Louise Wallace Email & Phone Number

I am Head of the CMS International Corporate/M&A Group, a global group of over 1,000 Corporate lawyers throughout Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa and South America. I undertake this role with my Co-Head Stefan Brunnschweiler.I have been with CMS for over 30 years working on, and particularly enjoying acting on, some of the largest, cross-border international transactions which CMS undertakes. Having done so, I know my colleagues in our CMS offices and am very proud to work with them on these global mandates. That in-depth knowledge enables us to provide the highest quality, seamless service that client’s value and that we deliver. As Head of International Corporate/M&A I will be championing excellence and putting our clients at the heart of everything we do.I specialise in the Hotel & Leisure and Consumer & Retail sectors, specialising in M&A and all manner of corporate advisory matters for clients including M&A but also including Hotel Management Agreements and Franchise Agreements.I am regularly asked to speak at Conferences, on Hotel & Leisure, Consumer & Retail but also more generally particularly on D&I matters which I am proud to support.I am Client Relationship Partner to several multi-national clients, a role I take extremely seriously believing that a real understanding of the client’s business and priorities is absolutely vital to excellent legal and commercial advice. Disseminating that understanding to the whole client team is always a key priority for me.I was delighted to have been recognised this year again by the leading legal directories, Chambers and Legal 500 which included client quotes such as “a trusted adviser” “direct, straightforward and brings a wealth of experience to give excellent strategic and commercial deal advice” and “very commercial and able to advise clearly and directly”. I am pleased to be Band 1 for Hotels & Leisure and recognised for M&A in Chambers.I have had numerous positions within CMS having been on the CMS Executive Committee, the UK International Board and have been International Head of Consumer Products, roles which I enjoyed and enabled me to leverage the whole of CMS for the benefit of clients.I am passionate about female career development both within CMS and also more widely and I am delighted to be on the Advisory Board of Women in Hotels: https://wihglobal.com. I have a number of mentoring responsibilities which I take seriously both within the firm and WIH and I am delighted to see the needle really shifting.