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David Mendel

Partner

Artificial intelligence | Corporate advisory and governance | Employment, incentives and pensions | Investigations | Mergers and acquisitions | Technology |

He’s absolutely fantastic and provides pragmatic advice

Client quotation, Chambers UK 2025

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Recent work

  • Long-term adviser to London Stock Exchange Group including on the employment and incentives aspects of its proposed $28bn merger with Deutsche Börse; its acquisition of Refinitiv; and its acquisition of Frank Russell Company and the related rights issue.
  • Haleon plc on its demerger from GSK plc and its listing on the London Stock Exchange.
  • Rentokil Initial plc on its acquisition of Terminix
  • Comcast on the employee incentive aspects of its successful competitive bid of Sky plc, together with DWS on its takeover of Stagecoach plc; GXO on its takeover of Clipper Logistics plc; and CVC on its takeover of Stock Spirits plc.
  • Google on its acquisition of Mandiant Inc.
  • US based tech business, Carta, on its acquisitions of UK based fintechs Capdesk and Vauban.
  • SSE plc on its the proposed spin-off and merger of its retail business with nPower and subsequent sale of SSE's retail business to Ovo Energy; and on its offshore wind energy joint ownership plan in Japan.
  • Deloitte LLP in successfully defending a claim for breach of its partnership agreement in both the High Court and Court of Appeal.
  • A global investment bank in defending a sex discrimination claim, which was struck out by the Employment Tribunal.
  • An engineering company in the successful application for an interim injunction to restrain a former employee from breach his non-compete and subsequent resolution of the dispute.
  • Various other employment tribunal claims for unfair dismissal, discrimination and whistleblowing.
  • Conducting investigations for various listed and private companies into allegations of bullying, harassment and discrimination.

Qualifications

Education

  • BPP Law School, UK (legal practice course, distinction)
  • New College, University of Oxford, UK (BA in jurisprudence, first class)

Professional memberships

  • Employment Lawyers’ Association
  • SharePlan Lawyers