Fiona Adams

Fiona Adams is the Managing Shareholder of the London office and the Co-Chair of the Global Corporate Practice. She primarily represents corporate clients, focusing her practice on mergers and acquisitions, and other transactional matters. Her work spans a range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, financial institutions, media and retail. Fiona has broad experience working on large, complex cross-border transactions.

Fiona is highly recommended by both of the leading independent guides to the legal industry. In its 2017 edition, Chambers UK stated that Fiona’s clients find her commercial and pragmatic” and that she possesses great skills in drafting, negotiating and co-ordinating complex M&A transactions, while the Legal 500 UK recognised Fiona for her “solution-oriented, proactive” approach in its 2016 edition.

Concentrations

•Mergers and acquisitions
•Corporate transactions
•Joint ventures

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2015-2020
•Listed, IFLR 1000 United Kingdom
• Highly Regarded M&A, 2019-2020
• Leading Lawyers M&A, 2017-2018
•Listed, Chambers Global, Corporate/ M&A (UK), 2014-2020
•Listed, Chambers UK Guide, Corporate/M&A, 2012-2020
•Listed, Chambers Europe, Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability, 2020
•Listed, The Legal 500 United Kingdom, Corporate and Commercial - M&A: Upper Mid-Market and Premium Deals, 2012-2020