Charles Russell Speechlys announces the appointment of Giles Dennison as a Partner within the Firm’s Corporate team. He will be based in the Firm’s London office and, prior to joining Charles Russell Speechlys, Giles was a Partner at Eversheds Sutherland and Head of its International TMT M&A Group.

Giles is a renowned corporate lawyer with over 25 years’ experience advising on transactional and project work including public and private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, shareholder agreements and multi-jurisdictional group reorganisations, as well as general corporate governance and advisory matters. 

He has a particular focus on transactions in the technology, media and telecoms sector (TMT) and deep-rooted expertise in sub-sectors such as data centres and technology. His client base typically includes major UK and US corporates with multinational operations, spanning a broad range of sectors such as TMT, consumer, retail and diversified industrials.

David Collins, Partner, who is responsible for the Firm’s Business Advisory & Transaction Services Division, which includes the Corporate, Commercial, Employment, Immigration, Financial Services and Banking teams, comments:

“We are very excited to have Giles on board, he will be instrumental in helping us develop the scale and profile of our M&A practice.  As we welcome in the New Year, his appointment reflects the direction of growth for the division and his reputation, relationships, and international reach will enable us to further expand our corporate pipeline and workflows in the UK and overseas.”

Giles Dennison, Partner, adds: “Charles Russell Speechlys is a great move for me and I’m very much looking forward to working alongside the formidable team to deliver on quality transactions and to forge strong and lasting relationships with key clients and intermediaries across sectors and jurisdictions where there are particular synergies.”