Gowling WLG

🧑🍳 We were pleased to be able to provide local community groups with festive lunches yesterday when we were sadly forced to close our staff restaurant in London at short notice due to a leaking pipe. Our kitchen remained unaffected so we were able to deliver turkey with all the trimmings, and Christmas pudding, within the local community via our partnership with Olio. We share all edible food we cannot reuse in our office restaurants in the UK with Olio so it was great to be able to share more than usual at a challenging time of year for many people, rather than have the unused food disposed of. You can read more about Olio • Share More, Waste Less' work to fight hunger and food waste at www.olioapp.com. #SaveMoreWasteLess #ReduceFoodWaste #Christmas #London #Olio

Our Real Estate team has advised mixed-use regeneration and build-to-rent specialist, Quintain, on the refinancing of Wembley Park in London for £128.7 million. Since breaking ground on Wembley Park 20 years ago, Quintain has completed over 5,000 homes and is working towards creating the largest Build to Rent development in the UK, investing £2.9 billion to date. Find out more 👇 https://gowlg.co/3D9ATqR #Regeneration #BuildtoRent #RealEstate

🎙️ Sara Josselyn took the mic on 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩, exploring the critical role of underwriting counsel in the representations and warranties insurance (RWI) process. From the continued growth of RWI in Canada to emerging trends, listen to the full episode now 👉 gowlg.co/3Bl5st8 #RWI #RepresentationsAndWarranties | Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Bryan O'Keefe, Gena Usenheimer

🌎 Eight members of our global IP Group have been named in the 2025 edition of IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders. 🌟 Learn more here: gowlg.co/4fhOaLu A big congratulations to David Aylen, Timothy Bailey, Tamara El-Shibib, Huw Evans, Anita Nador, Omar Nassif, Elliot Papageorgiou 潘安略 and Natalie Rizkalla-Kamel on this well-deserved achievement! 👏 #RaiseTheBar #IntellectualProperty #IPLeaders

🚀👩🚀 We had a wonderful time hosting the MIDLANDS AEROSPACE ALLIANCE 'West Midlands Space Cluster' networking event in our Birmingham office! The morning featured a series of talks from industry leaders including Dr Leah-Nani Alconcel on research strengths in space engineering, Dr Amanda Crunchley on materials research for aerospace, and a series of 60-second pitches by delegates, chaired by Space Cluster Manager Frank McQuade. Thank you to our event chair, Partner and Leader of our Aviation, Aerospace and Defence sector, Elizabeth Williams. It was a great opportunity to connect with people in the space sector and look at exciting collaboration opportunities. 👏 #MidlandsSpace #SpaceInnovation #SpaceNetwork

🍂 This week, we held our Autumn Firmwide Forums across our UK offices. Chair Emma Pioli was joined by Chief Executive David Fennell, Director of International Development Dr. Daniel Perlzweig, M.B.A. and Co-Head of Intellectual Property Kate Swaine to provide an overview of what we achieved in 2024! The session looked at the latest market outlook and our priorities for the coming year. Thank you to everyone who attended and put forward some interesting questions for the panel! 👏 #FirmwideForum #InternalEvents

On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honour the lives lost to anti-trans violence and recognize the profound vulnerability faced by trans communities worldwide. Established in 1999 by trans advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil for Rita Hester, a trans woman killed in 1998, this day has become an annual tradition to remember all trans lives lost in acts of violence. We remain committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone, especially those facing heightened risks, can live authentically and thrive. #TransDayOfRemembrance #TDoR

Our Investment Funds and Fund Finance team has advised the Trustees of the Thales UK Pension Scheme in connection with a complex sale of a large portfolio illiquid and liquid fund investments. Find out more 👇 https://gowlg.co/40REBzh #PensionsUK #Pensions #Finance

With the COP29 climate change summit now underway, our Head of Assurance, Environment and ESG Strategy, Fiona Nicholls, talks about the importance of collaboration in supporting the conference's aim to 'enable action'. She shares her insight into how this theme is being embraced in the legal sector and the work we are doing through Legal Charter 1.5 to help address key challenges around reducing emissions and supporting nature-positive impacts. Hear Fiona talk more about where we are focusing our efforts to address the specific ESG issues for our business and read more on what to expect from COP29 in our latest article 👇 https://gowlg.co/3Ys9c3t #COP29 #ESG

Are you up to date on 'The Parties' clause? In our latest video, partners David Lowe and Sean Adams discuss the importance of 'The Parties' clause in boilerplate contracts, including potential pitfalls if it's overlooked. Watch now and find out how to incorporate this clause into commercial contracts 👇 https://gowlg.co/3O2R9Mr #ThinkHouse #CommercialContracts