Suzanne Whiteman

Senior Associate

As a Senior Associate and a corporate lawyer, I enjoy working on mergers and acquisitions, group restructurings, constitutional matters, shareholder arrangements and issues of corporate governance. I’m also very proud to have been entrusted with mentoring our trainees, the up-and-coming legal stars of tomorrow and the future of our firm.

Having lived and worked abroad for extended periods, I’ve learned a great deal about effective communication and draw on this when working with clients to help understand their businesses, their goals and what drives them. This enables me to forge long-lasting relationships with clients, acting as an extension of their team.

The unique, supportive culture at White & Black really assists with this – I get to work with high-calibre colleagues, with whom I’ve fostered longstanding connections, and it is these ties that help us work closely together, lawyers and support staff alike, to provide a seamless service to clients.

I trained in the City and have been at White & Black since 2017. Prior to becoming a lawyer, I completed a degree in Russian – studying and working there for two years – and subsequently worked for the BBC for several years as a journalist, editor and translator, monitoring Russian news and current affairs.

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Piers Daniell, CEO, Tewke

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Peter Swanson, Managing Director, Intertronics

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Nigel Harris, Absolute Taste

"Pragmatic, accessible support of the highest quality. The team are thoroughly knowledgeable, and their technical expertise brings with it real, tangible value"

Peter O’Connell, Managing Partner, Shaw Gibbs

"A stellar team of top lawyers, huge levels of experience and a pragmatic edge that is often elusive within the large firms.”

The Legal 500

"Technically excellent advice throughout. Focused and pragmatic in their approach."

Alex Mifsud, Co-Founder and CEO, Weavr

"A highly experienced and dedicated team. Their advice was always timely, crystal clear and brought great insight.”

Sam Pemberton, CEO, Skill Dynamics

"Excellent legal support, a vital flexible resource"

Matthew Hare, Founder of Gigaclear

"Fantastic to work with. Sophisticated practitioners who are thoughtful, detail-oriented, timely and creative. They have exceptional knowledge."

The Legal 500

"The thing that sets them apart is that their starting point is to look at what the overall commercial objectives are. Any strategy is then designed to best support and deliver these."

Chambers Guide

"It’s deeper than a transactional relationship. They’re more like an extension of our team, replacing the need for in house legal advice".

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