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...
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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...
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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...
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Locations

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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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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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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Innovation

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...
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innovation page
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
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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Careers

Responsible Business and Social Impact
Our vision is to create sustainable and rewarding futures for our clients, people and communities. Responsible Business supports the firm in delivering this vision. We focus on activities where we can...
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Our Culture & Values
We’re proud of our culture – we’re down-to-earth, open, welcoming and diverse. We support our people to achieve their potential and although we’re global, we have a united, collaborative culture...
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Our Agile approach
The world today is characterised by an unprecedented pace of change. It makes for an increasingly complex commercial landscape and, to help our clients navigate it successfully, we have to be agile –...
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About CMS

Vision & Commitment
Central to our culture we ensure that diversity and inclusion are at the forefront. Our aim is to build a culture of trust, respect and inclusion which embraces differences and encourages diversity of...
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D&I in practice
We use the Employee Life Cycle as our framework to embed D&I in all areas of the business, from recruitment to career progression and talent retention. Recruitment To reach out to a diverse audience and...
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Diversity focus
Diversity celebrates differences; it brings together people from different backgrounds and experiences into CMS. Inclusion creates an environment which enables each of us to feel valued, ensuring that...
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News

CMS Partner elected President of CITMA
16/04/2024 International law firm CMS is pleased to announce that CMS Partner Kelly Saliger has been elected as President of The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA), the UK professional membership...
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CMS promotes 54 to global partnership
15/04/2024 International law firm CMS is pleased to announce the promotion of 54 new partners. The new partners are based in 24 cities in 17 countries around the world, reflecting the firm's international strength...
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CMS advises FrontM on strategic funding round
05/04/2024 International law firm CMS has advised FrontM on its strategic funding round led by Motion Ventures, with the participation of MOL PLUS and Wilhelmsen. FrontM is a UK headquartered, collaboration software...
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Venture Capital
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Publications

Bioenergy in Scotland – Scottish Government’s Draft Policy Statement focusses on sustainability and resilience
IntroductionThe Scottish Government (“SG”) has launched a consultation on its draft Bioenergy Policy (the “SG Bioenergy Policy”), with responses to be submitted by 12th June 2024. This article...
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Infrastructure & Projects
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Transforming the Legal Landscape? The Impact of LLMs
Large Language Models (LLMs) are a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) that can generate human-like text based on deep learning techniques. LLMs are trained on massive amounts of textual data, such...
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Data Protection Law
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APP fraud – Quincecare duty claims against banks replaced by new “retrieval duty” claims
The recent decision in CCP Graduate School Ltd v National Westminster Bank plc and another [2024] EWHC 581 (KB), demonstrates how Claimants are repositioning claims against banks arising from authorised...
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Banking & Finance
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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
Deal Deliberations
Committing your business to a deal is one of the biggest decisions any business owner, executive or board can make. But once that strategic choice is made, the success of the deal depends on a multitude...
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Events

01
May
CMS Media Update Morning 2024
01/05/2024 London
 Our popular Media Update Morning returns and we are excited to welcome you in person to discuss a range of topical areas including:The latest changes to the Media Bill and FAST channel regulation -...
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TMT - Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Participating Events
25
Apr
Energy from Waste: The Invisible Man Anticipating and mitigating against disputes
25/04/2024 London
We are delighted to invite you to the second of four conferences we are holding on the lifecycle of an Energy from Waste Project taking place on Thursday 25 April 2024. Over the four sessions, CMS and...
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Energy & Climate Change
Participating 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...
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Webinar