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Slater Heelis Exceeding expectations for almost 250 years
About us
Slater Heelis is a respected and experienced full-service law firm with commercial offices in Manchester City Centre and Sale. As a client-focused firm, we offer in-depth legal expertise and with our origins dating back over 240 years, we pride ourselves on building relationships that last. We take a bespoke approach to every case by combining expertise from each of our business services to suit the client, their business needs and objectives. Each member of our business services team has their own set of specialist skills and is a legal expert within their field. As a result, we work with a diverse range of clients from entrepreneurs and PLCs to local authorities and not-for-profit organisations, both locally and nationwide.
A trusted partner for business since 1773
Services
Employment law
Commercial property law
Construction & engineering
Corporate and commercial matters
Dispute resolution
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Life Sciences The Life Sciences team at Slater Heelis combines a deep understanding of the sector with legal expertise in the following: Start up
Technology transfer Research and development Product acquisition and sale Clinical trial and CRO agreements Manufacturing supply arrangements Sales, promotion, marketing and other commercial arrangements
Corporate structuring Mergers & acquisitions IPOs and capital markets Private equity, venture capital and Angel Investment Joint ventures Strategic alliances Collaboration and licensing
Our team
The team is structured specifically to meet the core needs of this highly specialised sector.
Built up through over 25 years of experience, we understand the environment in which our clients operate and the unique challenges faced by clients who develop and market drugs, devices, diagnostic and bio-technology products and services. Our lawyers combine a blend of scientific understanding, legal expertise and business awareness to protect our clients’ interests and maximise their commercial value. We have significant experience of acting for clients during the life cycle of a company within the sector, from early stage start up, through funding rounds, R&D, commercialisation, IPO or sale.
We have considerable experience of advising early stage companies who are spinning out of academia or pharma.
Our expertise is focused on guiding founders through the legal minefield of setting up their companies to be investment ready.
Our service is very proactive with the aim of becoming our client’s “Trusted Adviser”. Our emphasis on personal service and a flexible, pragmatic approach is central to the way we are able to help life sciences at all stages of their development.
The team is structured specifically to meet the core needs of this highly specialised sector.
An example of the clients we have acted for include:
Alderley Analytics Limited Blueberry Therapeutics Ubiquigent Limited Tecrea Limited Stratastem Limited Redag Crop Protection Limited Syngenics Limited Precision Medicine Limited Mabion SA Clin-E-Cal Limited Surgacoll Holdings Limited Carena Healthcare Limited Crysosphere Services Limited Swellaway Limited
Spectromics Limited Curapel Limited
Genon Laboratories Limited Manchester Imaging Limited Peak Proteins Limited Talisman Therapeutics Limited Chromition Limited Gen 2 Neuroscience Limited Medicines Discovery Council Dr Fertility Limited Orpheus Mind Technologies Limited Bivictrix Limited
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Our service is very proactive with the aim of becoming our client’s “Trusted Adviser”.
We have worked with companies that have spun out of:
The team has experience of undertaking cross border transactions in Europe, Asia Pacific and the USA including acquisitions and disposals and the IPR disposals via licensing or sale. Client highlights and testimonials
Tecrea Limited Advising Tecrea Limited on its spinout from the Royal Veterinary College. Based in the London Bioscience Innovation Centre, its business is to develop technology to improve cell delivery for research and drug development purposes. The arrangements included an assignment of all IPR in respect of the delivery technology. Alderley Analytical Limited Advising Alderley Analytical Limited on its formation and funding round with Alderley Park Ventures and SPARK Impact.
Peak Proteins Limited Advising Peak Proteins Limited on its original incorporation at the Biohub in Alderley Park. The subsequently advised on the investment by Sygil Group Limited. Talisman Therapeutics Limited Advising Talisman Therapeutics Limited on its spin out from Cambridge University including a Collaboration Agreement with MedImmunne. Intercytex Limited Advising Intercytex Limited on the sale of its advanced regenerative medical products marketed as Vavelta to Ember Therapeutics, Inc. for a consideration of up to $4,000,000.
