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Fox Williams LLP > The Legal 500 Rankings
M&A: smaller deals, up to £50m Tier 1
Fox Williams LLP's corporate practice covers an array of sectors, including technology, professional services, FinTech and financial services. The firm has a specialist regulatory team that acts on financial services matters which is able to work on cross-border issues through a network of 'best-friend' firms. The firm made two recent hires , adding Scott Keown from CMS and Jo Varia from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP; Keown has a strong track record representing clients in the real estate sector on strategic acquisitions, while tax director Varia advises on corporate reorganisations and restructurings. Richie Clark heads the team, and focuses on both public and private deals. The highly recommended Mary Elliott is predominantly active in the media, publishing and technology sectors, and has a particular focus on representing early-stage companies on domestic and international M&A and investments.
Practice head(s):
Richie Clark
Other key lawyers:
Paul Osborne; Mary Elliott; Paul Taylor
'A good group of well-trained and responsive associates and knowledgeable and pragmatic partners'
'Takes the time to understand clients' business and is responsive and easy to work with'
'Mary Elliott really knows her stuff and does a great job getting the deal done'
'Mary Elliott is outstanding'
Key clients
Constellation Software Inc.
Adam Phones Limited
Realty Invest Holding LLP
Revolut Ltd
Digital Moneybox Limited
Telia Company AB
Plexus Holdings plc
Stifel Financial Corp
Tatton Asset Management plc
5N Plus Inc.
Partnership Tier 1
Fox Williams LLP stands out for its track record handling high-profile mergers of international and UK law firms and other professional practices, exemplified by strategic consultant Tina Williams' advice to Andrews Kurth Kenon LLP on its transatlantic combination with US firm Hunton & Williams LLP to form Hunton Andrews Kurth. The group also assists clients with organisational structuring, strategic management, conversion to LLP structures and team moves and tax, as well as the range of partnership disputes. Daniel Sutherland heads the professional services group, regularly handling strategic and constitutional matters. Other noted individuals include contentious partnership lawyer Gavin Foggo; mergers expert Doug Preece; and Joanna Chatterton, who specialises in the intersection of employment and partnership law, including discrimination issues.
Practice head(s):
Daniel Sutherland
Other key lawyers:
Tina Williams; Gavin Foggo; Doug Preece; Joanna Chatterton; Aron Pope
'Daniel Sutherland provides legal and regulatory guidance which is top calibre. He also provides excellent practical advice through his experience in compliance with regulatory, NIC and tax matters.'
'One of the undisputed leaders in the field.'
'Extremely experienced practitioners who are well used to helping both substantial firms and individuals.'
'Gavin Foggo fights his client's corner fiercely without driving up costs unnecessarily and is a superb negotiator. His experience of partnership and corporate litigation is enhanced by his experience of fraud litigation.'
Key clients
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati P.C.
Bircham Dyson Bell LLP
Reed Smith LLP
Lalive SA
Greenberg Traurig
Saffrey Champness LLP
Employment: senior executives Tier 2
Fox Williams LLP is adept at handling FCA and regulatory issues including board disputes, remuneration code matters and advice relating to the senior manager and certification regime (SMCR). Other areas of expertise include senior exits, agile workforce management, discrimination and strategic HR guidance. Client sectors include financial services, fintech, insurance and professional services. Jane Mann, who co-heads the team, is recommended for her expertise in boardroom issues and in January 2019 gave evidence to the Women and Equalities select committee inquiry into the use of non-disclosure agreements in discrimination cases. David Murphy was recently promoted to partner.
Practice head(s):
Jane Mann; Joanna Chatterton; Mark Watson
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
Nigel Turner
Peter Hunt
Nathalie Abildgaard
James Craven
Eric Daniels
Fraud: white-collar crime Tier 2
Fox Williams LLP is adept at handling regulatory, fraud, bribery, market manipulation, money laundering and sanctions compliance matters. The firm regularly handles cases for senior executives involved in investigations by the FCA, FRC and SFO. The 'very experienced and unflappable' James Carlton co-heads the team, and is experienced in financial crime, regulation and disciplinary investigations and proceedings. Peter Wright, who also co-heads the team, is particularly experienced in conducting change in control, market abuse and insider dealing investigations. Sebastian Sayer joined as senior associate from the FCA.
Practice head(s):
James Carlton; Peter Wright
Other key lawyers:
Sebastian Sayer; Sona Ganatra; Chris Finney
'James Carlton has bags of experience, good judgement and a lot of charm'.
'James Carlton cares for and understands the personal toll of long-running criminal investigations on individual suspects'.
'Sona Ganatra is energetic and detailed; incredibly personable and reassuring'.
'A high-calibre boutique firm with seasoned practitioners'.
'James Carlton is uniquely approachable, clever and very affable, a veteran of many of the largest criminal prosecutions over the last 25 years and a master tactician'.
'Fox Williams have the diversity in practice areas to be able to handle all spin off problems, in addition to fielding the central white-collar matters with exceptional skill and aplomb'.
'James Carlton is outstanding; he exudes a calm confidence, is brilliant with clients and is a cunning strategist'.
Financial services: contentious Tier 3
The non-contentious practice of Fox Williams LLP advises banks, insurers, asset managers and fintech firms, but has particular expertise in technology related matters including blockchain and cryptoassets. Financial services regulatory specialist Chris Finney leads the team. The contentious practice acts for a range of clients, ranging from global financial and legal institutions to senior individuals. The 'first rate' Peter Wright focuses exclusively on financial services regulatory issues and leads the department with James Carlton, who specialises in the criminal financial services investigations space, including market manipulation investigations. They can call on the expertise of Sona Ganatra, who has 'incredible knowledge of the area' and advises on financial crime, in particular money laundering, fraud and bribery allegations. Also notable is senior associate Sebastian Sayer, who particularly focuses on criminal and regulatory matters.
Practice head(s):
Peter Wright; James Carlton
Other key lawyers:
'They perfectly understand the FCA mindset and approach'
'Fantastic niche team, with great expertise in financial services work and related investigatory work'
'Small, pragmatic team, a number of whom have previously worked with key regulatory bodies'
'A good multi-disciplinary team with great bench strength and a combination of FCA and private practice experience'
'The firm has unique strength advising on insolvency issues for regulated entities within the Financial Services industry'
'Peter Wright heads the team and in my view is one of the leading financial services lawyers around. He is the obvious choice for any contentious FS work'
'Sebastian Sayer combines sound legal and technical knowledge with first class organisational skills and client awareness'
'Sona Ganatra has a good approach to dealing with non-lawyer business people'
Regulatory investigations and corporate crime Tier 3
Fox Williams LLP handles a broad range of white-collar and corporate crime matters including allegations of fraud, bribery, market manipulation, insider trading, money laundering and sanction breaches, as well as advising on regulatory compliance. The firm often deals with investigations by the FCA, the Serious Fraud Office and the National Crime Agency. Co-head of team James Carlton is adept at handling financial crime matters, and regulatory and disciplinary investigations and proceedings. Peter Wright, who also co-heads the team, focuses on financial services regulatory issues. Sebastian Sayer joined as a senior associate from the FCA.
