“Its commitment to customer service and the need for timely and sometimes robust advice is highly valued.”
Legal 500“Extremely thorough and clearly experts in the field of Charity and governance”
Muslim Council of Britain“LBMW has continued to provide the excellent service my family has always enjoyed”
“In a complex and challenging case, your performance was exemplary”
“A professional team that provided commercial and user-friendly advice and got the deal done for us”
“The lawyers are experts in their field and they provide comprehensive advice. They have good communication skills and quick response times along with availability”
Legal 500"LBMW provides a wide spectrum of services without diluting the in-depth expertise of any particular area."
Legal 500
"[...] a one-stop-shop for all legal services where seamless communication and referrals between areas of expertise and partners allow for all aspects of one’s needs to be met."
Legal 500
"LBMW excels at maintaining relationships by instilling confidence through the quality of its work and advice which is thorough, timely, well reasoned and comprehensive."
Legal 500
Ed Henderson
Ed is the head of business law at LBMW encompassing the commercial, corporate and employment teams. He is a commercially minded and approachable lawyer who guides clients through complex transactions or difficult personal situations in a clear and calm fashion.
Corporate & Commercial
Leading the Firm's corporate and commercial work, Ed handles mergers & acquisitions, fundraising and refinance, debt and security, corporate advisory, shareholder matters, data and compliance and all types of commercial agreement. His clients include companies, SME's, investors – both international and domestic - start-ups, entrepreneurs, charities and educational organisations. Ed particularly relishes getting involved at the start of a client's business journey and forging long term relationships.
Ed works closely with the IP/IT team particularly in the Firm’s wine and spirits nice sector specialism where he acts for wineries, distributors, commercial agents, investors and sellers. LBMW has been well known for more than 60 years in its brand protection in wines and spirits.
Employment
Ed also leads the employment team which acts for both employers and employees across a wide range of sectors. That practice includes both disputes including tribunal proceedings and settlement negotiations and also advisory – corporate transactions, TUPE and HR support.
Ed has built a significant practice in particularly sensitive employment investigations and disputes. He has acted in very high value and high-profile matters where confidentiality and discretion are essential components. That has included clients at the top of financial organisations, international businessmen, the armed forces, the media, the Church of England and well-known charities and institutions. He is now regularly instructed to act as an independent disciplinary and grievance investigator.
Clergy Discipline and Safeguarding
For more than 15 years, Ed has maintained a specialism in clergy discipline (CDM) work where he is now one of the most experienced practitioners in the country having acted for scores of clergy and having appeared in the Clergy Discipline Tribunal many times He also advises clients on safeguarding in this sector and in education.
Career to date
Ed trained at LBMW, qualifying in 2009 and becoming a partner in 2016. He is the Deputy Registrar to the Bishops of Liverpool and Derby. He is the Firm’s HR and Training partner. He is Secretary to the Pooh Properties Trust.