Claire Wills

Claire Wills Has published 20 articles for Law Elite Network.

Managing Partner of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s London office.

Member of the firm’s Global Executive Committee and Chair of its London Management Group.

Has more than 27 years of experience at Freshfields and is recognized as the firm’s most senior woman.

Advises major clients including Barclays, HSBC, J.P. Morgan, Prudential, and Tesco.

Holds an LLB from the University of Liverpool.

Covers Cross-Border M&A, Shareholder Activism, Defense Planning, Investigations, Restructuring, and Corporate Transactions.

Experience

Claire Wills is Managing Partner of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s London office, a member of the firm’s Global Executive Committee, and Chair of its London Management Group. Over more than 27 years at the firm, she has risen to become one of its most senior leaders.

Wills advises major financial institutions and corporations, including Barclays, HSBC, J.P. Morgan, Prudential, and Tesco, on complex corporate matters. Her practice focuses on cross-border M&A, shareholder activism and defense planning, investigations, and restructurings.

Wills has published 20 articles for Law Elite Network, contributing expert perspectives on mergers and acquisitions, shareholder activism, corporate investigations, restructuring, and cross-border transactions.

She holds an LLB from the University of Liverpool and has built an extensive career advising leading international businesses on complex and high-value corporate matters.

Her experience in cross-border transactions, shareholder matters, investigations, and restructuring provides Law Elite Network readers with informed perspectives on the legal and strategic issues facing major corporations and financial institutions.