Who we help
Learn more about the organisations and individuals that Gateley support
Organisations
Charitable organisations
Organisation
Our specialist advisers can help charitable organisations successfully negotiate the day-to-day challenges and get the big decisions ‘right’, while maximising their returns and minimising risk.
Family businesses
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Practical guidance that considers both the legal aspects and the unique dynamics of family-owned businesses.
Housebuilders
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With a team of over 230, we have the largest specialist residential development team in the UK offering a complete acquisition to disposal service.
In-house lawyers & general counsel
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We work with in-house lawyers on a flexible bespoke basis to make sure that requirements for legal support are delivered in line with client needs, expectations and budget.
International businesses
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We regularly work with international businesses that are looking to do great business in the UK, whether this is setting up in the UK initially or managing UK-based operations.
Lenders & financial institutions
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We provide a full suite of services, from corporate lending to restructuring and recovery. Our expert team advise numerous UK-based banks and financial institutions, including all of the main clearing banks and a range of specialist funds.
Pension trustees
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Our pensions professionals advise trustees on all aspects of pensions law, from the day-to-day management of their pension schemes to the legal aspects of major projects and transactions.
Retail businesses
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Our sector specialists provide pragmatic legal and business advice to retail businesses. Agility and flexibility in reshaping retail operations requires innovative thinking and strong leadership.
Sports businesses & governing bodies
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We have in-depth, market-leading understanding and experience of the sports sector from many years of providing high-quality, commercial and practical legal advice to clients.
Start-up & scale-up businesses
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Getting your business off the ground may have been challenging, but scaling it up will bring a whole new set of issues to contend with. Gateley can help start-up and scale-up businesses through each stage of the growth journey.
Sureties
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We advise sureties on a variety of matters covering a wide range of sectors and regularly act for many household surety names, including ACE, Aviva, Euler Hermes, HCC, QBE and Zurich.
Technology businesses
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Our team is at the forefront of the technology sector, working with innovative businesses, from start-ups to SMEs to multinational organisations. We have years of experience advising clients in the technology and digital sectors.
Turnaround & insolvency professionals
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We regularly act for turnaround and insolvency specialists, boards of directors, investors and other key stakeholders on financial and organisational restructuring.
Individuals
Entrepreneurs & business owners
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We advise business owners throughout the whole business lifecycle including financing, investment, acquisitions, executive change, day-to-day governance, operational management, exit, and anything else that might crop up along the way.
International high-net-worth individuals
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Our team is highly experienced at working with wealthy international clients, their families, their asset holding structures and their family offices. And our geographical experience is broad, with most of our clients coming to the UK from the Middle East, Australasia, Africa and Russia.
Philanthropists
Individuals
Whether you are donating due to a strong personal cause, a change in circumstances, have been advised to by a financial adviser, or you just desire to do some good, we are able to help you structure your charitable giving in order to maximise impact and ensure regulatory compliance.