Our Entrepreneurs and Family Business sector expertise

The issues and concerns of family and entrepreneurial businesses run deep in our DNA, and our team can offer a huge depth and breadth of experience in these matters. We support entrepreneurs whether they are managing existing interests or starting new ventures.

Advising business owners

We work with individuals who are divesting their interest in their business on relevant corporate governance, management succession and personal taxation considerations. Critically for family businesses, our private client team also offers advice and support on a broad range of specialist issues regarding business ownership and interests, tax and inheritance.

We advise businesses, and the individuals that run them, on the entire spectrum of legal advice that arise at all stages of a businesses development cycle, including:

  • Start-up
  • Expansion
  • Acquisition or merger
  • Financing
  • Management buyout
  • Flotation
  • Voluntary liquidation.

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Our services for entrepreneurs and family businesses

Legal500 2026 Leading Individual Award
Tim Ashdown, Lawyer, Partner, Dispute Resolution TMT, DMH Stallard
Legal500 2026 Recommended Lawyer Award
James Colvin, Lawyer, Partner, Dispute Resolution, DMH Stallard
Jo Rovery, Lawyer, Partner, Real Estate, DMH Stallard

Insights

Announcements

Firm views employee satisfaction as ‘key driver’ of success

DMH Stallard has reported exceptional levels of employee satisfaction, with 100% agreeing that the firm is a good place to work in latest survey.

28/09/2026

Insights

DMH Stallard advises BDX Group on ‘strategic acquisition’

DMH Stallard has advised BDX Group Ltd and Socrates Holdings Ltd on the successful acquisition of Socrates Imaging B.V. and Socrates Imaging Ltd.

24/09/2026

Insights

(Un)lawful information gathering: Baroness Lawrence v Associated Newspapers [2026]

unpacking the High Court’s dismissal of privacy claims arising from unlawful information gathering in Baroness Lawrence v Associated Newspapers [2026] EWHC 1637.

18/09/2026

Events

Right to work checks – Are you ready for 1 October 2026?

In this latest webinar, our Immigration team willl provide an overview of what is changing, what it means for your business, and how your commercial contracts and service arrangements may be impacted by the extended liabilities pertaining to third party workers.

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