Corporate Focus - June 2010

Weightmans expands its London team

We are delighted to welcome Partners William Sharpe and Clare Sellars to the team.

William, a former Eversheds partner qualified in 1996 and was previously at Olswang. His experience includes private equity deals acting for both management teams and investors, public and private company acquisitions and disposals as well as joint ventures, fundraising and reorganisations.

He now joins Weightmans to lead its corporate team in London.

Clare qualified in 1997 at Magic Circle city firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and subsequently worked in their IP/IT department for 3 years.  Clare moved to the London office of global American firm McDermott Will & Emery in 2000, working as an Associate in their intellectual property, media & technology department.  She was promoted to Counsel in January 2008.

Clare has a vast wealth of commercial experience and focuses her practice on IP, IT, e-commerce, entertainment, healthcare, general commercial and data protection related matters

Weightmans’ National Head of Corporate Ian Vicary said:

“Despite tough economic conditions we have managed to increase the team’s turnover by over 25% on the previous year and remain committed to strengthening our corporate network across all our five offices. William’s and Clare’s experience and expertise in the London market will be invaluable.”