Tessa Laws is a qualified lawyer with fifteen years’ City legal experience working on flotations, investments and mergers in London, the UK and abroad. She provides hands-on commercial advice and guidance to a wide range of clients; from individuals to institutions. Many recent indentures have been focused on areas of renewable energy and media; advising management teams on share sales and acquisitions, public companies on their mergers, investment vehicles on their investments and individuals on their business structures.

A longstanding proponent of renewable energy Tessa has assisted companies in the wind energy, solar and waste arenas and she helped create the New Energy Awards in 2007. Current clients include Carbon 350 Limited (www.shrooda.com) and Amplio Group Limited.

In the media world, Tessa has advised on numerous independent TV production company disposals, acquisitions and disposals of marketing services and advertising interests and investments in on and offline print. She currently advises Rize Television Limited, Porta Communications plc (www.portacomms.com), Into All Things Limited and a variety of niche publishers.

In the words of the Legal 500 “…Tessa Laws is praised… for thoughtful negotiation and fantastic advice…”

Furthermore Tessa has set up a new style of legal practice, New Laws Legal, which is a provider of forward thinking, completely hands-on and commercial legal advice — the practice is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).

If required, Tessa’s clients can also draw on other consultancy assistance from Laws Consulting, which is an unregulated entity able to provide a management consultancy to and assist in fundraising for companies and individuals. Via this consultancy Tessa has involvement in the world of hair, beauty and fashion — some examples being Josh Wood Colour Limited (www.joshwoodcolour.com), a company founded by one of the world’s leading masters of hair colour — Josh Wood, Body Editions Limited (www.bodyeditions.com), a ‘body’ manufacturing company run by the talented designer and fashion stylist Raquel Franco.

Tessa is building up a portfolio of clients in the publishing and events arena — Cleantech Investor, Science Business Publishing and Into All Things — all of whom are in different niches within the world of publishing and events.

An eager proponent of renewable energy, Tessa has helped a Scottish hydro company in its funding and has been working on fund-raising for a solar developer outside the UK and for a carbon credit broker and principal.

Chris Connors – brand,creative & strategic consultancy – chrisconnorscc.com

Bill Cunningham/Richard Hargreaves – venture funding – endven.com

Rich Hudson – where science meets business – sciencebusiness.net

Tessa Laws combines two important business services, solid corporate and commercial legal advice as well as full management consultancy. She can strategically help your business grow, access necessary funding (if needed) and coordinate the change of your brand internal (legal) as well as external (perception).

Her innovative approach to business embraces today’s world of constant change and enabling your business to adapt fast, yet strategically to the new ways of thinking and doing.

• One person : Two-pronged service
• The City approach and experience
• A realist and authentic approach to your business
• International mindset
• Bespoke to your needs
• 360 degree service : Strategic consultancy to business creation

21 Arlington Street, London,
SW1A 1RN

T +44 20 7989 0511
M +44 77 6788 2759
PA +44 77 8023 9602
F +44 20 7355 9549

Skype: tessalaws1

tessa@lawsconsulting.co.uk
tessa@newlawslegal.co.uk

New Laws Legal is a full service law firm authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The practice is run by Tessa Laws and gives corporate and commercial legal advice to individuals and businesses.

Dan Russell assists Tessa Laws. Dan is a qualified solicitor with City experience working on flotations, acquisitions and investments. Dan’s recent transactions include: advising owners/management teams of technology companies on investments from institutional private equity providers; advising owners/management teams on sales of businesses; advising newly listed companies on Disclosure and Transparency Rules obligations. Dan began his career in the legal department of a bulge bracket investment bank, working on underwritings of debt and equity capital market offerings and subsequently Dan became a fiduciary relationship officer of an offshore trust company, advising on tax-efficient trust and company structures. Dan is a registered Trusts and Estates Practitioner.

Dan can be contacted on:

dan@newlawslegal.co.uk

D:+44 207 989 0706

M:+44 7714 612681

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newlawslegal acts for Jill Franklin in the sale of Franklin Rae to James Grant Group Limited (represented by DLA UK LLP)

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newlawslegal acts for Hailocab in its joint venture with Vodafone

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newlawslegal acts for Meller Designs in its acquisition of the business and assets of Chesterfield Fashions

newlawslegal acts for GPP (Denmark) in their investment into a 5MW solar plant to be built in Cambridgeshire

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LawsConsulting provides strategic advice predominantly to media and renewable energy businesses. The consultancy aims to help businesses grow by introducing a full back and front office service including administration, strategic growth, branding, access to funding and management.

Laws Consulting draws on specialist expertise for business planning; preparing forecasts; helping with key recruitment; brand building and strategy and, ultimately, introducing potential funders.

Key clients include:

Josh Wood – Josh spent many years working in a salon environment as a partner and is a global ambassador for Wella. Josh set up his own atelier in September 2011 with help on structuring, funding and fit out from LawsConsulting (www.joshwoodcolour.com).

Raquel Franco – Raquel has been a fashion stylist for many years working for leading publications and advertising clients. Inspired by her experiences and knowledge from the fashion industry Raquel launched Body Editions, a brand of bodysuits, with the aim of providing women with the perfect foundation for any outfit. LawsConsulting is helping her with the continued progress of the brand. Body Editions launched in November 2011 with funding arranged via LawsConsulting and already has clients in New York and London. Raquel is currently working on the next Autumn/Winter collection (www.bodyeditions.com).

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James Alexander-Sinclair – an established gardener, landscaper, writer and television broadcaster (www.blackpitts.co.uk) James is in the process of starting his own niche publishing company due to launch via App in March 2012. LawsConsulting has been working on the strategy and helping James with his fundraising.

Tessa Laws is authorised and regulated by the FSA. Endeavour Ventures Limited, 41 Devonshire Street, W1G 7AJ, registered in England and Wales 05244123 registered office 9-13 St Andrew Street, London EC4A 3AF.

LawsConsulting featured the New Energy Awards 2012 which were held at the Science Museum in London (www.newenergyawards.com) and BWEC 2012 (Brazil Wind Energy Conference) which was held in Sao Paulo and is being organised by Cleantech Investor Magazine (www.cleantechinvestor.com/events/bwec-2011.html) as well as on a variety of round table invitation only renewable energy focused events.

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