Independent commercial law firm
Counsel that keeps the balance in your favour.
Statera advises companies, founders and boards on the deals, disputes and decisions that shape them. Senior lawyers on every matter, plain answers, fixed scopes where possible.
24h
First response on every new enquiry, on working days.
6
Practice groups led by partners who still draft and argue.
Corporate and M&A
Commercial disputes
Employment
Real estate
Regulatory and compliance
Technology and data
Corporate and M&A
Commercial disputes
Employment
Real estate
Regulatory and compliance
Technology and data
Corporate and M&A
Commercial disputes
Employment
Real estate
Regulatory and compliance
Technology and data
Corporate and M&A
Commercial disputes
Employment
Real estate
Regulatory and compliance
Technology and data
The firm
We read the fine print, weigh the risk and tell you what we would do in your place.
Statera was founded by lawyers who left large firms to work closer to their clients. We keep teams small and senior, so the person who scopes your matter is the person who does the work.
18
Lawyers across six practice groups
1:3
Partner to associate ratio on every team
40+
Industries we have advised in
2009
Year the first office opened
Practice areas
Six practice groups. One standard of work.
Each group is led by a partner with years of hands-on experience in the field. Matters that cross areas get one lead lawyer and one fee estimate.
01
Corporate and M&A
Company formation, investment rounds, acquisitions and the governance work that holds a business together.
02
Commercial disputes
Contract claims, shareholder conflicts and debt recovery, resolved through negotiation, mediation, arbitration or court.
03
Employment
Contracts, policies, restructurings and workplace disputes, handled with care for the business and the people in it.
04
Real estate
Commercial leases, acquisitions, development projects and property finance for owners, occupiers and lenders.
05
Regulatory and compliance
Licensing, investigations and compliance programmes for businesses in regulated and fast-changing sectors.
06
Technology and data
Software contracts, data protection and intellectual property for companies that build or buy technology.
Not sure where your matter fits? Describe it and we will route it to the right partner.
How we work
A clear method, from first call to final document.
"Every client should know what we are doing, why, and what it will cost before we start."
Listen and scope
(01)
A partner reviews your matter in a first call, free of charge, and sets out the questions that matter.
Advise in writing
(02)
You receive a short written plan with options, risks, a timeline and a fee estimate or fixed fee.
Act and report
(03)
We negotiate, draft or litigate, with a short update at every milestone and no unexplained invoices.
Review and close
(04)
At the end we confirm what was achieved, what to watch for next and how to keep documents current.
Our people
Senior lawyers who stay with your matter.
You will meet the partner who leads your work in the first call. No hand-offs to people you have never spoken to.
Daniel Reyes
Managing Partner, Corporate
Daniel Reyes
Managing Partner, Corporate
Daniel Reyes
Managing Partner, Corporate
Daniel Reyes
Managing Partner, Corporate
Client voices
Trusted with the decisions that cannot be undone.
Clients come to us through other clients. A few of them, in their own words, shared with permission and without names.
Founder, software company
(01)
They explained the term sheet line by line and told us which points were worth a fight. We closed the round three weeks earlier than planned.
Series A investment round
Finance director, manufacturing group
(02)
The budget they gave us at the start was the budget we paid at the end. That alone made the dispute easier to manage internally.
Supply contract claim
HR lead, healthcare provider
(03)
Clear, calm and practical during a restructuring nobody wanted. Our managers had a script they could actually use.
Team reorganisation
Who we advise
Businesses at the moments that define them.
Founders and start-ups
Formation, first hires, investment rounds
Family businesses
Succession, governance, sale of the company
Mid-sized groups
Acquisitions, contracts, disputes
Investors and lenders
Due diligence, security, enforcement
Boards and executives
Duties, investigations, exits
Questions
Before you call us
Straight answers to what new clients ask most. Anything else, ask us directly.
How much does a first consultation cost?
The first call of up to 30 minutes is free. If we can help, we follow up with a written scope and fee estimate.
How much does a first consultation cost?
How much does a first consultation cost?
How much does a first consultation cost?
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Insights
Notes from the work we do every day.
Short, practical pieces written by our lawyers. No sales pitch, just what we would tell a client over coffee.
