Corporate law solicitors
Our specialist team of corporate lawyers provide advice on:
Company law, company formations, acquisitions and disposals, restructuring & reorganisation and business start-ups.
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or call us on 0800 0131165
Our corporate team regularly advises clients on high-value and complex transactions. Recent successes for our business clients include:
- £8 million deal involving the creation and termination of a construction industry joint venture
- £24 million share acquisition for a haulage company
- £8 million share sale of a high profile leisure and lifestyle facility
Our corporate law services include:
- Company law - all aspects of setting up and running a company
- Company formations – specialist advice on the best structure for the business and provision of formal legal documentation
- Acquisitions & disposals - all the legal formalities when you buy or sell a business, includes: heads of terms, due diligence, risk management, property, employment and completion of sale
- Restructuring & reorganisation – expertise in mergers and demergers, purchase of own shares, capital reduction and management buy-ins and buy-outs
- Share issues and transfers - expert legal support to get your business back on track, from boardroom disputes, shareholder disputes and ‘Unfair Prejudice’ - ultimately saving you time and money.
- Business start-ups - we can advise you on all aspects of starting up a new business, from structuring through to risk and finance
- Data protection – Guiding you through the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) regulations
- Intellectual property – helping you make the most of your valuable intellectual property assets: trademarks, patents, copyrights to confidential information and specialised know-how
Call our specialist solicitors on 0808 231 1320
What to do next
If you want to find out more, speak with one of our corporate legal team.
Our specialist lawyers are based in:
- Cambridgeshire: Cambridge
- Essex: Brentwood, Chelmsford, and Saffron Walden
- Hertfordshire: Bishop's Stortford and Royston
But we can help you wherever you are in England and Wales.
Talk to an expert
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Lucy Folley
Partner, Company and Commercial
Brentwood office
Meet Lucy -
Natasha Bhandari
Associate, Company and Commercial
Cambridge office
Meet Natasha -
Baljeet Kaur
Partner, Company and Commercial
Brentwood office
Meet Baljeet -
Charlie Neal
Solicitor, Company and Commercial
Brentwood office
Meet Charlie
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What our clients say
Legal 500 UK 2025
One thing that made working with Tees unique was how easy the professionals are to talk to - this helped to build trust with our mutual client. Tees provides straightforward, jargon-free advice. They were on hand and made sure they kept in touch with the client regularly with updates and reassurance.
Legal 500 UK 2025
Friendly and genuinely seem to care about the people in our business and the transaction.
Legal 500 UK 2025
The team at Tees is exceptional when it comes to corporate and commercial. They went above and beyond while trying to get the deal done. Their tenacity and understanding of our business were excellent, as well as their understanding of a commercial deal that was not always straightforward.
Legal 500 UK 2024
'The team was attentive to our needs, and knowledgeable in many areas that affected a business partner buyout, where complications required a multi-legal departmental approach. All worked well in delivering a successful result'
Legal 500 UK 2024
'Lucy Folley is outstanding. She is extremely knowledgeable and diligent'
Legal 500 UK 2024
'Corporate law partner Lucy Folley has made a great effort to understand our business and has consequently been well equipped to guide us as clients through what we would perceive as complex transactions. The relationship has been built up and strengthened over several years'
Legal 500 UK 2023
'The corporate team at Tees have a wide breadth of experience and skills and deliver high quality results for clients. Dealing with transactional work often throws up some unexpected scenarios and the team have demonstrated the flexibility to be able to deal with these when they arise'
Excitech
'Excitech have been advised by Lucy and her team for almost 20 years. We’ve confidently navigated a multitude of complex events and transactions in our corporate life with their support, including acquisitions, property sales/purchases, demergers, employee-related matters and, ultimately, the sale of the business. We have benefitted from their extensive knowledge in both tax and legal matters, with their expertise shared in a balanced and pragmatic manner. This approach has proven invaluable when negotiating with third parties, enabling deals to be closed and the interests of the company and shareholders protected. Their dedication and commitment to helping the board and shareholders achieve their goals is second to none'