Practice head(s):
James Carlton; Peter Wright
Other key lawyers:
Sebastian Sayer; Sona Ganatra
'Fox Williams has great strength in depth on investigations and corporate crime'.
'The firm is hugely experienced and practised in obtaining the very best results for its clients'.
'Great expertise in financial services non-contentious and contentious work and related investigatory work'.
'Sona Ganatra, alongside James Carlton, is an exceptional combination'.
'Sona Ganatra is a new partner with incredible knowledge of the area, and is very client friendly'.
'Peter Wright is a clear leader in this area'.
'James Carlton has a very wise head; he continually demonstrates an encyclopaedic knowledge of the pitfalls of internal investigations and is incredibly astute in achieving the best possible result for his clients'.
Brand management Tier 4
Fox Williams LLP's key areas of expertise span trade mark and design portfolio management, contentious IP and strategic branding and licensing advice. The practice is particularly sought after by brand owners in the retail, consumer products and fintech sectors, for which the team regularly co-ordinates brand protection, trade mark enforcement and anti-counterfeiting strategies. Simon Bennett heads the IP practice and advises on trade mark and design matters, particularly in relation to design infringement within the fashion sector. Trade mark attorney Sarah Redmond focuses on portfolio management, prosecution and opposition work.
Practice head(s):
Simon Bennett
'Sarah Redmond and Simon Bennnett are highly recommended for trade mark enforcement and commercial IP issues'
Key clients
Superdrug Stores plc
Fenix Outdoor AB
Glanbia Nutrition Inc.
Tesla, Inc
Luxottica SpA
Commercial property: corporate occupiers Tier 4
The team at Fox Williams LLP 'always act commercially and in a responsive manner'. Phillip Hope delivers a 'wealth of knowledge and experience' with a proven track record of acting for international hotels owners and 'a significant roster of Middle and Far Eastern investors'. His team also undertakes tenant occupation, asset management and development work including regenerations, infrastructure projects and residential projects. Several high-profile London restaurants also frequently instruct the group.
Practice head(s):
Phillip Hope
Other key lawyers:
Elizabeth Ruff
'In what are challenging times they always act commercially and in a responsive manner'.
'The Fox Williams real estate team – which is very much partner-led – punches above its weight.'
'The team are friendly, approachable and personable. Phillip Hope is a stand-out – he has a wealth of knowledge and experience, and an enviable client base – including a significant roster of Middle and Far Eastern investors. He is very commercial in his approach, calm under pressure, easy to deal with, and gets the job done.'
Key clients
Improbable Worlds Limited
Clean Energy Partners CEP Services Limited (t/a Glennmont Partners LLP)
Commercial property: hotels and leisure Tier 4
The team at Fox Williams LLP 'always act commercially and in a responsive manner'. Phillip Hope delivers a 'wealth of knowledge and experience' with a proven track record of acting for international hotels owners and 'a significant roster of Middle and Far Eastern investors'. His team also undertakes tenant occupation, asset management and development work including regenerations, infrastructure projects and residential projects. Several high-profile London restaurants also frequently instruct the group.
Practice head(s):
Phillip Hope
Other key lawyers:
Elizabeth Ruff
'In what are challenging times they always act commercially and in a responsive manner'.
'The Fox Williams real estate team – which is very much partner-led – punches above its weight.'
'The team are friendly, approachable and personable. Phillip Hope is a stand-out – he has a wealth of knowledge and experience, and an enviable client base – including a significant roster of Middle and Far Eastern investors. He is very commercial in his approach, calm under pressure, easy to deal with, and gets the job done.'
Key clients
Park Tower Hotel
Supa Hotels
Metropolitan Hotel
Halkin Hotel Limited
Castlechain Limited
Employment: employers Tier 4
Fox Williams LLP is adept at handling FCA and regulatory issues including board disputes, remuneration code matters and advice relating to the senior manager and certification regime (SMCR). Other areas of expertise include senior exits, agile workforce management, discrimination and strategic HR guidance. Client sectors include financial services, fintech, insurance and professional services. Jane Mann, who co-heads the team, is recommended for her expertise in boardroom issues and in January 2019 gave evidence to the Women and Equalities select committee inquiry into the use of non-disclosure agreements in discrimination cases. David Murphy was recently promoted to partner.
Practice head(s):
Jane Mann; Joanna Chatterton; Mark Watson
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
UK Payments Administration
Isosceles Finance
Crest Nicholson plc
Stifel Nicolaus
Global Risk Partners
Bayerische Landesbank
Equity capital markets – small-mid cap Tier 4
The corporate group at Fox Williams LLP has strengths in equity finance with related experience of public takeovers, private M&A, and corporate governance. Headed by Richie Clark, the team has recently been most active in the natural resources sector, but has also demonstrated expertise in the areas of technology, financial services and fintech. In addition, the practice group has developed a reputation for handling equity finance mandates for companies in the professional services sector.
Practice head(s):
Richie Clark
Other key lawyers:
Guy Morgan; Andrew Woolf; Mary Elliott; Hannah Elliott
'The firm has attracted high-quality partners from larger firms, which is reflected in the quality of the people there.'
'The team is very hard working but they also seem to enjoy themselves, which makes them good people to work with.'
'State of the art understanding of fintech, an extremely fast-moving sector.'
'Guy Morgan stands out for providing clear and practical advice.'
Key clients
finnCap Group plc
Allenby Capital LLP
Stockdale Securities Limited
Plexus Group Holdings plc
Scotgold Resources
Summerway Capital plc
Directa Plus plc
Tatton Asset Management plc
MX Oil plc
Aukett Swanke Group plc
Fintech Tier 4
Fox Williams LLP acts for disruptive fintechs including a number of p2p lenders and B2C fintech platforms, and investors, focusing predominantly on alternative finance, digital wealth and blockchain-based products. On the regulatory side the group advises on FCA authorisations and PSD2 compliance, cross-border regulatory issues, product structuring, GDPR, and consumer credit applications. The firm's corporate work for fintechs and investors spans early and late stage funding rounds, private equity investments and M&A. Jonathan Segal has niche expertise in the p2p lending space, where he often guides clients through the FCA authorisation process. Associate Marc Piano has a strong understanding of the technical and regulatory aspects of blockchain and cryptocurrency projects, and sits as a member of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Blockchain.
Practice head(s):
Jonathan Segal
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
Balderton Capital
Prodigy Finance
Property Partner
Lending Works
Scalable Capital
Digital Moneybox
Employee share schemes Tier 5
Fox Williams LLP handles a broad range of advisory and transactional work, and specialises in advising smaller listed and private companies looking to set up complex bespoke unapproved equity incentive arrangements for key executives and senior employees within the business. These include performance and growth share arrangements, partly paid share structures, tax-efficient share options and joint share ownership plans. Emma Bailey, who focuses on providing advice to smaller listed and non-listed corporate entities and their employees, directors and shareholders, heads the team. Tax director Jo Varia joined from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP.
