Edward S. Miller
Partner
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- +44 (0)20 3116 3470 (London)
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- +44 (0)20 3116 3999 (London)
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- emiller@reedsmith.com
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Edward specializes in international transactional work and U.K. and European competition and anti-trust regulation.
Edward has particular experience in advising French, U.S. and U.K. based quoted and unquoted international groups regarding the establishment and termination of international joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, and cross border commercial agreements (including distribution and licensing arrangements, outsourcing, public authority contracting and others) in a range of industries including pharma/biotech, life sciences and health care, food and agriculture, and the rail industry.
He also focuses on competition and anti-trust law and has successfully represented clients in investigations conducted by the European and UK authorities, in the conception and implementation of international pricing and distribution structures, and in obtaining multi-jurisdictional merger clearances.
He is listed as a notable practitioner in anti-trust in Chambers Guide to the U.K. Legal Profession 2005 and 2006.
Representative Matters
Termination and sale of interest in U.K. telecoms JV for national European telecoms operator
Reed Smith represented an international passenger train operator in the contractual and procurement aspects of the refurbishment of an entire train fleet
$350 million transatlantic joint venture between household name U.K. and U.S. listed corporates
£200 million outsourcing contract for U.K. passenger train operator
Sale of entire U.K. business of U.S. owned information technology and consumer electronics retailer, including 300 retail sites
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Experience
| 2001 | Reed Smith |
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| 1991 | Warner Cranston (combined with Reed Smith in 2001) Made partner in 1994 Served on the managing body from 1994 until 2000 |
Legal Education
| 1986 | Manchester Polytechnic (Solicitors Finals) |
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| 1985 | Hebrew University of Jerusalem (LLM International Law) |
| 1983 | Attended the Free University of Brussels (1983 Licence Spéciale en Droit Européen) |
| 1982 | University of Oxford, Oriel College (Law) |
Professional Affiliations
- Honorary legal adviser to the Council of the UK Manufacturers’ Agents’ Association
- Honorary Legal Adviser to the European Sales and Marketing Association
- U.K. Delegate to the International Union of Commercial Agents and Brokers Legal Working Group
- U.K. Expert at the International Distribution Institute
Interests
Edward is a fluent French speaker and regularly conducts meetings and correspondence in French.