Founders & growth companies
From founding and first capital to scale-up and exit; contracts, governance — we explain what the documents mean commercially, not just legally.
London corporate & commercial law firm
Big Law judgment for private companies and management teams at decisive moments.
We advise founders, family businesses, management teams and private capital on corporate transactions, commercial arrangements, investment, governance, disputes, ownership change and exit.
We are particularly experienced in US/UK and US/Europe matters — helping clients navigate cross-border deals, investments, governance issues, commercial contracts and disputes where legal systems, business culture and risk allocation do not align.
Positioning
Legal advice for growth, investment, control, dispute and exit.
A partner-led boutique combining City-firm discipline with the direct senior attention private clients need — where legal documents decide value, control, risk, reputation or relationships.
Who we help
Five client routes. One private-company, management and leadership focus.
Owner-managed & family businesses
Acquisitions, key contracts, professionalisation and sale-readiness; shareholder issues and succession — clarity before issues become disputes.
Management & leadership
Independent counsel for management and leadership teams — buyouts, PE-backed investments, incentives, service and exit terms — focused on your economics, risk and protections.
Family offices & private capital
Corporate, commercial and dispute advice for investors, shareholders and lenders moving into or out of private companies.
Dispute resolution
Commercially-minded support in breach-of-contract claims, bet-the-company litigation, shareholder disputes and arbitration — focused on leverage and outcome.
Services
Corporate. Commercial. Strategic.
Corporate transactions
M&A, private equity, venture capital, acquisitions, sales, investment and structuring.
Read more →Commercial contracts
Customer, supplier, trading, import/export, offtake, licensing and distribution agreements.
Read more →Technology, data & cyber
SaaS, MSAs, DPAs, UK GDPR, privacy, cybersecurity and information-security arrangements.
Read more →IP & media
IP acquisition and licensing, media agreements, telecoms and supporting technology transactions.
Read more →Regulatory, financial crime & strategic risk
Export controls, sanctions, NSIA, anti-bribery, anti-money laundering and corporate controls.
Read more →Disputes & litigation
Breach of contract, bet-the-company litigation, shareholder disputes, arbitration and dispute strategy.
Read more →Cross-border
US/UK & US/Europe matters
Many of our clients are based in the US or operate, invest, contract or raise capital across the Atlantic. We have deep experience in US/UK and US/Europe legal and business matters, helping clients navigate transactions, investments, shareholder arrangements, commercial contracts, governance issues and disputes where legal systems, market practice and negotiation styles do not always align.
We regularly work alongside US and European counsel where local-law advice is required, helping clients coordinate advice, manage risk and turn cross-border legal issues into practical commercial decisions.
Why clients choose us
Senior judgment without large-firm machinery — or costs.
Partner-led from the outset
Direct senior involvement where judgment, negotiation and strategy decide the outcome.
City law at boutique rates
Big Law judgment without large-firm machinery — or large-firm costs. Cost-conscious and actionable.
Commercial, not theoretical
What can be accepted, what should be resisted, and the practical trade-offs that matter.
Internationally minded
London-based, with deep experience across the US, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India and the CIS.
Team
Senior-led advice, supported by specialist counsel.
Senior PartnerRobert WiederCorporate, commercial, M&A, private capital and cross-border transactions.Counsel to the FirmMark HamiltonInternational business law, Israel-linked technology, venture capital and investment funds.Senior CounselRichard HanstockCyber, data, information law, technology regulation and national security.Associate SolicitorNaman KhatriCommercial disputes, employment, insolvency, recovery and cross-border support.
Meet the team →About
A boutique built for private companies and the people who run them.
We started Wieder Law to give founders, businesses, management teams and investors direct access to senior judgment — the kind usually reserved for the largest deals, without the machinery or the cost that normally comes with it.
Contact
Discuss a transaction, investment, dispute or ownership matter.
For a confidential initial discussion, send us a short note — or call the firm directly.
Wieder Law
Main UK: +44 20 8089 4000
New York: +1 518 560 7929
Email: office@wielex.com
Robert Wieder: robert.wieder@wielex.com
Direct: +44 20 8089 4004