Shoosmiths LLP

Legal Services | England
tel: +44 207 477 2222 | fax: +44 118 965 8801
Apex Plaza | Forbury Road | Reading | RG1 1SH | England

Main Contacts

Alastair Peet

|
Partner

Gary Assim

|
Partner

Overview

Shoosmiths is a UK top 30 national law firm with 113 partners and more than 1,500 personnel at offices in London, Birmingham, Basingstoke, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Nottingham, Reading and Solent. Our clients include household name Blue Chip companies, leading financial institutions, public and private sector organisations, and foreign-owned corporates. Recognition includes Best Brand in Practice at the MPF 2007 European Practice Management Awards. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and recently came top of a diversity survey. Our national charity partner for 2008 - 2010 is Shelter, the housing and homelessness charity.

We view ourselves as that little bit different – not in what we do (like many others we are a full service law firm with strength and depth) – but the way we do it - combining professional expertise with a personalised approach, to deliver valued legal services for all our clients. We really value our people - giving them the freedom, recognition and support to succeed - which means our clients enjoy working with us because we are open, accessible and easy to work with.

.

Year this Office was Established: 1973
Lawyers Worldwide: 1600

Notable

Areas of Practice

Professionals

Principal Associates

Caroline  Airey

Caroline Airey

Principal Associate
Ben  Churchyard

Ben Churchyard

Principal Associate
Aimee  Cook

Aimee Cook

Principal Associate
Ella  Doshi

Ella Doshi

Senior Associate
Hannah  Farley

Hannah Farley

Principal Associate
Laura  Ford

Laura Ford

Senior Associate
Emma  Foulds

Emma Foulds

Principal Associate
Teri  Gauge-Klein

Teri Gauge-Klein

Senior Associate
Abigail  Gisbourne

Abigail Gisbourne

Senior Associate
Eleanor  Grindley

Eleanor Grindley

Senior Associate
Alex  Haider

Alex Haider

Senior Associate
Beth  Jenkins

Beth Jenkins

Principal Associate
Kathryn  Kinsey

Kathryn Kinsey

Senior Associate
Adam  Leszczynski

Adam Leszczynski

Principal Associate
Suzanne  Love

Suzanne Love

Principal Associate
Daniela  Munro

Daniela Munro

Senior Associate
Lawrence  Renny

Lawrence Renny

Principal Associate
Anna  Richardson

Anna Richardson

Principal Associate
Emily  Stocker

Emily Stocker

Principal Associate
Nathan  Turley

Nathan Turley

Senior Associate
Sophie  Tyler

Sophie Tyler

Principal Associate
Amardeep  Vangar

Amardeep Vangar

Principal Associate

Associates

Hollie  Allen

Hollie Allen

Associate
Jake  Bowdler

Jake Bowdler

Associate
Shani  Edwards

Shani Edwards

Associate
Becca  Hobden

Becca Hobden

Associate
Niamh  Jones

Niamh Jones

Associate
Nikita  Kanda

Nikita Kanda

Associate
Victoria  Plesca

Victoria Plesca

Associate
Daniela  Porco

Daniela Porco

Associate
Nick  Sheerin

Nick Sheerin

Associate
Saffron  Stay

Saffron Stay

Associate

Articles

Ban on selling high-caffeine energy drinks to under 16s – what you need to know

The government plans to ban high-caffeine energy drink sales to under-16s in England. A consultation is open until 26 November, businesses should share feedback now. What is a high caffeine energy drink? A high caffeine energy drink is a soft drink that contains at least 150 milligrams (mg) of caffeine per litre of drink. Currently, manufacturers must label any such drink (excluding tea and coffee) with the words ‘High caffeine content. Not recommended for children or pregnant or breast-feeding women’...

Employment Rights Bill: Extended rights for agency workers

The Employment Rights Bill (the Bill) will grant more rights to agency workers, including new routes to employment tribunal claims. This article examines the types of claims available if employers try to bypass these rights. Other articles in our series (Employment Rights Bill Shoosmiths) give more details of what to expect from the Bill...

VIEW ALL Shoosmiths LLP Articles

Press releases

Shoosmiths strengthens real estate offering with Partner hire in London

London, Monday 24 November 2025 – Shoosmiths is pleased to announce the appointment of Jasvinder Sahotay as Partner in London’s Commercial Real Estate team. Jasvinder joins from Steptoe International (UK), bringing extensive experience in advising on major domestic and cross-border commercial real estate transactions. His broad and sophisticated practice spans significant acquisitions and disposals, complex development projects, and high-value joint venture arrangements. A substantial part of Jasvinder’s work centres on operational real estate, where he has developed deep expertise in both the senior living and data centre sectors...

Shoosmiths Guides S&W Group Through Major UK Acquisitions as Growth Strategy Advances

Law firm Shoosmiths has advised accounting and advisory firm S&W Group, a leading professional services group, on two UK acquisitions as it accelerates its growth strategy in partnership with Apax Funds.The firm has advised S&W on its acquisition of London based ClearViewIP, a global intellectual property advisory firm which offers clients intellectual property strategy, operational, and transactional advisory services across a broad spectrum of market sectors, and Peppercorn Tax, a specialist tax advisory firm based in Newcastle. The transactions broaden S&W’s range of complementary services and also builds on its regional growth in the north of England...

VIEW ALL Shoosmiths LLP Press
dots