The proof of the pudding is in the eating

The best commercial legal/business mind bar none!

Mark has a unique ability to turn complex legal gobbledygook into simple English. He understands, talks and writes like no other lawyer I’ve met. His business mind is one of the sharpest I know, understanding business issues quickly and finding solutions / adding value immediately.

To top it all, he’s also one of the nicest blokes you’ll meet!

I highly recommend Mark and hope we continue to work together in one guise or another in the future…

Mat Oram, Director, AdviseInc

We instructed Clearview after struggling with expensive lawyers from a major UK firm.  Working closely with our commercial team, Mark immediately restructured and simplified customer and supplier contracting for our division’s most strategic and profitable deals.

We now have a highly cost-effective service from Clearview that is flexible and high-value, with approximately 25 stable long-term stable contracts in place.  Mark is commercial, quick, and easy to work with. I recommend him.

Nigel Muirhead, Products Director, Agilisys

Mark embodies all the skills that a good lawyer requires: good disposition, negotiation skills, empathy and discretion. Highly recommended.

Sergio Cerro, CEO, Rebellion Pay

One of  the best commercial lawyers I’ve worked with.

Steve Robertson, Chief Financial Officer, DPR

Mark is an excellent commercial lawyer who is very user-friendly. He is quick to spot the business issues in a deal, adds value very fast and suggests solutions. Unlike most lawyers, there is no mumbo-jumbo or gobbledegook in his opinions.

Andrew Mosely, Consulting Director, Metapraxis

Mark provided legal support to numerous sales and bids. He is one of the most sales-aware lawyers I have worked with, a great negotiator, and quick to cut through to, and resolve, issues to enable business to be done.

Simon Hampton, Oracle

We’ve worked together on many software and outsourcing contracts, his work rate is immense, he cuts to the chase on the most challenging commercial and legal points, he’s a tough negotiator and would be at the top of my list for legal counsel.

James Snow, Director, SamePage

We have used Mark as our Corporate Lawyer for all commercial and litigation matter for the last three years. His extensive Commercial legal experience has proved invaluable to us and I have no hesitation is recommending him to anybody who wants a first-class lawyer with the vital balance of legal expertise and commercial acumen.

Peter Grisman FCA, Company Secretary, Glasseco

Mark is very smart, quick, pragmatic and easy to work with. I recommend him.

Terry Baxter. Director of Risk and Compliance, Target Group

We engaged Mark to help us with the exit of a customer from a very large outsource contract.  The customer expected us to pay for the – very significant – costs of the exit: we took the opposite view.  To make things more difficult, the date of the exit was fixed and could not be moved.

We engaged Mark because he is bright, and commercially and contractually aware. The real bonus was how Mark integrated seamlessly into the team and was soon thought of as one of the SMT. He provided balanced objective insightful analysis of the challenges faced, helped form the negotiation strategy, engaged directly in the negotiations and provided an unflappable, calm, pragmatic presence no matter how heated the customer debate.  There is no doubt that without Mark’s contribution we would not have achieved the successful outcome that we did.

Trevor Greenfield, Operations Director, XHRS

Mark Sherwood-Edwards is a very smart, pragmatic and experienced lawyer whom we have used for the majority of our commercial legal requirements – contractual, regulatory and general advisory – in the UK, Malaysia and Norway.

He is exceptionally quick to turn round assignments, well-tuned to the commercial issues that our company faces, able to think laterally when the need arises, and is our de facto in-house legal counsel.

Jeremy Toyne, Chief Executive Officer, Prego International

I used Mark in a corporate acquisition situation. His negotiation skills were first class and his advice and guidance have saved me considerable amounts of money and ensured that the risks in the transaction were identified and mitigated as far as was possible. I have no hesitation in recommending him.

Tim Brooks, Managing Director, Lewisford Group

We have recently had the pleasure of working with Mark who is one of the best commercial lawyers around. He is detail-orientated, extremely sharp and gets things done at pace. We would without question work with Mark moving forward and highly recommend his services.

Ben Graham, Partner, TritonExec