Practice head(s):
Emma Bailey
'Good level of partner support'
Key clients
Constellation Software Inc.
Jonas Computing (UK) limited
Volaris Group Inc.
Punter Southall Group Limited
Corvia Limited
Performance Horizon Group Limited
RLT International Limited
NelsonCroom Limited
Risk First Group Limited
Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory Tier 5
The non-contentious practice of Fox Williams LLP advises banks, insurers, asset managers and fintech firms, but has particular expertise in technology related matters including blockchain and cryptoassets. Financial services regulatory specialist Chris Finney leads the team. The contentious practice acts for clients ranging from global financial and legal institutions to senior individuals. The 'first rate' Peter Wright focuses exclusively on financial services regulatory issues and leads the department with James Carlton, who specialises in the criminal financial services investigations space, including market manipulation investigations. They can call on the expertise of Sona Ganatra, who has 'incredible knowledge of the area' and advises on financial crime, in particular money laundering, fraud and bribery allegations. Also notable is senior associate Sebastian Sayer, who particularly focuses on criminal and regulatory matters.
Practice head(s):
Chris Finney
Other key lawyers:
'They keep it simple, real and personal'
'They deliver what is asked for without making it complicated'
'Strong all rounders with a great depth and breath of knowledge in their specialised area'
'This fantastic niche team has great expertise in FS non-contentious and contentious work and related investigatory work'
'They deliver on time and on budget and will always go the extra mile'
'Chris Finney is very impressive as well as being very personable. It goes without saying he is a subject matter expert'
Key clients
eBay Inc.,
Prodigy Finance Limited
Neyber Limited
Creditscript (UK) Ltd
Crypto Global Management Ltd
NedBank Limited
Revolut Limited
Digital Moneybox Limited
Summerway Capital Plc
Fraud: civil Tier 5
Fox Williams LLP advises on obtaining and opposing freezing injunctions, multi-jurisdictional fraud and asset tracing claims, and frauds involving commodities and financial instruments. It also acts for individuals accused of fraud or who have become caught up in fraud claims. The firm has particular experience in litigating cases in offshore jurisdictions around the world. Clients include claimants and defendants; the team often acts against banks and financial institutions. Team head Gavin Foggo is experienced in fraud, conspiracy, fraudulent misrepresentation and equitable relief against directors and other fiduciaries. Andrew Hill joined from Stewarts Law LLP.
Practice head(s):
Gavin Foggo
Other key lawyers:
Andrew Hill; David Butler; Tom Custance; Evie Meleagros
'David Butler is very intelligent and very shrewd'.
'Gavin Foggo is an extremely experienced litigator who is able to handle and communicate with challenging clients easily'.
'They have in-depth expertise in fraud and are the best niche City firm specialising in this field'.
'Gavin Foggo and Tom Custance are standout litigators in the firm – both are very experienced and great tacticians'.
'Andrew Hill is a good, hands-on partner'.
Key clients
Hertz Europe Ltd
Supergroup Plc
Global Risk Partners Limited
Pamplona Strategic Investments Limited
IFG Group Plc
Balderton Capital LLP
The Bar Council of England and Wales
Salem Mounzer
Meem Memory Limited/Mr Kelly Sumner/ Mr Robert Brent/ Mr David Knox
Yesim Sakarya
Commercial contracts Tier 6
Fox Williams LLP has particular experience in cross-border agency and distributorship terminations. The 'very experienced and tactically astute' Stephen Sidkin is 'someone you want on your side rather than as an opponent' and is known for his expertise in agency and distributorship, notably concerning international agreements.
Practice head(s):
Stephen Sidkin
'Exceptional understanding of commercial agent law'
'Fox Williams are very transparent and able to quickly understand the key areas and how they should be assessed'
'An approachable practice which responds quickly and effectively'
'Fox Williams provides a personal service irrespective of the size of their client's business'
'Stephen Sidkin just gets it. He provides well-thought-through responses to questions and always seems to ask the right questions to quickly understand the issues'
'Stephen Sidkin is extremely proficient, demonstrates expertise in his field and is able to provide high-level, diligent advice'
'Stephen Sidkin has a wealth of industry-specific knowledge and experience and communicates the relevant detail concisely'
Key clients
The Software Incubator Limited
Atex Media Limited
MV App Holdings Limited
Breitling UK Ltd
Johnstons of Elgin Co. Limited
John Smedley Limited
Hush Telematics Limited
Aden & Anais Limited
Hera London Limited
King's Education SL
Commercial litigation Tier 6
Fox Williams LLP 'fields superb commercial litigators, who are excellent tacticians and strategists'. Clients describe it as 'a niche firm that is able to stand up to firms several times its size'. The practice's particular areas of disputes focus are civil fraud, financial services regulatory, employment, investment banking, partnership and policy holder insurance matters. Gavin Foggo, Tom Custance, Peter Ashford and David Butler are highly regarded advisers; group action specialist Andrew Hill was hired from Stewarts Law LLP.
Practice head(s):
Gavin Foggo
Other key lawyers:
'A very engaging team that provides well-thought, comprehensive advice'.
'Gavin Foggo is an exceptional talent, who is very user friendly and insightful in commercial litigation – not afraid to engage with the detail but always sensitive about clients' concerns'.
'Tom Custance vigorously defends clients' cases and avoids unnecessary and expensive procedural gambits'.
'Peter Ashford is a level-headed and robust commercial litigation and arbitration partner – never overbearing but not aloof'.
Key clients
Hertz Europe
Pamplona Strategic Investments and Pamplona Capital Management
Eric Daniels (former CEO of Lloyds Bank)
Software Incubator
IFG Group
Intellectual property Tier 6
The 'smart, timely, efficient, responsive and creative' team at Fox Williams LLP is noted for its capabilities in copyright and trade mark strategy, licensing matters and disputes, with particular experience in the fashion, retail, consumer and technology sectors. Practice heads, Simon Bennett and Stephen Sidkin, are 'outstanding lawyers'; Bennett counts design law among his specialisms, while Sidkin focuses on IP licensing matters. Other names to note include Sarah Redmond for trade mark portfolio management, prosecution and opposition work; and senior associate Alex Woolgar, who joined from Allen & Overy LLP and provides brand management advice.
Practice head(s):
Simon Bennett; Stephen Sidkin
Other key lawyers:
'Fox Williams has a great reputation for intellectual property work and is on top of all deadlines.'
Key clients
Superdrug Stores plc
Fenix Outdoor AB
Glanbia Nutrition Inc.