Simon Wallwork Partner & Head of Corporate Commercial Meet the team
Simon Wallwork joined Slater Heelis in September 2014 from Weightmans LLP. He is based in Slater Heelis’ Manchester office.
With over 28 years experience advising on acquisitions, disposals, private equity and public market transactions for a wide variety of clients including public and private companies, banks, venture capital funds and partnerships, Simon also has considerable client side experience spending a number of years working in-house with Pilkington plc where he was involved in a number of cross border transactions. Simon has worked in the life sciences sector for over 20 years having acted on the listing of Oxford Molecular Group plc. He has acted for many companies in the sector from incorporation through funding rounds to eventual exit by way of sale or IPO. He has a deep understanding of the sector and its key drivers.
Get in touch: simon.wallwork@slaterheelis.co.uk 0161 672 1528
Rhian Owen Partner
Rhian is a member of our Corporate team in Manchester and works with Simon Wallwork. She has extensive experience advising on acquisitions, disposals, private equity transactions, joint ventures and general companylaw for a wide variety of clients. Rhian, a biomedical science graduate, is also a member of the firm’s Life Sciences sector team and has particular experience assisting biotech start-ups with raising finance. Rhian joined Slater Heelis in September 2014 and was previously a solicitor at Weightmans LLP and Geldards LLP, where she qualified in 2008. Rhian has also gained in-house experience as sole legal counsel to East Midlands Business Limited, which delivers a range of public sector support services.
Get in touch:
rhian.owen@slaterheelis.co.uk
0161 762 1527
Janet Robinson Associate Solicitor
Janet Robinson joined as an associate in the Corporate team in August 2015. Janet advises on a broad range of corporate matters including acquisitions, disposals, private equity investments, reorganisations and joint ventures / shareholders’ agreements. She acts for a wide variety of clients and is experienced in advising parties from the various sides of a transaction, whether that be sellers, buyers, management teams, private investors, venture capitalists or banks.
Get in touch:
janet.robinson@slaterheelis.co.uk
0161 672 1534
Tracey Guest Partner & Head of Employment
Tracey has specialised in employment law for over twelve years. She joined Slater Heelis in November 2009 as Partner and Head of the Employment department, having previously worked at various city centre law firms. Her work focuses on providing clear, practical advice on all aspects of employment law, including executive terminations, compromise agreements, redundancies, restrictive covenants and all types of employment law claims. She handles unfair dismissals, discrimination, TUPE, disciplinary and grievance procedures, family friendly rights and drafting documentation for a wide range of clients. Tracey is a regular speaker at seminars and provides client training at their premises on a variety of employment-related topics. She is frequently quoted in the press and is the featured expert for workingmums.co.uk providing regular advice on employment matters affecting mothers in the workplace. Tracey is recognised as a leading lawyer in the Legal 500 law directory.
Get in touch: tracey.guest@slaterheelis.co.uk 0161 672 1425
Richard Riley Associate Solicitor
Richard joined Slater Heelis in 2011. He is experienced in commercial matters including legal issues relating to online businesses, infringement and protection of intellectual property rights, software development agreements, charity commercial participator agreements and franchise agreements. He advises on corporate matters including mergers and acquisitions, disposals, listings, management buyouts and reorganisations.
Get in touch: richard.riley@slaterheelis.co.uk 0161 672 1417
Elizabeth Wilkinson Partner & Head of Dispute Resolution
Elizabeth has over 20 years’ experience in advising on a wide range of commercial contract disputes, professional negligence actions and claims arising from the sale and purchase of businesses. She advises on the rights and obligations of directors and shareholders, partners and members of LLPs. She helps her clients to minimise risk in their operations and to protect the value of their businesses, in particular by enforcing restrictions in employment contracts and sale agreements. Throughout her career, Elizabeth has advised large corporates and PLCs, SMEs and owner-managed businesses as well as individuals. Elizabeth has been recognised as a Recommended Lawyer in The Legal 500 since 2009.
Get in touch: elizabeth.wilkinson@slaterheelis.co.uk 0161 672 1437
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