Siobhan Johnson is an Associate Solicitor specialising in corporate and commercial law. She advises on a broad range of corporate transactions, including acquisitions, disposals, investments, joint ventures and corporate restructurings.
Siobhan has worked with businesses at every stage of their lifecycle, from start-ups to established organisations, across a variety of sectors including technology, hospitality and healthcare. She has extensive experience managing complex corporate transactions and has advised on deals with values of up to £5 million.
Siobhan takes pride in providing practical, commercially focused advice and is committed to delivering exceptional client service, ensuring that every matter is handled to the highest standard. She excels at building strong and enduring client relationships based on trust, professionalism and mutual respect, helping clients navigate transactions with confidence while fostering long-term loyalty and positive client outcomes.
- Acted on an investment into a biotechnology company developing cultured meat technology, acted for the company on a multi-stage funding arrangement alongside an investor.
- Acted for the management team on a management buy-out of a recruitment business, part funded by institutional lending.
- Acted for a healthcare business on its transition to employee ownership via an Employee Ownership Trust.
- Implementation of a corporate reorganisation of a risk management software company, which included the establishment of new holding companies, share cancellations, share redesignations, subdivisions and intra group share transfers, working alongside accountants and tax advisors.
- Implementation of exit-only and performance related share schemes.
- Acquisitions and disposals
- Management buy-outs
- Employee-Ownership Trusts (EOTs)
- Investments
- Shareholder agreements
- Share options schemes
- Group company restructures
Experience:
- Associate, Darwin Gray, 2026 – present
- Solicitor, GS Verde Law, 2022 – 2026
- Trainee Solicitor, GS Verde Law, 2021 – 2022
- Corporate Commercial Executive, GS Verde Law, 2019 – 2021
Education:
- Cardiff University LLB and LPC