Fergus Payne
Joint Head of Partnership & LLP, Lewis Silkin
Fergus Payne is a partner of Lewis Silkin LLP and joint head of the firm’s Partnership and LLP group. He advises on and negotiates documents for the constitutional arrangements of partnerships and LLPs, LLP conversions, joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions.
His LLP and partnership clients include law and accountancy firms and other professional services and consultancy businesses.
Fergus is recommended in both Chambers and Legal 500 directories as a leading practitioner in the area of partnerships and LLPs. The latest edition of Chambers refers to him as having “exceptional experience in LLP matters”. He is a regular writer and speaker on issues affecting professional services, particularly the legal and accountancy sectors. He is also a co-author of the book, “Employment, Partnership and Discrimination Law for Professional Partnerships“.