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Antitrust, Competition & Trade
The CMS UK Antitrust, Competition and Trade team advises across the full range of UK and EU antitrust, competition and trade matters. Based across London, Edinburgh and Brussels, we integrate seamlessly...
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Banking & Finance
The evolution of the lending and debt markets since the start of the financial crisis has left participants facing regulatory change, greater competition in the supply of debt funding, financial distress...
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Commercial
As a business operating in today’s increasingly regulated markets, you need to manage your commercial risk while achieving your business objectives. Your success is built upon the effectiveness and...
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Construction & Engineering
Whether you are an employer/owner, contractor, funder/investor or you are buying an interest in a project that is under construction or has recently been completed, you need documents that reflect your...
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Consumer Products
CMS supports each step of the consumer value chain, from the factory floor all the way to the shop door (or the customer’s front door). We help consumer facing companies create, deliver, and sell their...
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Corporate
The life of a business never remains static. Corporate activity drives the business world and attracts ever increasing scrutiny and regulation. Whether your corporate strategy is to expand by growth or...
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Dispute Resolution
The CMS Dispute Resolution team offers the full range of integrated support, sector and commercial experience and a world-class service to respond quickly to you - a true 360° approach, from long-term...
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Employment & Pensions
For your business to be successful, you must manage your employees and their benefits as well as your employee representatives such as works councils and unions. Employers with occupational pension schemes...
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Energy & Climate Change
With more than 450 energy and climate change lawyers, including over 100 partners, the CMS Energy and Climate Change practice is one of the largest of its kind in the world. Led from its centres of excellence...
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Environment
Companies face increasing regulatory, governance and public pressure to manage and minimise the impact of their business operations on the environment. At the same time the environment agenda is opening...
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Financial Services & Regulation
The daily challenges you face in doing business in a highly regulated, cost-pressured environment mean you need advisers who have an unparalleled understanding of the regulators’ expectations and are...
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Funds
CMS is a leading funds law firm in the UK and major European and other markets. We provide expert advice to fund managers and investors internationally at every stage of the funds lifecyle across assets...
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Hotels & Leisure
Whether you’re an owner, investor, lender or operator in the hotels and leisure sector, you have complex business needs that call for expert solutions. As well as managing real estate assets, you may...
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Infrastructure & Projects
As a sponsor, lender or public sector organisation, you require legal advisers who can help you successfully handle complex infrastructure and project financing transactions. Whether you are involved...
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Insurance
The CMS insurance practice is a trusted adviser and partner to a broad range of insurance clients, including some of the largest and most innovative companies in the sector. Our Insurance and Reinsurance...
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Intellectual Property
Our market-leading intellectual property team is the largest dedicated IP team in the UK. CMS was Awarded ‘Best Law Firm in IP, IT & TMT’ at the Trends Legal Awards in 2019. We house one of London’s...
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Legal Services Unit
Value for money and securing first class legal advice, delivered to you in the most efficient and cost effective way, is a top priority for organisations. Our Legal Services Unit (LSU) provides access...
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Life Sciences & Healthcare
Discovery, innovation, market awareness and understanding are key to those life sciences and healthcare entities providing services and finance towards, and developing therapies and services for, the...
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Private Equity
As a private equity fund, investor or management team, you face daily pressures of valuations, performance, exit strategies and regulation. The relative availability of debt, together with significant...
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Public Procurement
The quality of public services is increasingly determined by the skilled procurement of suppliers, contractors and service providers. As a public authority, utility or company looking to contract with...
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Real Estate
Construction & Engineering
With a recently strong UK real estate market struggling to keep up with demand, competition for prime assets is higher than ever. In addition to availability, landlords, developers, asset managers, investors...
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Tax
As local and international tax rules become more prescriptive, and compliance and reporting obligations more onerous, dealing with them effectively is a significant challenge. Our UK-based tax team is...
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TMT - Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Fuelled by huge customer demand for cutting-edge products and increased supply of pioneering services, the sectors of technology, media and telecommunications are each undergoing unprecedented change...
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