Luxottica SpA
Bentley Clothing Limited / Brandlogic Limited
Miura Systems Ltd
Gordon Bennett International (t/a Marc Darcy)
Holland Cooper Clothing Limited
Lord Sugar and companies founded by winners of The Apprentice (including Tom Pellereau)
Plexus Holdings plc
Seraphine Limited
Gino Cerruti (UK) Limited
International arbitration Tier 6
Fox Williams LLP's team 'is highly competent and efficient'. Its particular areas of expertise for international arbitration are commercial disputes involving M&A, general contractual matters, commodities, agency, joint ventures and energy. Peter Ashford is arbitration head, Gavin Foggo is noted for energy, professional services and finance-related arbitrations, and Tom Custance has experience of energy-sector arbitration.
Practice head(s):
Gavin Foggo; Peter Ashford
Other key lawyers:
'It is an excellent team, with a strong work ethic and excellent legal skills'.
'Peter Ashford is highly experienced in ICC arbitration matters and is a first-rate lawyer'.
'Gavin Foggo is extremely user friendly and his legal skills are outstanding'.
'Tom Custance is a standout partner'.
Fox Williams LLP acts for SMEs and individuals, spanning the energy, technology, financial services, media and education sectors, on a range of business immigration instructions. It is regularly engaged on sponsorship licence applications, ILR applications, Tier 2 PBS applications; and the team advises on all aspects of the Immigration Rules. It is instructed by a number of private schools on Tier 2 and Tier 5 applications, and also advises on sponsor licence issues. The team, which is led by Sacha Schoenfeld, is also engaged on nationality-related applications.
Practice head(s):
Sacha Schoenfeld
Other key lawyers:
Adèle Standard; Yawar Abbas
The team has great experience in working with Russian nationals and is well-versed in assisting on the Tier 5 visa process.
Sacha Schoenfeld is very responsive to emails and has great attention to detail.
Yawar Abbas is very capable and communicative.
Bolstered by the arrival of Rhys Griffiths and associate Phyllis Acheampong from Fieldfisher, Fox Williams LLP's multidisciplinary team is instructed by leading travel sector clients. Its expertise spans regulatory and commercial work in the sector, and the team is also engaged on transactional work as well as disputes. Clients include airlines, travel agents, travel operators and online travel platforms. Griffiths has a 'strong following in the travel sector' and is advising a well-known airline on its Brexit contingency planning.
Practice head(s):
Rhys Griffiths
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
On The Beach
The Travel Network Group
Fox Williams LLP > Firm Profile
The firm: Fox Williams is a City law firm with a leading reputation in specific industry sectors and practice areas, known for its good sense and ability to deliver effective solutions. Fox Williams undertakes complex legal and regulatory work. It is often first choice for referrals from other law firms when City expertise is required. The firm is instructed by clients looking for quality advice, with a high level of partner involvement and an astute commercial focus. Fox Williams enjoys a friendly working environment that actively encourages entrepreneurial thinking and teamwork. The firm's activities are underpinned by its core values of great client service, integrity and professionalism, its people, friendly strong relationships and open communication.
Types of work undertaken: Fox Williams is particularly active in six key sectors – fashion, financial services including fintech, natural resources, professional practices, technology and digital, and travel. The firm provides a wide range of legal services, including corporate advisory, mergers and acquisitions, dispute resolution, corporate crime and business investigations, employment, financial services regulatory, business immigration, intellectual property, international trade, partnership, real estate, tax, technology and travel regulation.
The firm's corporate lawyers are acknowledged for their expertise and ability. Transactional teams operate nationally and internationally. The firm advises on IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, buy-outs, funding rounds, joint ventures, private equity investment and venture capital. The firm has corporate specialists in banking, insolvency, financial services including fintech and tax.
The firm's commercial lawyers provide a wide range of services to businesses in many industries, including fashion, financial services, technology and travel. Lawyers regularly advise on agency and distributorship agreements, data security, GDPR and cyber issues, concession and franchise agreements, technology licensing and IT agreements, intellectual property, and EU and UK competition law.
One of the pre-eminent employment practices in the UK, Fox Williams advises City and international businesses on group-wide strategic issues and sensitive employee matters, particularly in relation to senior executives and disputes of reputational significance such as discrimination and whistle-blowing. The team, which includes business immigration experts, is well known for advising in the financial and professional services sectors, in regulatory matters and in board and governance disputes. The team was successful in the landmark Supreme Court case of Geys v Societe Generale, one of the largest employment claims ever brought in the UK.
The firm's dispute resolution lawyers advise on heavyweight UK and international litigation, arbitration, regulatory and white collar crime cases and corporate investigations. The team has a specialist focus on the financial services sector, including regulatory advice and investigations, financial and banking claims, civil and criminal fraud and investigations, bribery and corruption. The team also advises on international arbitration, transactional claims, directors' duties and shareholder disputes, commercial agents' cases, employment and partnership disputes.
Fox Williams' real estate lawyers advise on a wide range of issues including land acquisitions and disposals, secured lending, business leases, and landlord and tenant issues. Clients include public and private companies, pension funds, property companies (UK and offshore), local authorities, family offices and high net-worth individuals.
The firm has unrivalled experience in advising professional practices, whether they operate as general partnerships, LLPs or companies. The team advises on a broad range of business issues (including formation, mergers, acquisitions, LLP conversions, alternative business structures and, for overseas law firms, establishing offices in London and continental Europe) and strategic, management and regulatory issues. It also advises firms and partners on individual exits and team moves within the UK and internationally, enforcement of restrictive covenants, discrimination, dissolutions, injunctions and other court proceedings, mediations and arbitrations.
