Corporate Advisory
Counselling is a significant part of many London-based corporate group's retentions. It is no different at Lewis Silkin.
We have a team of experts with extensive experience who can advise on a variety of corporate advisory issues that may concern all types of company – private, public, listed - such as:
- the control and structure of a company or partnership
- the duties of directors
- company reorganisations / restructurings
- returning capital to shareholders
- corporate governance
- interpreting constitutional arrangements
- market rules, regulatory issues and continuing obligations
- corporate governance
to name a few.
Our clients range from individual directors to small businesses to listed multinational organisations. We provide them with a full corporate advisory service in a range of sectors and ensure they are kept up to date with the changing legal landscape.
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