Retail
Our multidisciplinary retail team guides clients through the rules on digital commerce, data protection, advertising, cyber regulation, and product safety, and assists with product recalls and large-scale consumer litigation, including class actions.
As long-term adviser to some of the world’s largest retail clients, our full-service offering includes M&A, finance and capital markets, competition and consumer protection inquiries, joint ventures, global investigations, litigation, arbitrations, franchising, real estate, restructurings and insolvencies, logistics, distribution, employment issues and tax.
We advise high-profile retailers on ESG issues affecting their business, as well as helping them with diligence (including in an M&A context) and risk management across their supply chains, taking into account their wider ESG impact.
We guide clients through the rules on digital commerce, data protection, consumer protection, advertising, cyber regulation and product safety, and assist with large-scale consumer and employee litigation, including class actions and commercial disputes.
Our deep understanding of the industry trends and drivers affecting the different areas of the retail landscape helps our clients incorporate omnichannel strategies, prioritising e-commerce or “bricks and mortar” approaches as appropriate.
Recent client successes
Advising Tesco on multiple matters, including the divestment of its Asian businesses for $10.6bn, and inaugural issue of sustainability-linked bonds, the first issued by a UK-rated issuer.
Advising a leading international retailer on a variety of cross-border consumer product regulatory, product recall and liability issues.
Representing a major online food delivery business on its IPO.
Acting for Warburg Pincus on the sale of a 25 per cent stake in Reiss to Next (having advised the client on its original acquisition of a majority stake)
Advising Arcadia on its complex restructuring, involving seven separate CVAs as well as a renegotiation of its pensions liabilities and financial loan agreements.
Contacts
View our full team
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Andrew Austin Partner, Head of London Dispute Resolution
London
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Jennifer Bethlehem Partner
London
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Claire Wills 合伙人
London
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Andrew Murphy 合伙人
London