Healthcare lawyers

The healthcare sector in the UK and internationally continues to experience a period of dynamic change underpinned by significant legal reforms and devolution to the four British nations. As an owner, operator or service provider in this sector, you are facing a highly regulated environment combined with increased public scrutiny. With increasing opportunities for the private provision of healthcare along with an ageing population, but with shrinking public healthcare budgets, operating within the healthcare sector presents both challenges and opportunities.

We act for many prominent industry players, advising on matters in all areas of health and social care including significant corporate, insolvency and banking matters, as well as regulation, insurance, procurement and competition issues. Our track record includes several sales and acquisitions valued at over GBP 100m and a number of PPP/PFI projects valued in excess of GBP 50m.

We have also built up a reputation for advising on innovative models of healthcare provision, such as managed services. Our expertise includes advising on collaborations with the NHS and with other organisations.

Long-standing clients include Nuffield Health, Sovereign Capital Partners, Spire Healthcare, IAC Investments LLP, John Laing, RBS Healthcare team, Lloyds Bank plc, Lloyds Development Capital, the National Fostering Agency, LGV Capital, Balfour Beatty plc, MML Capital, Bupa, Octopus Investments and Bridges Ventures.

 
Candice Blackwood
Candice Blackwood
Partner
Co-Chair Life Sciences & Healthcare Sector
United Kingdom, London
Candice Blackwood is Co-Chair of the Life Sciences & Healthcare Sector and she is also a Partner in our Real Estate team. She specialises in large scale investment and development transactions acting...
Alan Fulton
Alan Fulton
Partner
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Alan Fulton is a partner in our Finance team, having been with the firm since qualification. He acts for lenders, sponsors and borrowers, and is recommended for his encyclopaedic knowledge of the banking...
Theo Godfrey
Theo Godfrey
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Theo is a Partner in CMS´s Corporate Group. He advises on a wide range of corporate transactions, including acquisitions, disposals, private equity and venture capital transactions and joint venture...
Caitlin Heard
Caitlin Heard
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Caitlin is a highly experienced intellectual property litigator and solicitor advocate specialising in technology related disputes. She has acted on a number of ground-breaking cases across the full spectrum...
Amanda Methven
Amanda Methven
Partner
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Amanda Methven is a partner with over 15 years' experience as a projects lawyer across health, education, wastewater and transport projects. She advises UK clients in the infrastructure sector on a wide...
Mark Moseling
Mark Moseling
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Mark Moseling is a partner in the Finance team. He specialises in corporate and leveraged finance and has extensive experience acting for banks, corporate borrowers and private equity sponsors in relation...
Yvonne Screene
Yvonne Screene
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Yvonne is a Partner with more than 25 years' experience in defending med-mal claims and healthcare regulation. She has acted for the Medical Defence Union (MDU) for the last ten years and has also worked...
Paul Smith
Paul Smith
Partner
Head of the CMS Energy, Projects and Construction Group
United Kingdom, London
Paul Smith is Head of the CMS Energy, Projects and Construction (EPC) Group and Co-head of the firm’s Infrastructure & Projects Group. He leads an international team of over 200 lawyers. He has extensive...
Joel Vertes
Joel Vertes
Partner
Co-Head of Intellectual Property
United Kingdom, London
Joel Vertes is a Partner in CMS’s “Band-One” ranked IP team – one of the largest dedicated IP teams of any law firm. Joel has spent 20 years acting as IP “consiglieri” to his clients, and...
Anna Walsh
Anna Walsh
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Anna is a Partner in CMS’ Insurance and Reinsurance Group, focusing on supporting clients in the social care, healthcare, aesthetics and life sciences sectors and their insurers. Anna advises on insurance...