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Corporate

Expert corporate law legal advice and support. 

Specialist corporate lawyers

Corporate projects demand legal advice at the speed of business. They deserve the support of an experienced and capable team, well versed in a wide range of corporate transactions, businesses and sectors, who will take the time to understand your ambitions, how you like to work and tailor their approach accordingly. Our corporate lawyers are trusted by clients across industries to provide seamless corporate legal advice aligned with their commercial objectives.

Often, it’s time to collaborate and identify joint solutions. Occasionally it’s time to negotiate hard or uphold a stakeholder or industry stance. Your corporate law solicitors should be alongside you agreeing the approach and standing shoulder to shoulder with you on execution. Our team’s understanding of business law ensures pragmatic and commercially focused outcomes.

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Our trusted legal advisers provide advice and support on:

The use of corporate structures for the acquisition, holding and disposal of assets is an integral part of the real estate sector.

Our expertise means we can help with all aspects of the life cycle of real estate assets and have core sector experience in student accommodation, hotels, office, MMC, BTR, housing and affordable housing. We also assist with the protection of associated intellectual property in these transactions.

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The modern legal landscape has produced an increasingly complicated tax regime against a background where even modest tax planning is becoming an area of greater HMRC challenge and scrutiny.

No matter if you are looking from an individual or an organisation point of view, we understand that obtaining the right actionable advice is key to simplifying an area which pervades every aspect of your corporate services and working lives. Our corporate lawyers ensure alignment with tax and regulatory frameworks across all corporate transactions.

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Throughout all stages of the business life cycle for entrepreneurial and private companies, we understand there is great opportunity and reward that comes hand-in-hand with great pressure and risk points.

By being more than about pure transactions, our corporate law solicitors can help any EPC in every sector and every industry with a focus on long-term commercial objectives and business law compliance.

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The pace of change in today’s world is disrupting businesses. Markets are increasingly volatile. Industries are evolving at a pace not seen before sometimes resulting in financial distress and challenge for businesses.

With the ability of our team to innovate and think creatively, we will support you in determining your restructuring and insolvency options and how to manage your risk. Our advice also extends to protection of intellectual property during corporate restructurings.

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Why choose Foot Anstey?

Our corporate lawyers work hard to tailor services which help deliver our clients’ ambitions at every stage of a company’s journey – from incorporation to initial rounds of debt and equity fundraising, venture capital involvement, commercial and corporate partnerships and joint ventures, growth capital, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings and takeovers, solvency, restructuring and re-investments.

Our corporate team have the capability and experience to advise beyond the legals and regularly help clients with their goals from owner managers to strategic planning for portfolio businesses, investment funds, sourcing and managing local counsel on cross-border projects and bespoke corporate services for management and General Counsel.

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Our experienced corporate lawyers are key to driving the momentum of transactions, creating value and generating fee efficiencies. Whether advising venture capital firms or established businesses, we offer integrated legal support for a broad spectrum of corporate transactions.

Whatever your needs, goals or ambitions, our corporate law solicitors seek to understand what you value and then create services which are personal to and integrated with your team, delivered at the speed of business by real people with genuine interest and expertise. As trusted legal advisers, we are committed to helping you achieve your commercial objectives through tailored corporate legal advice.

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What do our clients say?

“Communication and attention to detail is always paramount, as well as working collaboratively with the client to fully understand the nuances to any particular transaction.”

Legal 500 2025

“Knowledgeable, quick to respond and understanding of a clients’ perspective.”

Legal 500 2025

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