Law firm makes series of key appointments
Bristol law firm Osborne Clarke has announced a series of new leadership appointments.
The appointments are across its international corporate and commercial teams and UK business transactions practice group.
They include new leadership appointments in the firm’s Bristol office.
Bristol-based Mark Wesker, previously international financial services sector leader takes over as head of BTG, UK.
Mark will oversee the UK corporate, financial institutions and commercial teams, and will also sit on the firm’s executive board.
Mark’s career at the firm spans fifteen years, having made partner in 2014. He is a highly experienced corporate lawyer, regularly advising on a broad range of matters including business strategy, M&A, takeovers, IPOs, fundraising, joint ventures, restructuring and corporate governance.
Helen Parsonage, who is also based in Osborne Clarke’s Bristol office, is heading up the firm’s financial institutions group in the UK.
She specialises in fund formation in the alternative asset space, with experience of multiple asset classes but with a particular focus on private equity and venture capital funds. Helen also acts for a variety of investors with regard to fund investments and segregated mandates.
Bristol-based Will Robertson is taking over as UK head of commercial.
Specialising in technology and privacy, he has acted for a number of household names on a variety of commercial, IT and privacy matters. Much of Will’s work is in the retail sector, advising clients on their cross channels offerings and negotiating contracts in support of that.
Other leadership appointments include.
Alistair Francis takes up the role as UK head of corporate. Advising on transactions across many different sectors, Alistair has particular expertise in relation to UK and cross-border M&A and private equity transactions.
Tim Hewens is stepping into the position of UK head of private equity. He has specialised in private equity transactions for more than 22 years, advising private equity funds, portfolio companies, management teams and sellers, selling to private equity.
Osborne Clarke’s BTG practice group has 60 partners and over 140 fee-earners working across London, Reading and Bristol and accounts for around a third of the UK business.
