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About Crest Legal
Crest Legal is a firm of solicitors that provides business legal services for founders and senior managers of startups and other privately held business. We specialise in business sales & acquisitions, advising founders on startups and commercial contracts. We are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Tak is a highly skilled, experienced and entrepreneurial lawyer. He founded Crest Legal in 2017.
He started his legal career with the top corporate law firm Slaughter and May, and then Allen & Overy LLP, before becoming a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright LLP. He originally graduated in medicine and worked as a junior doctor before qualifying as a solicitor.
Tak frequently provides corporate, commercial and finance advice to entrepreneurs. He has advised on numerous transformative transactions for client businesses.
He specialises in fundraisings and exit deals, particularly in the tech sector. He has a wealth of in-depth experience in advising founders on funding rounds, shareholders' agreements and governance, and share incentive schemes. He is regularly involved in business sales and acquisitions, and corporate restructurings.
A client described Tak as “providing a remarkably professional and efficient service. His response rate is rapid and his advice, and support, have proven to be excellent on every occasion”.
Tak has been ranked regularly as a 'leading lawyer' in a number of legal directories including Legal 500 and Chambers.
He is also a Visiting Lecturer at BPP University Law School.
Tim Gir
Consultant
Tim is a solicitor with over 30 years of legal experience, having started his career with Allen & Overy LLP in London.
He has a long track record of providing clear and pragmatic advice to entrepreneurs and business owners on an extensive range of business legal matters, including business sales and acquisitions, setting up businesses, shareholders agreements, partnership agreements, angel investment, venture capital investment, joint ventures, corporate governance, commercial contracts, and terms and conditions.
Tim also has accreditation for higher rights of audience in all courts and can conduct cases as an advocate.
He provides practical, friendly and helpful advice on business legal matters to people starting new businesses - a client comments ‘Friendly, helpful and experienced service. Advice was clear and I felt looked after’.
How We Work
Our clients are based throughout the UK and further afield. All transactions are led by Tak Matsuda who has a wealth of experience in corporate and commercial transactions gained in leading City of London law firms, and as a board adviser.
We use the internet extensively to help us advise our clients and manage transactions. We have adopted technology for remote working so that we can work flexibly. We do not have high overheads of many law firms with employees working in physical office spaces in expensive locations.
testimonials
What Our Clients Say
Crest Legal was our sole representative in the sale of a significant stake in our company (UK) to a US based entity. Tak’s advice, patience and service were exceptional, and we feel lucky to have worked with him. Will be hiring again!
TIM
Tak is great. Very concrete, concise and were able to answer the questions and explain the potential options in a simple and understandable manner. Would be happy to work with him again.
SABINE
Join Us
We are looking for exceptional business solicitors to join our growing business law practice which delivers effective and cost-efficient legal solutions for entrepreneurs. We are based in London, and work across England and Wales.
- TAK MATSUDA
For Law Firms
Corporate and commercial law
Crest Legal provides specialist business legal services to other law firms that do not provide services in corporate and commercial law.
Would your law firm and your clients like to take advantage of this business legal support from our solicitors? The client remains your client and we provide business legal services as and when required by your law firm. As a niche business solicitors practice we will not impact on other areas of your work as a law firm.
We deliver effective and cost-efficient legal solutions for startups and other privately held business. Our business solicitors are based in London, and work across England and Wales.
Conveyancing, trusts and wills, family law, personal injury and criminal law
From time to time, our business solicitors receive requests for legal advice in relation to buying and selling residential property, trusts and wills, family matters, personal injury and crime.
If your law firm would like us to refer these matters to you, please let us know.
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Our Location
Crest Legal
86-90 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NE
On the borders of Clerkenwell and Shoreditch, Crest Legal is just a stone’s throw from the Silicon Roundabout, and ideally located within London’s financial and business district.
A short walk from Old Street, Shoreditch High Street and Moorgate stations, this location benefits from excellent transport links across London and beyond.