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Tuesday 1st May 2007

SJ Berwin LLP, the leading pan-European corporate and commercial law firm, is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Sutherland, who will be joining the firm’s specialist Outsourcing team as a commercial associate on 14 May. 

Andrew joins from Electronic Data Systems Legal Affairs, where since 1998 he has specialised in medium to very large scale UK and multi-jurisdictional IT and business process outsourcing transactions across the public and private sectors.  His recent experience includes the complex realignment of EDS’ high profile contracts with the Department for Work and Pensions.

Andrew’s appointment swiftly follows that of partner and head of Outsourcing, David Meredith, who joined SJ Berwin LLP in the New Year.  The two appointments have substantially reinforced the market-leading expertise of the firm’s Outsourcing team, which advises on programme management, procurement, due diligence, transaction modelling, corporate structuring, employment and pensions issues, tax, real estate and financing, and works from within client teams to deliver the very best solutions for every project, utilising unrivalled experience to get the job done, proportionally.

David Meredith said, "Through my work with EDS I’ve known Andrew for several years and am delighted that he is joining us.  His extensive experience of major projects from within EDS as a business significantly reinforces the solutions-driven expertise we are able to offer our clients."

Andrew Sutherland said, "I’ve greatly enjoyed my time with EDS and it was always going to be hard to leave, but I felt it was time for a new challenge, and the Outsourcing team at SJ Berwin is extremely impressive.  Not only is their expertise second to none, but having spent many years as a buyer of legal services I know how valuable their solutions-focused service delivery is to clients.  I wanted a role where my in-house experience would continue to be utilised in everything I do, and this team can really enable me to do this."

For further information please contact:

David Meredith, Partner, on +44 (0)20 7111 2353 or by emailing david.meredith@sjberwin.com

Dawn Haynes, Commercial Business Development Manager, on +44 (0)20 7111 5340 or by emailing dawn.haynes@sjberwin.com

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• Founded in 1982, SJ Berwin is a leading City corporate and commercial law firm with more than 1000 employees working across its offices in London, Berlin, Brussels, Frankfurt, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Paris and Turin.
  
  
• SJ Berwin’s commercial lawyers are consistently rated amongst the best, being recognised by Chambers and Partners UK directory , which applauds the team’s approach as "responsive and organised", as a "high quality practice”.
  
  
• SJ Berwin was created and thrives as a leading-edge legal services business, focusing on the European and international market place.  Our clients are sophisticated buyers of legal services, principally entrepreneurial companies and financial institutions, whom we advise on a comprehensive range of services including Corporate Finance, Commercial, Real Estate, Banking, Reconstruction & Insolvency, Financial Services, Litigation, Employment & Pensions, EU & Competition and Tax.
  
  
• Our approach has resulted in the firm winning a number of recent awards including European Law Firm of the Year (EVCA) for the third consecutive year, Private Equity Law Firm of the Year (EVCJ) for the 4th consecutive year,  Best Law Firm (Fund Formation) (Private EquityOnline and Private Equity International) 2007 for the 6th consecutive year; Competition Team of the Year - Legal Business Awards 2006;  No 1 in Legal Week’s Law Firm Satisfaction Survey 2005; UK Firm of the Year - Legal Week Awards 2005;  Real Estate Team of the Year - Legal Business Awards 2005; Real Estate Team of the Year - The Lawyer Awards 2005; Stephen Kon awarded Best Achievement in Copyright Practice at the World Leaders European IP Awards 2005; Jonathan Blake named Global Private Funds Lawyer of the Year by The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers.
  
  
• On 1 June 2005, SJ Berwin became SJ Berwin LLP, a limited liability partnership.  SJ Berwin LLP or an affiliated undertaking has an office in Berlin, Brussels, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Paris and Turin.
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