David Pollacchi

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About David Pollacchi

An insightful company/commercial lawyer specialising in owner-managed businesses. Independent, self-motivating and driven by doing things well. Advises on buying, selling and restructuring companies, their share capital and related finance, drafting shareholders agreements, resolving shareholder and commercial disputes, settlement agreements, share buybacks and commercial contracts Excellence is at the heart of everything I do. I don’t use unnecessary legalise or complicated language. I understand what it’s like to run a business and I can talk to clients, advisers and others in a straightforward and easy-to-understand manner. I believe that, if you’re going to do something, then do it well. I have the necessary skills to assess, plan, project management myself and others to drive through transactions to completion dealing with the technical, legal and commercial issues on the way. An experienced client described me as someone who has the ability to 'see through the noise' and to concentrate on what really matters. I'm used to and enjoy working on complex multifaceted transactions and disputes. With an excellent track record and an eye for detail, I seek out common ground and look for solutions that are rarely obvious at the start but are developed during negotiations as the positions of the parties undergo change. I've acted predominantly for owned managed businesses over a wide variety of sectors working, where appropriate, with tax advisers in the UK and in overseas territories involving a diverse range of businesses. Work areas include restructuring (all sorts of businesses), spin-offs, disputes, buying and selling hotels, restaurants and related financing, IT cos, engineering, telcos, health, vehicle recovery, design, marketing and publishing, recruitment, financial services (acquiring financial services businesses) training and knowledge-based businesses amongst others. I've helped shareholders and directors set up, acquire, reorganise and sell many private companies and I've put together Shareholders Agreements and bespoke Articles and helped shareholder directors resolve disputes between themselves and/or between themselves and their companies and fellow shareholder/directors. On commercial work, I advise on a variety of typically legal issues such as terms of business, commercial contracts, commercial disputes and employment law for employers. Connect with me here on LinkedIn or email me at dp@ccall.co.uk