People

Penelope Warne
Penelope Warne
The Senior Partner
Chairman of the UK LLP Board and Head of Energy
United Kingdom, London
Penelope Warne is The Senior Partner and Chairman of the UK Board. She is also Head of Energy. Penelope, an energy law specialist, joined the firm in 1993 to set up the Aberdeen office and has a strong...
Stephen Millar
Stephen Millar
Managing Partner
United Kingdom, London
Stephen Millar is the Managing Partner for CMS based in the UK and is responsible for the management of the firm across the UK, CEE, the Middle East and Asia. He is also a member of the CMS board. Stephen...
Nick Beckett
Nick Beckett
Managing Partner
Managing Partner, Beijing and Hong Kong Offices, Head of Asia-Pacific IP and Life Sciences & Healthcare
Hong Kong
China, Beijing
United Kingdom, London
Nick Beckett is the Managing Partner of the Beijing and Hong Kong Offices and the Head of Asia-Pacific IP and Life Sciences & Healthcare. Nick manages a team of dedicated sector specialists covering Life...

Expertise

United Kingdom
At CMS, we always strive to put our clients at the centre of what we do. We advise clients on matters that range from global multi-billion dollar deals to ground-breaking commercial agreements. Headquartered...
United Kingdom
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CEE German Desk
The CMS CEE German Desk gives you access to German speaking lawyers who approach issues in a manner you are familiar with. Led by German qualified lawyer and partner Martin Wodraschke, the team across...
United Kingdom
expertise
India desk – United Kingdom
Building on CMS’ 20 years’ experience of advising on India-related deals and disputes, we continue to invest in the growth of our capabilities and business relationships with leading Indian companies...
United Kingdom
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Locations

Manchester
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
1 The Avenue
Manchester
M3 3AP
United Kingdom
CMS in Manchester is focused on banking & finance, construction, corporate finance, disputes, energy, infrastructure, M&A, pensions and real estate. We have had an office in Manchester since 2014. With...
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Reading
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
The Blade
2nd Floor - The Blade Abbey Square
Reading
RG1 3BE
United Kingdom
CMS’s office in Reading, just outside London, advises clients in the TMT and Life Sciences & Healthcare sectors. Reading is home to some of the world’s leading TMT and Life Sciences & Healthcare organisations...
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Liverpool
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Suite 8A1 The Plaza
100 Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9QJ
United Kingdom
CMS in Liverpool provides world-class real estate legal advice to a wide range of major UK-based and international investors, across the full range of real estate asset classes. We have had an office...
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Innovation

Insurance Act Zone
The Insurance Act 2015 introduces major changes to insurance law in the UK and its impact will be felt by all insurers, insurance brokers and policyholders. The Act makes key changes to the duty of disclosure...
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innovation page
RegZone
The clearer view on financial services regulation. Keep up-to-date. Keep connected. RegZone provides you with expert analysis and daily news from the fast-changing world of financial institution regulation...
United Kingdom
innovation page
CMS Collaborate
An online platform for accessing documents, managing projects, automating workflows and tracking the status of requests is an essential tool for many projects, cases and transactions. CMS Collaborate...
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innovation page

Careers

Experienced Lawyers
We believe that the best way to enable our clients to face the future with confidence is to get to know them – to gain an insight into all aspects of their work. To understand what matters to them now...
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Business Services Professionals
At CMS, we work across some of the UK’s most important sectors, from Energy & Climate Change to Employment & Pensions; from Life Sciences & Healthcare to Technology, Media & Telecommunications. So although...
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Why Join Us?
Why join CMS? We’re a dynamic, future facing law firm that’s centred around relationships. We get to know our clients inside out so we can truly understand their challenges and opportunities. It means...
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About CMS

Diversity & Inclusion
‘CMS place diversity and inclusion at the centre of our culture and at the heart of our business as it makes our firm a more rewarding place to work and a more sustainable business. Future Facing Inclusion...
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Message from the Senior Partner
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about us
Responsible Business
The scale and scope of the global challenges our society faces today, and in the future, are enormous – from the climate crisis to inequality. Guided by the UN Sustainable Development Goals and our...
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News

CMS signs global partnership with leading legal GenAI vendor Harvey
27/03/2024 International law firm CMS has entered into a global partnership with Harvey, one of the world’s leading generative AI (GenAI) platforms. This partnership puts CMS, operating in 47 countries, at the...
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Artificial Intelligence
CMS advises SEFE on all aspects of acquiring WIGA Group
26/03/2024 Hamburg – SEFE Securing Energy for Europe GmbH (SEFE) has acquired all the shares in WIGA Transport Beteiligungs-GmbH & Co. KG (WIGA) from its co-shareholder Wintershall Dea AG. The transaction is currently...
United Kingdom
Corporate / M&A
CMS advises on UK BESS financing
15/03/2024 International law firm CMS has advised Harmony Energy Income Trust plc (HEIT), which invests in battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Great Britain, in relation to the refinancing of its existing debt...
United Kingdom
Energy Finance
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Publications

Comparable
CMS Expert Guide to plastics and packaging laws
Comparable
27/03/2024 Plastics and packaging have attracted  consumer, media and legislative interest over recent years with an array of laws being proposed to incentivise behavioural and design change. Significant reforms...
International
Consumer Products
Expert Guide
CMS Expert Guide to cannabis law and legislation
27/03/2024 Why this guide? In recent years cannabis trade and related activity has developed into a growth business area. In the life sciences and healthcare fields, there have been increases in the numbers of patients...
International
Life Sciences & Healthcare
Expert Guide
Eligibility for transitional arrangements in building control approval - Building Safety Act 2022
26/03/2024 The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has recently reminded developers of building work in England, whether involving a higher-risk building (HRB) or not, of the required steps they must take to ensure...
United Kingdom
Construction & Engineering
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Insight

Insight
You expect law firms today to address current topics such as artificial intelligence or Brexit, which affect you and to provide you with advice to help meet new legal challenges. At CMS, we monitor the...
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Insight
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) is having a significant impact on every aspect of our lives. Officially declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation in March 2020, everyone’s primary...
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Insight
Artificial Intelligence
Welcome to our Artificial Intelligence CMS Insights section, which provides some hot topics from CMS about artificial intelligence (AI). AI opportunities and risks AI is opening up transformational opportunities...
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Insight

Events

20
May
Skills For Future Facing Teams: How to have coaching conversations
20/05/2024
CMS Skills For Future Facing Teams is our programme of leadership and business skills sessions  for in-house legal teams.  Coaching is an essential skill for leaders, regardless of seniority or experience...
United Kingdom
Webinar
29
Apr
Skills For Future Facing Teams: Contract negotiation - Top 10 Tips and Techniques
29/04/2024
In this session we will share our Top Ten Tips & Tactics to use when negotiating. We will use a relatable but fairly  "all-purpose" scenario to illustrate how to apply the techniques and approaches when...
United Kingdom
Webinar
30
Apr
Class Action Risk in the Food and Drink Sector
30/04/2024
Class action claims are a reality and are only growing in number. The risks to food producers and suppliers come in many forms, whether it be employees, consumers or even shareholders. In this session...
United Kingdom
Food & Drink
Webinar