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Penny Paddle
Associate Partner & Head of Corporate and Commercial
What is her role? Penny is Head of the Corporate and Commercial Team here at Follett Stock with responsibility for corporate finance, corporate restructuring, asset and share sales, joint ventures and management buy-outs as well as all general commercial and technology-related matters.
What does she do? Penny can advise companies from PLCs to down small private companies on refinancing, restructuring, mergers and aqcuisitions, as well as advising on all commercial areas including incorporation, to general terms of business, technology contracts, framework, distribution and franchising agreements.
How? Quickly and effectively, by listening to the client’s objectives and finding the most pragmatic and cost-effective way of achieving them – and its all done using plain English.
Route to Follett Stock: Penny trained at top City law firm, Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw and qualified there in 1994 into the Corporate Group where she handled a mixture of corporate and commercial work. From there she went on to work as In-House Legal Counsel for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for e-commerce provider, GE Information Services where her responsibilities included setting up Joint Ventures with local partners throughout the EMEA region and licensing e-commerce solutions. After developing a food franchising business, she set up her own two partner law firm in West Sussex which she ran for two years, before joining up with one of the largest regional law firms in the South East, DMH Stallard where she worked prior to joining Follett Stock.
Why Follett Stock? On relocating to Cornwall, there was really no competition. The people at Follett Stock are dynamic, business minded and approachable and their enthusiasm is infectious.
Why instruct her? As well 15 years of legal experience advising companies from blue chip household names to one-man bands, Penny has experienced the rigours of setting up two businesses herself from scratch. This has given her a pragmatic and commercial approach to her legal advice.
Client comments:
“Penny, thank you for all of your time and effort in reviewing and updating. These are really excellent, significantly simpler and more concise without losing mutual protection for all parties, very much appreciated.”
“Dear Penny, thanks for your prompt and professional support to date which is really appreciated.”
“Once again, many thanks for all of the hard work and prompt response, very much appreciated.”
“Penny, Many thanks for all of your hard work and prompt responses, have reviewed and accepted, Download T&C's, they look really good.”
“Hi Penny. Once again many thanks for all of your hard work and prompt responses very much appreciated. By close of play today we will have uploaded all three sets which gives me great peace of mind before I go away.”
"Penny Paddle displays an ‘exceptional understanding’ of client needs, coupled with a ‘professional approach and attention to detail" The Legal 500
"Wow! If only all of my outside law firms would be as responsible (and sensitive) to costs and value as you are! Thank you"
“More responsive and easier to understand advice. Commercially aware".
"Responsiveness is outstanding. The team cover each other and there is always someone to talk to".
"Over the past two years Penny has been instrumental in both the re-drafting of our Terms and Conditions and in direct negotiation of terms with clients on our behalf. We have always been impressed with Penny’s professionalism and attention to detail and, quite frankly could not do without her".
"Penny, thank you for the swift response. This level of responsiveness is why we are so pleased to be working with the team at Follett Stock”.
Follett Stock LLP is a limited liability partnership
registered in England and Wales with registered number OC346431.
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CHRIS LINGARD LLB (Hons) SOLICITOR - ADVOCATE (HIGHER COURTS CIVIL) -Member
MARTIN PEARSE BA (Hons) LLM - Member
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