Finance Monthly Deal Maker Awards 2016 Edition

FINANCE MONTHLY DEAL MAKER AWARDS 2016 www.finance-monthly.com 49 COMPANY HISTORY Founded in 1998 we have continued to grow through word of mouth. The majority of our new client relationships are built up through recommendation and international connections. Our history Sandeep Jaswal and Tony Johnston brought their combined legal experience together in 1998 to form Jaswal Johnston LLP in the heart of London’s West End. Their vision was to build a small, but influential, legal firm which offers a highly personalised service to business and personal clients. Their expertise brought a variety of legal specialisms together under one roof in the West End of London. More than 15 years after opening its doors, the Jaswal Johnston team has fulfilled its vision and become highly trusted advisers to a range of loyal, high net-worth individuals and corporate entities from around the world who have turned to the firm for all their legal matters. Our ethos Jaswal Johnston puts the needs of its clients first, recognising they demand more than a ‘nine to five’ service. Always available, our ethos is to provide the highest quality legal services with a realistic and presonal approach. If a solution is best achieved by face-to-face negotiation, then Jawal Johnston will make it happen - wherever that may be around the world. Our values are at the centre of everything we do. We pride ourselves on our integrity and our teamwork abilities. CONTACT 73-75 Mortimer St, London, W1W 7SQ www.jaswaljohnston.co.uk investment, as well as disposal of whole or subsidiary organisations by companies often registered outside UK jurisdiction. • Shareholder agreements, succession planning and exit strategies As corporations grow, so do their shareholder bases. Senior executives move on to other organisations, or retire. In every case, looking ahead is vital and this requires sound strategic advice, meticulous planning and detailed legal agreements. The Jaswal Johnston Corporate team works collaboratively with UK and international corporate Boards to help them through every step of these processes. • Franchises and contracts Franchise and distribution agreements are complex, particularly if they involve multiple franchisees or organisations. Clients have turned regularly to Jaswal Johnston to create master franchises - from which individual franchise networks are born - or purchase franchise agreements on their behalf. Distribution arrangements for the film, fashion and IT sectors have included multi-national negotiations to ensure all parties are appropriately represented in legal and financial documents, including Heads of Agreement and binding contracts. • Property Many transactions involving properties in prime Central London are conducted through the purchase and sale of offshore entities which own them. Working in conjunction with the real estate team and our extensive network of foreign legal advisers, Jaswal Johnston corporate specialises in the acquisition and disposal of offshore companies owning properties ranging from £2.5M up to a recent transaction at £50M • Dispute resolution and arbitration Wherever possible, Jaswal Johnston will help clients avoid costly court appearances to resolve commercial disputes - whether relating to financial or contractual agreements. The intention is to resolve matters through direct negotiation but, on occasion, arbitration organisations may also become involved. In some major cases, Jaswal Johnston clients have been represented in the London Court of International Arbitration. • Test cases and litigation There are some legal disputes which can only be resolved by taking the matter before a judge. Jaswal Johnston has built a reputation for working with particularly complex, unusual or legal ‘test’ cases, often involving international organisations or individuals living abroad, and usually for claims of £1m or more. Some of these have subsequently been written into UK case law and, as well as the High Court, clients have been represented in the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords. Jaswal Johnston puts the needs of its clients first, recognising they demand more than a ‘nine to five’ service “ “