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Today’s business environment demands more than just an interpretation of the law. It requires advisors who understand commercial priorities, sector-specific pressures, and the realities of fast, global decision-making. That’s where Kennedys corporate and commercial practice comes in.
Clients rely on our corporate and commercial services to help them manage risk, seize new opportunities, transact and operate with confidence. Whether they’re entering new markets, navigating complex regulations, resolving high-stakes litigation, or leading transformative deals.
Focused on what matters to your business
Legal support is most valuable when it moves in step with business goals. Clients from across sectors partner with Kennedys to help them:
- Structure, mergers and acquisitions, disposals, demergers and other related corporate transactions.
- Draft and negotiate commercial and supply agreements that cover all trading activities of a business.
- Navigate the full range of employment, HR, and immigration issues.
- Advise on tax issues around the world.
- Address the complex landscape of sustainability and ESG-related demands and changes within regulations.
- Handle all types and stages of property transactions.
- Navigate the fast-moving commercial, legal and regulatory landscape of the digital economy.
- Formulate strategies to resolve complex cross-border disputes, investigations and enforcement effectively.
- Deal with all product-law-related issues, from cradle to grave of the product life cycle.
- Proactively manage risk, navigate investigations and resolve tax and white-collar issues discreetly.
- Handle the complexities and consequences of the evolving international sanctions landscape.
Whether the challenge is local or international, the focus is on helping you make informed decisions and achieve strong, sustainable outcomes.
Actionable legal solutions
Advice is only useful if it leads to action, which is why our approach is pragmatic and commercially grounded. That means:
- Cutting through the legal jargon.
- Staying focused on your objectives.
- Understanding risk tolerance, not just legal position.
- Collaborating closely with in-house counsel and decision-makers.
- Offering solutions that balance speed, certainty, and cost.
The aim is to help you operate with greater clarity, agility, and resilience - no matter the scale or complexity of the challenge.
Built around clients, not cases
What sets Kennedys apart is not just our global footprint or breadth of services, but a deep commitment to helping you find certainty in an uncertain world. Whether supporting day-to-day operations or high-stakes strategic matters, our corporate and commercial services are built around what you value most: clarity, responsiveness and results.
- Trade secrets showdown: Successfully defended a US-based conglomerate in a US$100m High Court dispute over alleged breaches of confidential information.
- Global tax risks: Advised a multinational adtech leader on resolving its US$111m complex, cross-border tax risks across key jurisdictions.
- Defective product, global fallout: Acted for a world-leading roofing manufacturer in a high-value contractual dispute spanning multiple jurisdictions.
- US$7bn energy arbitration: Represented a European oil and gas producer in ICC proceedings over a long-term gas supply contract.
- Cross-border acquisition: Advised on the £17m purchase of a food manufacturer with operations in the UK and US.
- 34 jurisdictions, one insurer: Coordinated regulatory advice on non-admitted (re)insurance and compliance for a global insurer’s general products portfolio.
- Brand overhaul, global scale: Supported a multinational professional services firm through rebranding and IP restructuring across the UK, EU and Asia.
- Complex employment claims: Defended public and private sector employers in complex employment tribunal claims, including group litigation, discrimination and whistleblowing.
- Corruption and money laundering concerns: Led a corruption and money laundering investigation for a global oil and gas company, shaping its compliance response.
- Pioneering construction project: Advising on a high-profile project in Silicon Valley, including risk management advice regarding new construction methods and products.
[Kennedys] have a reliable and well-established team that we've worked with for years. I trust their advice implicitly.
Legal insight that spans borders and sectors
Kennedys offers clients access to experienced corporate and commercial lawyers in major business hubs across the UK, Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and the Americas. Many legal issues don’t stop at borders, so neither does our support.
You benefit from a blend of global capability and local market understanding, with teams that know how regulatory frameworks vary, how cross-border risks play out, and how to resolve disputes effectively across jurisdictions.
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