Partner
Victoria Holland is the Head of our Corporate and Commercial Team. Victoria joined RIAA Barker Gillette in January 2020, having been a partner at B P Collins LLP since 2012, a firm she joined in 2006. Before that, Victoria trained and worked at the City law firm Pinsent Masons LLP.
Victoria acts for a broad range of clients ranging from large multinationals to start-ups, SMEs, partnerships, investors and entrepreneurs. Victoria has experience in providing both transactional and commercial contract advice to a diverse range of industries, with a particular focus on the automotive, biotech, contract cleaning, logistics, management consultancy, manufacturing, property management and recruitment sectors.
Victoria is renowned for her expert, sound and pragmatic commercial advice and solutions, which she delivers in a responsive, effective and personable manner.
A trusted key advisor, Victoria aims to develop long-term relationships with all her clients, working with them and their other advisors to understand their challenges, aims and ambitions so that she can help with their longer-term strategic planning and their immediate legal needs.
Victoria works closely with our employment and commercial real estate teams to ensure her clients receive the full suite of services they need to get their deals across the line.
Victoria Holland has been described by Chambers UK, The UK’s Directory of the Best Lawyers and Law Firms, as “Highly professional and pays great attention to detail.”
LLB Hons, University of Liverpool 1992
LPC, College of Law, London 1995
Solicitor of England & Wales (Admitted 1999)
Expertise
Articles
Key aspects of the Chancellor’s March 2024 Spring Budget – March 2024
Starting a business? – March 2024
Are your business’s legal documents up to date? – January 2024
When dealmakers bite down on a MAC clause – November 2023
Legal considerations for launching a charity business – October 2023
Protecting your business should you lose mental capacity – October 2023
Greenwashing attracts the wrong attention – July 2023
Artificial intelligence will be challenged – May 2023
Spring Summer Edition of Business First Magazine – April 2023
A Guide to the Economic Crime Act – January 2023
Embarrassing regulation breach for the MoJ – November 2022
The Danger of Deceit – April 2022
Consumer credit and competition law reforms – January 2022
Business Interruption Insurance – December 2021
Excluding liability in commercial contracts – August 2021
Understanding if the force is with you – August 2021
VAT on termination and compensation payments – October 2020
New protection for innovators through digital asset fingerprinting – August 2020
Contractually responsible behaviour during COVID-19 – June 2020
Delayed, but not cancelled: Company directors’ responsibilities – June 2020
Don’t put your footer in it when it comes to contracts – January 2020
Top 5 tips for a successful business relocation – September 2017
Small suppliers to get info on big companies’ payment performance – May 2017
Death of a shareholder – October 2016
Banking and finance
Corporate finance experience includes banking and re-financing projects, including reviewing and drafting facility and loan agreements and security documentation.
Corporate and commercial
Commercial experience includes handling commercial contract reviews and drafting bespoke commercial agreements, including distribution, franchise and agency agreements and supply contracts (goods and services).
Corporate work includes leading M&A transactions and negotiations, complex restructurings, joint ventures, dealing with shareholder arrangements and exits, share buy-backs and advising business start-ups.
Partnerships and LLPs
Victoria advises on all types of partnership arrangements, including drafting LLP agreements and other partnership structures.
Testimonials
“Victoria Holland has acted for us for many years, most recently in relation to a business acquisition. I can’t recommend Victoria and her team highly enough. Excellent communication throughout; they really listen to what we need and deliver a first-class service within the desired time frames. Victoria explains matters in a clear and concise way, is extremely thorough and works hard to protect our interests. Her fees are fair and provide great value.“
Gary Stevens, Founder & Group Director of BBCS – January 2022
“I have little knowledge of legal matters….I knew James at RIAA Barker Gillette; after the recent death of my parents, who was fantastically supportive at a very hard time. When my business partners recently suggested setting up a LLP…. I contacted James to ask if he could recommend somebody to advise me…..He suggested Victoria who got in contact with me the next day. We discussed the LLP process and draft agreement….and made a solid clear plan on how to move forward. When speaking to me Victoria she really listened, and I felt she really understood my issues and concerns. I would highly recommend Victoria and her firm. Victoria was knowledgeable, confident, professional and approachable. I found that her support made a rather stressful process so much easier. I would not hesitate in recommending her or the firm to family and friends. [Victoria’s] help and support have been amazing over the past few months. I cannot properly express in words how much this has meant to me, enabling me to carry on caring for the kids and working.“
Liz Sullivan – March & December 2021
“With the help of RIAA Barker Gillette I have been able to establish a Biotechnology company by acquiring promising intellectual property from an originator and agreeing a substantial financing round on the basis of that IP acquisition. The partner [Victoria Holland] at RIAA Barker Gillette became my partner in negotiations with the third parties and took a pragmatic approach by focussing on closing the deals to allow for release of value for both parties. The experience was challenging, exhilarating and eventually successful.“ “Thanks to all for making it happen, especially I should say thanks to Vicky who was steadfast beside me the whole way and who steadied the process beautifully.“
Nicholas Benedict, CEO & Co-Founder of Vaderis Therapeutics AG – April & July 2020
To see more of Victoria’s testimonials, please click the following link.
Limited offer
Flexible payment terms for corporate reviews
An excellent opportunity to focus on the essential internal housekeeping, which sometimes gets set aside, and to take advantage of our flexible payment terms for corporate reviews.
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