Main Contacts
|Senior partner
|Paul Osborne
|Business immigration
|Sacha Schoenfeld
|Capital markets
|Guy Morgan
|Commercial agreements
|Stephen Sidkin
|Commercial litigation
|Gavin Foggo
|Richie Clark
|Corporate crime (including fraud)
|James Carlton
|Data protection
|Nigel Miller
|Dispute resolution
|Gavin Foggo
|Employee share schemes
|Emma Bailey
|Joanna Chatterton
|Employment, senior executives
|Jane Mann
|Financial services (non-contentious)
|Chris Finney
|Financial services (contentious)
|Peter Wright
|Jonathan Segal
|Intellectual property
|Simon Bennett
|International arbitration
|Peter Ashford
|Mergers and acquisitions
|Paul Osborne
|Daniel Sutherland
|Real estate
|Phillip Hope
|Restructuring and insolvency
|Paul Taylor
|Emma Bailey
|Nigel Miller
|Pollyanna Deane
|Rhys Griffiths
|Fraud: Civil
|David Butler
Lawyer Profiles
|Peter Ashford
|Partner in the litigation and dispute resolution department. Focuses primarily on international…
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|Emma Bailey
|Emma heads the tax and incentives practice at Fox Williams LLP. She…
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|Simon Bennett
|Simon advises clients in a variety of intellectual property matters ranging from…
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|James Carlton
|Partner in business crime and regulation with considerable experience in acting on…
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|Joanna Chatterton
|Partner and head of the employment team, Jo's practice is focused on…
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|Richie Clark
|Partner and head of corporate, focusing on general corporate, public and private…
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|Tom Custance
|Partner specialising in a range of commercial disputes including insurance/reinsurance claims, banking/finance…
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|Mary Elliott
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|Peter Faber
|Peter Faber has wide experience in cross-border and UK domestic mergers, acquisitions…
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|Helen Farr
|Helen is a partner in the firm's employment group. Her practice covers…
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|Chris Finney
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|Gavin Foggo
|Partner and head of commercial dispute resolution department specialising in: UK and…
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|Rhys Griffiths
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|Andrew Hill
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|Phillip Hope
|Phillip heads the real estate department. He specialises in advising individual and…
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|Scott Keown
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|Jane Mann
|Jane is a partner in the employment department, specialising in all aspects…
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|Nigel Miller
|Nigel is a founding partner of Fox Williams LLP and leads the…
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|Guy Morgan
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|David Murphy
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|Paul Osborne
|Senior partner specialising in domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and venture…
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|Aron Pope
|Partner specialising in advice to employers and employees on all aspects of…
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|Doug Preece
|Partner in the corporate department specialising in mergers and acquisitions, with a…
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|Dearbhla Quigley
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|Elizabeth Ruff
|Partner specialising in all aspects of commercial property work. Liz has many…
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|Sacha Schoenfeld
|Sacha joined Fox Williams in April 2016 as Head of the Immigration…
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|Jonathan Segal
|Jonathan is a partner in Fox Williams' corporate and technology teams, who…
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|Stephen Sidkin
|Head of commerce and technology department specialising in agency and distributorship agreements,…
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|Daniel Sutherland
|Partner specialising in advising professional services firms, the law relating to limited…
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|Paul Taylor
|Partner specialising in corporate, banking and insolvency. Paul also heads up FW's…
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|Mark Watson
|Partner and employment law specialist. Extensive experience in acting for senior executives,…
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|Ms Tina Williams
|Partner focusing on international mergers and acquisitions and professional practices.
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|Andrew Woolf
|Partner in corporate. Andrew advises clients on public and private mergers and…
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|Peter Wright
|Lead partner for FCA and PRA regulatory issues at Fox Williams. Assists…
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Staff FiguresNumber of UK partners : 34 Number of assistant solicitors : 50 Number of other UK fee-earners : 14
Notable Cases
- The Software Incubator Limited (TSI) against Computer Associates Limited Fox Williams acted for The Software Incubator in this landmark case
- Instructed in a number of the largest and most complex white collar investigations and prosecutions brought by the UK Prosecuting Authorities, including the Serious Fraud Office, the Financial Conduct Authority, Revenue and Customs, the Office of Fair Trading and the Crown Prosecution Service, relating to allegations of fraud, money laundering, insider dealing, market abuse, cheating the Revenue, MTIC, anti-competitive practices, corruption and false accounting.
- Fox Williams acted for Plexus Holdings plc on its recent £6million placing of new ordinary shares.
- Fox Williams advised the seller of The Cavendish Consultancy Limited, t/a Cavendish Hospitality & Events (Cavendish) in relation to the sale of the entire issued share capital of Cavendish to AOK Events Limited (AOK).
- Fox Williams acted for Plexus in connection with a Licence Agreement with Yantai Jereh Oilfield Services Group Co., Ltd which represents a transformational milestone for Plexus and is in line with its strategy of significantly increasing the global reach of its POS-GRIP® wellhead equipment.
- Edge Resources Inc. – acted for this TSXV Canadian oil & gas exploration and production company on its dual listing on AIM and on its $5 million UK placing
- Fox Williams advised leading AIM nominated advisor and broker Allenby Capital Limited (Allenby) on the recent AIM IPO of Cogenpower plc (Cogenpower) the first company to IPO on AIM in 2016.
- Fox Williams advised Smiths Gore on its acquisition by Savills for up to £40 million in cash
- Fox Williams has advised UK-based lending platform ThinCats, Europes biggest platform for secured peer-to-peer (P2P) business loans, on its auction of Europes largest non-property peer-to-peer (P2P) loan.
- We acted for Raphael Geys, a former Managing Director for Société Générale, in his successful claim against the bank, in which the Supreme Court handed down a landmark judgment in relation to the circumstances in which an employment contract can be terminated.
- The loan of £3.5m, to insurance group LAMP, is over three years with an interest payment of 9% per annum and is underwritten by ESF Capital. Founded in 2005 and with net assets of £24.5m, LAMP is one of the largest businesses to seek P2P funding
- SuperGroup PLC intellectual property issues including management and registration of all trade marks and designs, enforcement of rights and drafting and advising on domestic and international distribution, franchise, licence and agency agreements. Co-ordinating infringement actions in the UK, and cross border actions in France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Holland, Turkey, USA, Canada, Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand.
Client Testimonials
COMPANY/FIRM: Professional practice
TESTIMONIAL: "The service is consistently high quality, thoughtful, and tailored to the particular circumstances of any deal. It is always a pleasure to work with them."
COMPANY/FIRM: Payments technology company
TESTIMONIAL: "Fox Williams have been with us from the beginning when we were a couple of people with some ideas about how we could change the way payments were enabled. They have provided us with sound and pragmatic advice from day one and it is reassuring to have them as part of the wider team."
CLIENT: Senior Executive
COMPANY/FIRM: Financial Services sector
TESTIMONIAL: "I want to thank you for the excellent job you have done here – I really appreciate it. You had just the right balance of push versus stand back…If I have the opportunity to recommend you to anyone, I definitely will."
CLIENT: Ticketer
COMPANY/FIRM: Technology company
TESTIMONIAL: "We had complete faith in the Fox Williams team who worked, as always, exceptionally hard to deliver a successful outcome within a very tight timetable. We greatly appreciate their commitment, support and guidance throughout, yet again we owe them a significant debt of gratitude."
CLIENT: Moneybox
COMPANY/FIRM: Mobile savings and investment app
TESTIMONIAL: "Fox Williams did what they said they were going to do, which was to navigate us through an extremely important transaction and provide a first class service. They are incredibly hard working and supported us every step of the way."
The firm is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture.
We are proud of our dynamic, creative and diverse workforce and want to attract the most talented individuals to join us. We strongly believe that diversity is critical to our success as a business: a more diverse workforce encourages fresh thinking, new perspectives and different approaches to our clients' issues.
Our People: "We treat each other as we would want to be treated: with respect."
"Our People" is the centre of our core values and we seek to understand and celebrate what makes each of us unique. We are committed to ensuring that each individual is valued, respected and treated fairly at work. As part of that commitment, we also focus on the physiological and psychological health and wellbeing of our staff.
