Euan McLaughlin

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ABOUT EUAN MCLAUGHLIN

Partner specialising in Corporate & Commercial work at Sills & Betteridge LLP – the highest ranking Corporate & Commercial legal team in the wider East Midlands area according to the leading industry publication, Legal 500. Sills are also ranked in the top 200 UK law firms by The Lawyer.Why use me? • I spent a number of years working in a fast-paced in-house environment with Siemens PLC. This gave me a breadth of experience of high value and complex transactions that would be almost impossible to replicate in private practice.• It also gave me a key insight into the real needs of businesses when taking legal advice – getting to the point quickly, providing sensible & pragmatic analysis, and then acting promptly and skilfully.• I have been regularly recognised in the Legal 500, being described as “personable and responsive”. One contributor stated, “Euan is relentless, has an eye for detail and can help with strategic planning as well as the legal issues which need to be addressed.”Areas of specialty• Commercial Contracts – from standard terms & conditions, to complex agreements such as Distribution Agreements, Agency Agreements, Franchise Agreements, Framework Agreements, Joint Venture Agreements - with a focus on the wider context of supply chains, Brexit etc.• Corporate – from business structural documents like Shareholders Agreements, Partnership Agreements etc, to dealing with a full corporate sale or purchase transaction, I have particular expertise in dealing with professional businesses (e.g. financial advisors) and the engineering/manufacturing sector.• Data Protection – whether auditing and advising a business on measures to get up to speed with the GDPR and Data Protection Act requirements (including drafting bespoke policies and procedures), to ensuring that complaints or requests are handled quickly & effectively. What do existing clients say about me?• “I have no hesitation in recommending Euan and Sills & Betteridge to anyone seeking practical commercial advice, delivered quickly and cost-effectively, with a focus on the commercial context of the issue at stake.” Michael Oko, Director, Sleeping Disorders Centre Group• “It is great to know that Euan is always on hand to provide prompt, accurate and commercially-focussed advice whenever we need it. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Euan and Sills for all kinds of business legal advice.” Pete Martin, Regulatory Affairs Director, Ashbury Labelling GroupPlease feel free to contact me to discuss your legal needs on e••••••••@sillslegal.co.uk or 01•••••••11.