Michael Scargill is Counsel (Knowledge and Innovation) for the Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisition Group in London.
Michael is responsible for developing and implementing the knowledge and innovation strategy for the PEMA Group in London. This includes focusing on both the Group’s corporate legal and practice know-how needs and the deployment and adoption of legal tech solutions within the Group.
Michael has extensive experience as a corporate lawyer, having previously been a transactional partner in a Magic Circle Firm and knowledge counsel at another US law firm. His transactional experience includes advising on both public and private M&A deals, joint ventures, corporate governance matters, privatizations, strategic investments, corporate restructurings and commercial outsourcing transactions.
Education
- University of Oxford, B.A. (Hons); M.A.
Admissions & Qualifications
- Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales
Memberships
Law Society of England & Wales
Awards & Recognition
Pro-Bono Recognition List, England & Wales: 2024, 2025