Fox Williams is a signatory to the Law Society's Diversity and Inclusion Charter and we are committed to promoting diversity, equality and inclusion and achieving best practice in our recruitment, retention and career progression practices. Our inclusivity initiatives are led by our Diversity and Inclusion partner, Sona Ganatra, and our active Diversity and Inclusion Forum.
Our current Diversity and Inclusion initiatives include:
Staff wellbeing: We have a wide-ranging programme of events to raise awareness of the importance of well-being for everyone in the firm.
Flexible working: We recognise that some of us may have commitments outside of work; whether that is caring for family members or a keen interest in sport. A significant proportion of our staff currently work on a flexible basis, enabling them to balance different aspects of their lives.
Agile working: Recognising the competing demands on our time, we support more agile and efficient ways of working by enabling our staff to work from a different location on an ad hoc basis where appropriate.
Working parents: We understand the need for parents to balance family obligations and we have matched our enhanced shared parental pay with our enhanced maternity pay. We are a member of Cityparents and all our staff have access to a programme of seminars aimed at helping working parents.
Mentoring: In addition to providing excellent professional training to our staff, we also offer a mentoring scheme to our lawyers, to provide additional support and guidance.
Addressing the Gender Pay Gap: We want to ensure that we retain and support our talented female lawyers and staff. We recently reported on a voluntary basis to our staff on our gender pay gap and have a number of initiatives underway to assist addressing the gap, including introducing a partner sponsorship programme to our senior associates and legal directors.
Fox Williams' Diversity and Inclusion Survey: a snapshot
In August 2018 everyone at Fox Williams had the opportunity to complete a survey on issues relating to Diversity and Inclusion within the firm.
A snapshot of the results is below.
- 70% of staff responded to the Survey
- 85% of those who responded agreed or strongly agreed that the firm takes D&I seriously
- 85% of those who responded agreed or strongly agreed that the firm encourages new ideas and welcomes different opinions.
- The majority of survey respondents wanted the firm to prioritise social mobility over the next 12 months.
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The Lex 100 VerdictBusiness-focused, mid-sized City firm Fox Williams LLP attracts trainees looking for a smaller intake size and specialist focus. A trainee highlights being drawn to the firm 'primarily due to its specialism and sector focus in Soft IP and Fashion, and also because of its incredible culture and small trainee intake'. The firm's culture is highly praised with respondents saying 'everyone knows everyone else and there is a real community feel' and 'you are not just another trainee to partners and senior management'. This feedback ties in with the firm's results where it is a Lex 100 Winner for inclusivity. The training itself is also praised with comments about its fluidity plus 'very little routine or typical "trainee tasks" at Fox Williams'. A trainee adds that 'you can really get stuck into interesting work on the cases and work very closely with partners and clients'. Another commented that 'the quality of work you get is better but the formal training has less structure'. This lack of structure is sometimes listed as a complaint, as well as 'the lack of choice with seats and retention rates', but flexibility may suit some trainees. Highlights of training include 'working on a Court of Appeal case' and 'going to court for a criminal hearing.' Fox Williams scores well for diversity and inclusivity, as well as for its niche fashion and IP practices – if these are of interest then this mid-size City firm is worth a look.
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December 18, 2018
The district deans have busted out the brooms and started the first hallway sweeps.
The hallway sweeps started Nov. 28 at the beginning of first period and later changed to the beginning of 2nd period. The district deans decided that the hallway sweeps should be started because students were being late to class.
The sweeps are for students that are caught in the halls after the bell rings. Any student that is not in class when the bell rings, is forced by the teacher or anyone who catches them, to get a pass. After two passes, the student is required to have a mandatory 1-hour detention.
"Sweeps are necessary, some students forget main purpose of being at school, which is to be on time to class" said Mr. Larry Scelonge, Security Officer.
According to Mr. Timothy Baker, Dean of Students, the tardies have been improving since the start of the hallway sweeps.
Since the start of the sweeps the average tardies have gone from 32.4 to 14.9 by Dec. 7.
There may be some contradictions in the statistics for the hallway sweeps, the tardies went from 77 a week before the sweeps began to 98 tardies a week after the sweeps started for 3rd period.
"I don't think good students are being negatively affected by the hallway sweeps because they get to class on time and if they are caught and we see they have not been regularly tardy, we give them benefit of doubt" said Baker.
The hallway sweeps may or may not be continued for next semester, it is supposed to be a surprise.
"I think the lack of bathroom passes given in class could make some students late for class but we are trying to find some potential solutions to having so many students in the bathrooms during passing periods" said Baker.
Hopefully students are encouraged to get to class on time so that next semester, there won't be hallway sweeps.

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Children have been denied the chance to develop "resilience and grit" due to an "over-cautious" health and safety culture in schools, Ofsted's head has said.
Chief inspector Amanda Spielman said the culture of wrapping children "in cotton wool" makes it difficult for them to learn to cope with "normal everyday risk".
Writing in today's Sunday Telegraph, she said her message to schools was to make sure they "distinguish between real and imagined risk".
Ms Spielman said children in hi-vis jackets on school trips looked like "tiny construction workers", and referred to a primary school which had cancelled its sports day due to "dew on the grass" - an example she described as "simply barmy".
She said there will be new training to "remind inspectors what safeguarding is really about", and which will ask them to focus on what schools are doing to identify children potentially at risk of real harm.
'Distinguish between real and imagined risk'
Ms Spielman writes: "So my message to schools is this: keeping children safe from harm should always be your overriding concern, but in doing so, make sure you distinguish between real and imagined risk.
"Trying to insulate your pupils from every bump, germ or bruise won't just drive you to distraction, it will short-change those pupils as well - limiting their opportunity to fully take advantage of the freedom of childhood, and to explore the world around them."
She said she looks forward to seeing more children on school trips after September, adding: "I just hope fewer of them will be auditioning for Bob the Builder."
Her remarks come after a speech in June, in which Ms Spielman vowed to tackle extremism with "zeal and passion" in the wake of the terrorist attacks in London and Manchester.
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The Declaration of Independence
In the past centuries there have been millions of new emerging countries around the world. They all have attained their independence in different ways. Military rebellion, civil strife, and acts of heroism, to name a few, these actions have granted civilizations the right to freedom from oppressing powers. Violent confrontations which led to millions of lives lost in the battle field, acts of heroism by those who believed in a new beginning and lives of hundreds of brave soldiers who fought for their people led the United States triumph to their efforts of independence. The birth of the United States as an independent nation would have a significant impact in the world's history and cooperates with the growth of democracy. The Declaration of Independence is the US's most iconic document. One of the best known set of words included in this document say the following: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." However, a vast majority of the people today ignore the reason for which the Founding Fathers wrote, declared and defended the Declaration of Independence. One of the common mistakes is to think that the Declaration's purpose was to emphasize taxation without representation, but there are twenty-seven reasons listed that backup the creation of this document. The 27 reasons are in fact inspired on the abuses of The Great King of Britain, George III. The King interfered with the colonists' right to self-government and for a fair judicial system. We can divide the twenty-seven abuses in three categories; each category holds King George III responsible for the stated abuse. The first category includes the initial twelve abuses. These abuses involve the King's establishment of a tyrannical...
