On qualification Gabrielle acted for Marco Pierre White and his business partner Jimmy on an industry first Joint Venture to realise the value of the 3 Michelin stars that Marco had received for The Oak Room with Forte/Granada Plc.

This iconic moment in the Hospitality & Leisure sector resulted in Mirabelle, Quo Vadis and The Criterion entering into the JV vehicle together with Marco’s skill and expertise to be managed with the financial backing of Forte/Granada with the option to roll-out to a fixed no of flagship 5-star hotel restaurants each financial year. A true sharing of expertise for the mutual benefit of their public following.

Also, while at Telcos EE/BT Gabrielle advised and assisted with the day-to-day management, governance and dispute resolution process during the roll-out of the 4G Network by EE while JV Partner with Three UK (Hutchinson Whampoa) in Mobile Broadband Network Limited (MBNL) and it’s impact on the 3G Network that it was sometimes replacing. Sensitive highly commercial negotiations and advice was required to steer existing Shareholder Agreement relationships through unexpected and unplanned events impacting the tail-end of the investment and management of the shared 3G Network with OFCOM’s regulatory requirements and advice at its heart.

Contact gabrielle.plews@bindmans our Head of Corporate and Commercial Team to discuss further.