd, a distributor of crop protection products in the UK and Ireland.

Julian Henwood, Corporate

July 2007

 

Prague

One of the world's largest music companies

Advised on a finance and accounting outsourcing with a global management consultancy and technology company.

Sarah Sasse, Teltech

July 2008

 

A US-based global automotive business

Advised on a finance and accounting outsourcing with a US-based IT business and outsourcing company.

Peter Hall, Teltech

 

Rio de Janerio

One of the world's largest music companies

Advised on a finance and accounting outsourcing with a global management consultancy and technology company.

Sarah Sasse, Teltech

July 2008

 

Riyadh

Sheikh Khalid Ben Abdullah Rashid Al Fawaz

Secured a Court of Appeal victory and successfully recused a High Court judge for Sheikh Khalid Ben Abdullah Rashid Al Fawaz, during the El Farargy v El Farargy High Court proceedings.

Nicola MumfordCommercial Litigation

November 2007

 

Rotterdam

FTSE-250 company

Advised on claims througout Europe for witholdings of dividends paid to a UK pension scheme in contravention of EC law.

Richard Freeman, Tax

February 2007

 

Singapore

Global Switch

Ongoing pre-let of data centres across the globe.

Mark Chester, Commercial Development & Investment

 

St. Helier

Major International bank

Acting for a group of Jersey trustees in a professional negligence case.

Richard Ellison, Finance, Insolvency, Recoveries and Sales team

December 2006

 

Stockholm

Assa Abloy AB

Advised on the acquisition of security door manufacturer Powershield Doors Limited in Northern Ireland for the world's largest lock maker.

Julian Henwood, Corporate

July 2007

 

FTSE-250 company

Advised on claims througout Europe for witholdings of dividends paid to a UK pension scheme in contravention of EC law.

Richard Freeman, Tax

February 2007

 

Haldex AB

Advised on the £75 million acquisition automotive diesel pumps company of Concentric PLC.

Julian Henwood, Corporate

February 2008

 

Sweden

A telecoms client

Advised the client in relation to an appointment in the UK.

Kelly Chapman, Employment

 

Sydney

Global Switch

Ongoing prelet of data centres across the globe.

Mark Chester, Commercial Development & Investment

 

Tel Aviv

A large pharmaceutical company

Acting for a pharmaceutical company in judicial review proceedings relating to the grant of a UK marketing authorisation for a generic version of an anti-depressant drug.

Luke Kempton and John Cooper
Intellectual Property, Life Sciences

May 2008

 

Tokyo

Sumitomo Chemical Co

Advised on the acquisition of 80 per cent of the issued share capital of Interfarm UK Ltd., a distributor of crop protection products in the UK and Ireland.

Julian Henwood, Corporate

July 2007

 

Sumitomo Chemical Agro Europe

Acquisition of share capital of crop chemicals company Interfarm UK Ltd.

Julian Henwood, Corporate

July 2007

 

Large Japanese pharmaceutical company

Advising on the European aspects of a large US acquisition of a US-headquartered pharmaceutical company.

Patrick Duxbury and Luke Kempton
Life Sciences, Intellectual Property

November 2007

 

Eisai Co Ltd

Advised on a cross-border £41 million commercialisation agreement with US-based Solstice Neurosciences, Inc. for NeuroBloc®.

Patrick Duxbury and Luke Kempton
Life Sciences, Intellectual Property

July 2007

 

United Kingdom

A media supplies manufacturer

Providing employment advice on an outsourcing project.

Kelly Chapman, Employment

August 2008

 

A Japenese pharmaceutical company

Provided employment advice on IT outsourcing project.

Patrick Brodie, Employment

April 2008

 

United States of America

A gaming manufacturer

Advised in relation to a UK employee issue.

Kelly Chapman, Employment

 

Utrecht

Profibrix

Advising on a range of transactions.

Patrick Duxbury
Life Sciences, Intellectual Property

 

Pangenetics

Advising on a broad range of matters.

Patrick Duxbury
Life SciencesIntellectual Property

 

Vancouver

Colliers

Obtaining an English judgment in terms of an ICC arbitration award obtained in London for enforcement against a defendant in Malaysia.

Samantha Holland, Commercial Litigation

December 2007

 

Explorer Software

Advised on the acquisition of Redsky IT Holdings and the back-to-back sale of a portion of the Redsky business to Micros Systems.

Jeremy Millington and Richard Goold
Corporate

March 2007

 

Waltham

Inverness Medical Innovations

Advised on the public takeover of UK-based medical devices company BBI Holdings PLC for a cash consideration of £83 million.

Julian Henwood, Corporate

December 2007

 

Wertheim

Lutz Jesco

Ongoing employment advice.

Rebecca Jones, Employment

 

Zaganska

Cressida Services

Advised on the $63 million disposal of various Central European ceramic tile companies to Cersanit SA of Poland.

Julian Henwood, Corporate

May 2007

 

Zurich

An international airline

Advised a leading airline on a five-year outsourcing deal of passenger services systems to EDS.

Bill Jones, Outsourcing

June 2007