Mark Briegal

Mark has extensive experience in the professional partnership sector. He supports law firms and other professionals to manage:

• Mergers, acquisitions and sales
• Firm restructures
• Partnership/LLP exits and disputes
• Partnership conversions

As a solicitor with a background in corporate law, Mark is a founding partner of Bennett Briegal, a specialist legal firm advising law firms, doctors, professionals and entrepreneurs.

Alongside his mergers and acquisitions work, Mark deals with company matters, the preparation of shareholder agreements and commercial contracts, partner exits and the conversion of partnerships and sole traders into LLPs or limited companies. He also advises on incorporating law firms into Employee Ownership Trusts.

Mark’s clients appreciate his pragmatic approach, whatever the scenario and for whichever party he’s acting. In dispute situations, his aim is to resolve conflict as quickly and painlessly as possible, all whilst ensuring the best possible outcome.

In addition to his client work, Mark also set up and chaired the North-West branch of the Association of Partnership Practitioners and now sits on its main committee. His book, A Concise Guide to Solving Partnership and LLP Disputes Without Litigation, was published by Law Brief Publishing in 2021.

Mark has a degree in Classics from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from Manchester Business School. In his spare time, he is the chair of Archery GB and a trustee of the Rowing Foundation.

If you’d like to tap into Mark’s valuable professional partnership experience, or if you need some help navigating a dispute or a partner exit, please get in touch.