Harbottle & Lewis has announced that partner Peter Finding will join the firm on Monday 13 July. He will join from US firm Pierson Ferdinand.

Peter brings extensive experience in employment and workplace matters, specialising in complex international projects, advisory work and litigation. He is known for his distinctive approach to cross-border employment issues, acting as a substantive strategic adviser to multinational businesses by delivering integrated, cross-jurisdictional advice. This aligns with the firm’s commitment to enhancing its international offering and continuing to provide exceptional service to clients on a global scale.

Peter’s client base is made up of multinational and domestic companies operating in a range of sectors, including technology, sport, financial services and the creative industries.

On joining the firm, Peter said:

“I am thrilled to be joining Harbottle & Lewis, a firm with a strong reputation for its high-calibre client base and a collaborative, forward-thinking approach to legal practice. The firm’s dynamism and ability to support businesses across a broad spectrum, from ambitious startups to established global companies, aligns closely with my own practice. Its existing international client base and the opportunity to contribute to its continued growth in this area provide the perfect platform for me to take my practice to the next level, in tandem with the elite lawyers I am joining. In addition, its focus on encouraging its lawyers to follow their entrepreneurial instincts and be innovative when shaping their practices will undoubtedly help mine reach its true potential. The firm has a clear cultural identity and strategy for sustained, long-term growth and I am excited to contribute to this, and to both my colleagues’ and our clients’ long-term success.”

Co-managing partner Charlie Leveque commented:

Peter has built a strong reputation in the market and we are extremely pleased to be welcoming him to the firm. He has substantial expertise delivering specialist advice to businesses at all stages of their growth and advises across many of our key sectors. His arrival is a natural fit with the firm’s broader international focus, and his experience will further enhance the support we provide to our existing clients while also broadening the scope of what we can offer to new clients. He is known for taking a relationship-driven approach with his clients which has enabled him to build long-term connections anchored in personal trust. This is exactly how we do things and we are certain he will be a valuable addition to the firm.”

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Charlie Leveque Co-Managing Partner

Charlie is the firm’s co-managing partner and head of the corporate practice.

Charlie is the firm’s co-managing partner and head of the corporate practice.

Outside of his management roles, Charlie advises on a wide range of corporate transactions from private and public mergers and acquisitions to investments, joint ventures, fundraisings and shareholder arrangements involving private equity, venture capital, family office and strategic parties. He has advised on a number of IPOs on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.

His clients comprise investors, funds and companies of all sizes, from startups to international corporations in a wide range of industries; he is particularly experienced in advising clients in the technology, media, entertainment, retail and leisure sectors. He is also passionate about advising entrepreneurs, accompanying them from the inception of their ideas to exit.

Charlie is a member of the British Screen Advisory Council and the EIS Association.