What can I do for you

Joanna is a corporate partner with more than 15 years' transactional experience in M&A and private equity across the value spectrum.  She advises domestic and international buyers and sellers (private and public companies, large international groups, owner-managed mid-market businesses and high net worth individuals), on a range of both domestic and cross-border transactions.

What do others say

Joanna "is alive to commercial issues and acts with diligence and efficiency"

Supporting your ambitions

Joanna has a particular focus in the financial services and energy sectors where her work has required the management of multi-disciplinary deal teams.  Most recently, Joanna has consolidated her significant experience in the recycling and waste management sector, having acted on numerous transactions for a leading provider of waste management and resource recovery solutions in the UK and Ireland.  Described in the Legal 500 as “passionate about her work and a pleasure to deal with”, Joanna is noted by her clients for her commercial and collaborative approach, and her ability to get deals done on time and on budget.

What else should you know?

Joanna takes a keen interest in developing junior members of the team and understands the importance of creating an environment in which the next generation can build confidence alongside business acumen.

Full of energy and enthusiasm, Joanna also juggles the busy lives of three teenagers – whose negotiation skills are, as a result, exemplary!

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What our clients say about us

“I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.”

“They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.”

“All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.”

“I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.”