Marshall Leopold Joins London Office

(October 17, 2005, London)—Steptoe & Johnson LLP today announced that Marshall Leopold has joined its London office, Steptoe & Johnson, effective immediately.  Until very recently, Mr. Leopold was Head of Corporate in the Thames Valley Office of Olswang.

"Marshall brings a renowned contact base both in the Thames Valley and London, particularly in the technology sectors," said Roger Warin, Chairman of Steptoe. "His commercial and corporate clients will fit well within our rapidly growing corporate and technology  practice, and emphasize Steptoe's commitment to growing its UK business. With many years' experience of working with US clients on UK and international deals, Marshall reinforces our exceptionally talented team."

A graduate of Queen University Belfast, Mr. Leopold has more than two decades of  experience in major corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance work both in the UK and internationally. His commercial experience extends into joint ventures, asset purchases and disposals, and PFI projects, as well as all commercial trading agreements and structures.

Maury Shenk, Managing Partner of Steptoe's London office, said, "Our London office is growing rapidly, and we believe that the combination of Marshall's local knowledge and an outstanding reputation for commerciality and our own highly skilled and professional team is a perfect fit." 

Prior to joining Olswang as a partner in June 2002, Mr. Leopold was formerly head of the corporate team at Andersen Legal in Reading, having previously headed the corporate team at Shoosmiths & Harrison in Reading. He has an exceptional record of lecturing and publishing on many aspects of corporate and commercial matters, and has been recognized by both the Legal 500 and Chambers for significant experience in his field.

Mr. Leopold said, "I share many common interests and goals with Steptoe and was delighted to be invited to join such an internationally highly regarded law firm. The prospect of being able to concentrate on growing my practice around a US client base as well as within the UK technology sectors in a way that addresses the realities and needs of that sector is too good an opportunity to miss. It is the type of challenge that I relish and which captures my imagination and fires my enthusiasm. I look forward to working to further expand Steptoe’s particularly successful London office."