Meet our Commercial Law Team
Peter Hine - Partner
Educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School and Trinity College Oxford, Peter trained as a commercial lawyer in the City of London before returning to Lancashire. A former North West Business Insider Corporate Lawyer of the Year, Peter has been a Partner with Marsden Rawsthorn since 1986 and Head of Corporate since 1991and specialises in company and commercial law, particularly mergers, acquisitions and disposals of companies and businesses.
Outside the office Peter is a family man whose interests include sport, sailing and current affairs.
Contact phine@marsdenrawsthorn.com
Charles McDonald - Partner
Charles studied law at the University of Liverpool and qualified in 1978. Charles has been a partner with Marsden Rawsthorn since 1990 and his areas of practice are residential sales and purchases, acquistion and sale of businesses, commercial premises including leases, sites and subsequent plots sales, applications for adverse possession and granting and releasing of rights of way and easements.
Contact cmcdonald@marsdenrawsthorn.com
Mark Alexander - Partner
Mark studied law at Chester and joined Marsden Rawsthorn in 2006, being promoted to the position of associate in 2008. Mark specialises in commercial property matters including the acquisition and disposal of land and property, landlord and tenant matters (including the grant, surrender, variation and renewal of leases) and also acts for high street banks in high value property transactions. He also practices company and commercial law particularly in dealing with the acquisition and disposal of businesses by either its shares or assets.
Marks outside interests include live music, playing the guitar, kit cars and he is an avid Everton Football Club supporter.
Contact malexander@marsdenrawsthorn.com
Suzanne Gallagher - Solicitor
Suzanne qualified in 2004 and has been with Marsden Rawsthorn for over 5 years. Advising upon all aspects of commercial property work including the purchase and sale of commercial property, commercial leases acting on behalf of landlords and tenants - grant, renewal and assignment, sale and purchase of small businesses, grant of easements and service agreements and charges. She has strong links with the local area being born in Blackburn and having lived in Chorley, Leyland and Preston.
Suzanne's main interest outside of work is exercise (and lots of it!). She plays netball for a local team in Leyland and works out at boxing circuits. In a bid to beat her Great North Run time and in preparation for the Blackpool half marathon, she has joined an endurance training group which involves running in temperatures of minus 3!
Contact sgallagher@marsdenrawsthorn.com
Alexandra Sagar - Solicitor
Alexandra is a solicitor in the Corporate and Commercial Department at Marsden Rawsthorn.
She acts for clients who are starting up in business, expanding in business and business sales.
Alexandra has experience of providing advice on commercial contracts including agency, distribution, information technology and those for the protection and exploitation of intellectual property. Having worked in her family’s floristry businesses since her early years she is well aware of the issues which many businesses face on a day to day basis. Her approach is to provide clients with clear advice which is relevant, to the point and helps clients balance the legal aspects and particular risks of a project against the commercial reality.
She has worked with businesses in a range of industries such as professional services, engineering, sports clubs, hospitality and retail.
Contact asagar@marsdenrawsthorn.com
James Bellamy - Solicitor
James is a solicitor and works within the Commercial department at Marsden Rawthorn and provides specialist Employment advice to a range of commercial clients and individuals.
Mainly acting on behalf of commercial clients James provides advice and is regularly instructed in Employment Tribunal proceedings on a whole range of Employment and HR subjects ranging from TUPE, discipline and grievance, discrimination, whistleblowing and numerous other issues businesses face on a daily basis.
Being a former Royal Marine James’s approach is robust yet bespoke to the commercial needs of each individual client taking into account the relevant circumstances of every problem.
Outside of work James enjoys most sports including Rugby, Golf and Football. Having a young family James has recently had to give up his golf membership and so is always on the lookout for a golf invitation!
Contact jbellamy@marsdenrawsthorn.com
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