Michael Francies

Michael Shaul Francies
Michael Francies (2004)
Born (1956-10-14) 14 October 1956 (age 70)
Tiberias, Israel
OccupationSolicitor
WebsiteSullivan & Cromwell site

Michael Shaul Francies (born 14 October 1956) is a British solicitor who specializes in equity financing. He is currently the a partner of the London office of Sullivan & Cromwell.

Early life and education

Francies was born in Israel, but moved to the UK as a young child. He earned his law degree at Manchester University; and did graduate work in finance at the College of Law, London.

Career

After completing the bar, Francies began working with Clifford Chance. In 1998 he moved to Weil Gotshal & Manges.

In 2009 an industry magazine described Francies as "the best UK corporate partner currently practising with a US firm."

In July 2025 Francies was appointed as Chair of the charity Power2. The CEO of the charity Julie Randles commented at the time of the appointment as follows: "Mike's sound judgment and wise counsel will help us all to reach even more children and young people with our transformative work" - https://www.power2.org/people/mike-francies/

By 2026 Francies was a dedicated and active supporter of several charities assisting diverse talent to access the legal profession including Lawyers Who Care (supporting care-experienced aspiring lawyers), The 93% Club (a membership organisation for state school students and alumni) and the CIC City Century, (a collaboration of City of London law firms helping diverse school leavers to access Level 7 apprenticeships)

Honours

References

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  3. ↑ "Weil, Gotshal & Manges", Legal Week, 21 Aug 2009, accessed 21 Jun 2010
  4. ↑ Lawyer Awards site Archived 2008-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Legal Week article on Francies
  6. ↑ Frances Gibb and Alex Spence, "Times Law 100", Times Online, 22 Apr 2008, accessed 21 Jun 2010
  7. ↑ "The Hot 100 2009", The Lawyer