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Annual Chili Cook-off set for Friday Feb. 8th
Every year, the school hosts a Chili Cook-off and silent auction to help raise money for the Special Olympics team at the high school. Many students and teachers attend the event every year. Mrs. Gould is the teacher who organizes the event each year. She encourages anyone and everyone to come to have a great time and to support a great cause.
"Our annual chili cook-off and auction is always a fun time," Gould said. "We will have raffle tickets, celebrity guest judges, and of course lots of chili to share, and the auction items are wonderful this year also."
Mrs. Gould has set high expectations for this year's fundraiser and hopes to have a very successful event. If the goal is reached, the trip to the Special Olympics will be completely funded.
"My goal for the fundraiser this year is to bring in over $10,000, I know that seems like a lot, but it's what we need in order to fund our trips this year and I'm certain we'll get that," Gould said.
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After a few weeks of total silence, the ETR 700 returns to be seen.
In view of the activation of the next services that should take place on the Po Valley with the imminent change of schedule, the pre-exercise runs start, probably between Milano and Bologna.
The convoy that for Hitachi is the number 13, still with its incomplete livery without the logos, has in fact been transferred in the morning from Pistoia to Milano Centrale from where, if the collected rumors are correct, it should start to try on the capital of Emilia, both via HS and traditional lines.
Also according to some rumors, the train will be presented to the press and to the public next Tuesday, November 20 at the Milano Centrale station, where we will probably understand whether this type of train will be Frecciargento or Frecciarossa.
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Mark Zuckerberg lizard memes are taking over the internet
In March, the revelation that Facebook users' data had been collected and used to make political ads caused #deletefacebook to trend. Amid the backlash against the company, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg agreed to testify before Congress about the data breach. And in the wake of the congressional testimony, which took place April 10th, the internet wasted no time making memes, particularly ones that suggest Zuckerberg is a lizard.
During Zuckerberg's appearance, senators grilled him on the actions his company had taken to protect user data, and whether or not Facebook would make any changes to policy. In particular, Zuckerberg was questioned about whether or not he informed users as soon as he learned of the Cambridge Analytica breach, and Democratic senators asked him about the social network's efforts to stop Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. At one point, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham even questioned whether or not Facebook could be considered a monopoly.
Zuckerberg acknowledged that Facebook had made mistakes in handling the Cambridge Analytica breach and Russian meddling in the 2016 election. He also acknowledged that the social network stores user data, but maintained that it does not sell data to advertisers. In the end, Zuckerberg apologized and said he was responsible for what happened.
Throughout the interrogation, the Facebook CEO remained calm and expressionless — at least on the surface. And this dispassionate attitude led some to joke about Zuckerberg's humanity, with some claiming he is a secret lizard person.
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NASAs new Eye on the Sun delivers a series of stunning images at www.nasa.gov/sdo (and see also http://wattsupwiththat.com April 21st). Some images show material streaming away from sun spots - others are close-up images of the surface of the Sun. The spacecraft has also made high resolution measurements of solar flares in a range of ultra-violet wavelengths.
The Solar Dynamic Observatory is set to change understanding of the Sun and it's processes - and will impact science. It has a 5 year mission to examine the Sun's magnetic field and provide information on how the Sun affects the atmosphere of the Earth - and therefore our climate.


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I am not CEO or General Manager of the universe. Shocking, but true. Nevertheless, there is some nasty business that has unfortunately come to my attention and MUST be addressed. If you are the least bit squeamish, get some ginger ale.
Public Nose Pickers, especially Line-Cutting Nose Pickers
Is it "Finger Up Your Nose Month"? If so, I missed the announcement and refuse to participate. Apparently many people opted in. I'll give you one example. Dig this (no pun intended) … by some miracle, am standing in First Class line at the airport. There's a line. Am decked out in flight gear – jeans, t-shirt, dark glasses, baseball cap – and standing in line because I follow rules at airports. When we are just about to board the plane, a local "captain of industry" strides right up to the front of the line and inserts himself. Bad behavior. Cutters suck. He'd already settled into his seat when I boarded so I pulled my cap down so he wouldn't recognize me. As I was settling into my seat, two rows behind and other side of aisle, Mr. $1000 Suit proceeded to down two glasses of wine while picking his nose and flinging the contents into the aisle. Not just once, either. The woman in front of me turned around and said, "Did you see that?" I nodded, replying in a loud voice, "He's just a gross line-cutting, nose-picking, booger-flinging moron." And then ducked behind my seat, partially because I'm a chicken but more to avoid his nasal debris.
Saw Mr. Nose Finger again just weeks ago but was able to avoid him due to large crowd. Every time I see him, the only thing I think is:
Dr. HickDead
It's no secret that I detest my GP. Haven't changed because I only have to see him once every couple of years. Until recently. Had to fast and go into his office for a bloodletting. Have I heard the results yet? No. Have I received a bill for $400+ for the lab work? YES. His nurse called me last week and asked for my phone number. WHAT? Apparently Dr. DoDo called my number – the same number the nurse was speaking to me on – and he said it didn't work. Methinks he doesn't work. Woke up this morning to a message he'd left on my cell last night. Late Sunday night. Saying he'd call me back. His casual approach to medicine would indicate to most that I'm 100% perfecto, but no, he's the sort who would say, "Uh, you're half-dead but I can only think of one thing at a time so, uh, I'll look up your stuff in that big book thingee and call you back." MORON. DOUBLE MORON. Contact your patients when you get their reports and then bill them. Don't call on Sunday, period. Oh, and by the way, YOU'RE FIRED!
Over both of those losers.


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The Indian Canadian actress Karenjit Kaur Vohra better known by her stage name Sunny Leone has now given one of the hottest bikini shoot of the year. After making her debut with the film Jism 2 and her most popular song Baby Doll has change her career. She has really worked hard to stay in Bollywood. After she made her debut in Bollywood there were sharp increase in her fan following because of her hottest ever performances in the film.
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One man is still standing by Harvey Weinstein.
While most of Hollywood has either condemned the disgraced movie mogul or simply stayed quiet, Moritz de Hadeln, the former director of the Berlin and Venice film festivals, is sticking by his man.
In an op-ed for Swiss magazine Die Weltwoche, de Hadeln praised Weinstein as "one of the few Hollywood producers who truly love film" and said "no one has done as much for European cinema as he has."
Among the producers who had their careers take off stateside, de Hadeln said, are Pedro Almodovar, Bernardo Bertolucci and Franco Zeffirelli.
But while no one has attempted to discredit Weinstein's résumé, de Hadeln also had no problem with the dozens of allegations of sexual misconduct leveled against Weinstein.
