Pillsbury today announced that Sandra Bates, an experienced cross-border corporate finance lawyer, has joined the firm’s London office as a partner in the Corporate & Securities practice. She arrives from Stikeman Elliott (London) LLP.
During her 20-year career, Sandra has built a distinguished practice handling public and private mergers and acquisitions, securities transactions, joint ventures and general corporate law, notably for clients in the mining, energy, technology and financial services industries. She has extensive experience with both English and North American business laws and regulations and acts for both UK and international companies, funds, sponsors, nominated advisers and brokers.
“Sandra brings a strong track record of diverse international deal work and a proven ability as a trusted corporate advisor,” said Bob Robbins, head of the firm’s Corporate & Securities practice. “She is an important addition to our team in London, which is a major hub of our deal practice, handling trans-Atlantic and trans-Europe matters as well as corporate deals globally.”
Recent representations for Sandra include flotations and secondary capital raisings on the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market and AIM, code-regulated takeovers, Canadian plans of arrangement, private M&A transactions, asset acquisitions and disposals, joint venture arrangements, private equity investments and funding structures, among other matters.
“In addition to being a well-rounded and commercial dealmaker who is equally adept with UK and North American transactions, Sandra has a wide range of business relationships which should prove significant for the growth and development of our London office, and the Corporate & Securities practice in particular,” said Pillsbury chair James Rishwain. “Her addition to our corporate bench in London will be of great benefit to our clients and the many transactional opportunities they bring to Pillsbury.” Sandra is an active member of Australian Business and the South Australia Club in London; Women in Mining; and 100 Women in Hedge Funds.
Sandra Bates said:
“Pillsbury has a strong, established and sophisticated platform for me to grow my international practice, as well as a strategic plan for further growth of the Corporate & Securities group. I am very excited to be joining such a dynamic, well-rounded and collaborative group and look forward to working for the firm and its clients.”
Sandra earned her LLB, with honors, and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Adelaide. Before entering private practice, she was an associate to Justice Bruce Lander of the Supreme Court of South Australia.
Source: www.pillsburylaw.com
