Fieldfisher

Fieldfisher is home to a well-experienced corporate team which offers advice on domestic and cross-border M&A, both public and private, disposals, and auction sales. The group also has wide sector coverage that spans the media and entertainment, financial services, and insurance sectors, as well as the mining, aviation, and technology sectors. Neil Matthews and Tim Bird sit at the helm of the practice and have expertise in public company transactions and US-UK tech M&A respectively. They are supported by media specialist Carlton Durrant, life sciences expert Janita Good, and Nodir Sidikov, who concentrates on M&A involving businesses from Kazakhstan. Other notable names in the department include Keith Woodhouse, Philip Watkins, and Natalia Schuster. Ruth Lewis was made partner in March 2025.