"The lynching he is now experiencing is simply disgusting," de Hadeln wrote.
The 77-year-old British director argued Weinstein has not been convicted in court yet and thus should not be punished.
"Weinstein's private life was influenced by the environment in which they worked. You cannot justify everything, but you cannot completely hide it. Film is an art that evokes the emotions of the audience. It sometimes demands everything from the actors, sometimes also expressing eroticism in front of the camera," he wrote.
"And then the public demands that in private life they should resist any temptation and be icons of puritanism. That is simply hypocritical."
More than 100 women, including Rose McGowan, Lupita Nyong'o, Eva Green and Kate Beckinsale, have accused Weinstein of sexual harassment and assault.


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Córdoba will be the setting for the tenth anniversary of the Ateneos de Andalucía
It will recognize the poet Juana Castro, the scientist Carmen Galán, the international civil servant Federico Mayor Zaragoza, as well as the Cordoba Orchestra and the Medina Azahara group
The event will be held on 30 September at the Teatro Góngora in the capital of Cordoba
Cordoba, September 14, 2017 . The Ateneos Federation of Andalusia will celebrate the tenth anniversary of its foundation with an act at the Teatro Góngora in Cordoba. The appointment will be on September 30 at noon. In the course of the act Honorary Athenaeum of the poet Juana Castro, the scientist Carmen Galán and the president of the Culture of Peace Foundation, Federico Mayor Zaragoza will be named. A recognition of which already enjoy personalities such as Antonio Gala, María Galiana, Luis Gordillo, Enrique Brikmann, Paco de Lucía, Paco Cepero, Manolo Sanlúcar, Enrique Morente, Miguel Ríos, José Pedro Pérez Llorca, Fosforito and Salvador Távora, recognized throughout of this decade.
Equally, in 2017 will be named Ateneos de Honor, the Cordoba Orchestra and the Andalusian rock group Medina Azahara , who will perform at the end of the event with an acoustic mini-concert. In the last ten years, the Ateneos de Honor, the Picasso Museum and the Málaga Film Festival, the Antonio Gala Foundation for Young Creators, the program El Público de Jesús Vigorra, La Cuadra and the Teatro Salvador Távora Tertulia de Granada and the La Zaranda Group of Jerez de la Frontera.
In the Cordobesa event also the Andalusian Athenaeum Awards will be awarded for the activities carried out throughout the year by the different federated athenaeums, with winners being in the different categories the Athenaeums of Almodóvar del Río, Málaga, Herrera and with the special mention to the Ateneo of Cordoba for the 30th anniversary of their awards the Silver Packets.
The Ateneos Andalusian Federation, presided over by the Cordovan Antonio Manuel Rodríguez Ramos, is composed of 25 Andalusian entities and extensions, among them the Ateneos of Seville, Málaga, Cadiz, Granada, Córdoba - presided over by Antonio Varo and host of this event - Algeciras, Chiclana de la Frontera, Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Priego de Córdoba, Cabra, Chipiona, Mairena del Aljarafe, Motril, Marbella, Benalmadena, Andalucia Dos Hermanas and El Cuervo; or Popular like Herrera and Almodóvar del Río. The Ateneos Federation of Andalusia is the only entity of this nature in Spain along with the Ateneus Federation of Catalonia, with which it is twinned.
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The Kgakololo (meaning 'reminder' in Setswana) Project Partnership was a pilot partnership between Positive Innovation Next Generation (PING), a Botswana organization that leveraged innovative technology to address health challenges, and CDC Botswana, in support of PING's Kgakololo Project. The project aimed to leverage the technological infrastructure and high rates of cell phone penetration in Botswana to improve antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence for HIV/AIDS patients and reduce mortality rates.
The pilot leveraged an open source platform, BotsProject, with Mascom, for sending coded SMS reminders to patients who had enrolled in the project. These SMS messages were used to remind patients receiving ART to follow their treatment regimens, and alert them of clinic appointments. The platform also allowed patients to send inquiries via SMS to PING who then handled the inquiry. Also the partnership sought to improve quality of care under PING's four key sub-pilot projects programs – Kgakololo Antiretroviral; Circumcision Project; Referrals Project Project; and Lab Results. The partnership provided a baseline for leveraging information obtained from the Kgakololo Adherence Project pilot to inform the scale-up of mHealth in Botswana.
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In 2008, the United States began to fall into what is now known as the Great Recession. The economy found itself in a downward spiral that did not stabilize for 18 months and has taken years to recover. Since then, our economy has improved and in some areas exceeded the pre-2008 prosperity. Even with the great strides we have accomplished in the last ten years, many families struggle to accomplish basic financial goals. Despite record lows in the unemployment rate and high wages, as much as 78% of the US workforce is living paycheck-to-paycheck. What can you as an employer do to help? Just like encouraging physical wellness in the workplace, there are several things you can do to promote financial wellness in your employees' lives.
What is Financial Wellness?
Generally speaking, financial wellness is the comprehensive approach to supporting an employee's financial picture by looking at how everything fits together. While most companies only focus on a 401k, a good financial wellness program includes spending time on budgeting, getting out of debt, and saving for emergencies and the future. The best financial wellness programs help employees reach their goals through one-on-one meetings with a financial counselor, webinars, workshops, and even peer-to-peer groups. Meeting the individual needs of every employee is a daunting task, but providing your employees with the proper tools will enable them to take steps toward a better financial future.
Benefits of a Financially Fit Workforce
Recent research found that repeat users of the financial wellness tools provided by their employers have positively improved their financial habits over time. Additionally, this same study has found these employees were twice as likely to be on track for retirement and half as likely to suffer from overwhelming financial stress. Sixty percent of repeat users and 39% of new users claim to be more confident in their financial future thanks to the financial wellness programs implemented by their employers.
The Next Steps
If you are considering implementing an employee financial wellness program, there are a few things you should know and plan for:
- Beware financial sales disguised as wellness. Financial wellness is a big concept and there are a lot of firms out there trying to sell you programs and products that will help your employees. However, if they are trying to sell you an investment or an insurance product, that is not a financial wellness program. A real financial wellness program is unbiased and contains no sales pitch.
- Get management buy-in. As with any program, more employees will participate in a program if they see senior management supporting it. It shows the employees management cares about them.
- Offer in-person and web-based programs. Many employees feel embarrassed about their financial state and do not want to be seen seeking help. Online solutions are great, but sometimes these feel impersonal and it is hard to get the employee to take action. No one solution is going to work for everyone.
- Use surveys to assess expectations. Employers and employees should take focused surveys before and after any financial wellness program implementation to assess the success of the program.
- Proving ROI is near impossible. The success of a program can only be determined by the individual success of each employee. Employers are better off focusing on using the program to boost morale and reduce employee stress, which ultimately is productive for the company.
If your group is looking for programs to aid your employees, or are in search of any other employee benefit or education, contact us to speak to a consultant.