John joined RFB as a partner in October 2025 as head of Corporate and Commercial team.
John is an experienced corporate/commercial lawyer, offering practical, proactive and cost effective advice to businesses of all types. His principal areas of work as a corporate lawyer include advising clients on buying and selling their businesses, business start-ups, fund raising, corporate structure and general corporate advisory work. He has undertaken M&A work for a variety of businesses and individuals, ranging from listed companies to smaller owner-managed businesses.
He has particular expertise in advising business owners in the healthcare, children’s nurseries, financial services, estate agency, manufacturing, logistics, facilities management, pharmaceutical and motor trade sectors.
In addition to undertaking corporate work, John is experienced in drafting commercial agreements, including shareholder agreements, articles of association, partnership and LLP agreements and joint venture agreements.
Prior to joining RFB, John held the position of Head of London for a top 60 law firm. The extensive management experience he gained in this role gave him a unique understanding of the practical, as well as the legal, issues and challenges faced by business owners
John lives, and was educated, in Surrey and studied at the London School of Economics.
He is a keen golfer, and enjoys going to the gym and watching his son’s Sunday football team.
Expertise
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Strategic advice for SMEs and owner managed businesses
- Business structures, including limited company group structures, partnerships and LLPs
- Shareholder agreements and bespoke articles
- Joint Ventures General commercial agreements, including terms of business, distribution agreements and agency agreements
Insights
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John Andrews
Head of Corporate and Commercial
