Heidi Sawtell
Member and Head of Corporate & Commercial
Qualifications/Memberships
Solicitor – Member of the Law Society
About Heidi
Heidi joined Talbot Walker in 2018 and became a Member in 2021. Prior to joining Talbot Walker Heidi worked as a corporate and regulatory lawyer in the City for 17 years, including training and practising at a top tier law firm for over 10 years. She has extensive experience of a wide range of corporate and commercial matters and regularly advises a range of clients on company and commercial matters including business and share sales and purchases, shareholders agreements, commercial agreements and other company matters in order to help clients reach their goals.
Interests
Outside work Heidi enjoys horse-riding and spending time with her family.
Significant Experience
Heidi has worked on a wide variety of matters including:
- Business (asset) and share sales and purchases, including management buy-outs
- Shareholder agreements and articles of association
- Company reorganisations including share buy backs
- Joint ventures
- Commercial contracts including loan agreements, franchise agreements and distribution agreements
- General partnership and limited liability partnership agreements and advice
- Company formations
- General company law advice for directors and shareholders
Latest News Articles by Heidi
New director-member joining your company? Time to review your shareholder agreement
If you are planning to appoint a new director to work in your business who will also acquire shares in your company then, as well as drawing up a service level agreement to govern their [...]
Contract pricing in commercial agreements – pitfalls to avoid
If you are a fan of Marmite or Hellman’s mayonnaise, you may recall a brief dispute that broke out between Tesco and Unilever in late 2016 which led to the supermarket temporarily suspending the sale [...]
Business checklist for admitting a new partner
If you have decided that the time has come to admit a new member to your partnership, then there are a number of important steps that you will need to take in preparation. To help [...]
Secrets of success in manufacturing agreements
Relationships with manufacturers can become the backbone of your business in the long term, which is why it is important to have legal agreements in place that will grow with these relationships. 'Before any contract [...]
Selling a business? Make sure you clear out any skeletons first
Preparation is the key to success with most things in life and is particularly important when you are trying to attract a buyer for your business. This is because any potential acquirer will almost certainly [...]