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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
August 2007
Illinois
Spectris Plc
Advised on the sale of Spectrum Inspection Systems to Illinois Tool Works Inc in a £16 million deal.
March 2007
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysian Airlines
Advised on a £53 million, ten-year passenger service system outsourcing project to Sita.
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.
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.
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.
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.
April 2008
Ontario
Linamar
Advised Linamar Corporation on its acquisition of the former Visteon automotive facility in Swansea, Wales.
Oslo
Norwegian Air Shuttle
Advised on an outsourcing deal to Amadeus Pioneer service management systems.
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.
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.
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 Mumford, Commercial 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.
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 Sciences, Intellectual 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.
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.
May 2007
Zurich
An international airline
Advised a leading airline on a five-year outsourcing deal of passenger services systems to EDS.
June 2007
