Shoosmiths LLP

Legal Services | England
tel: +44 207 305 5692
1 Bow Churchyard, Saint Paul's | London | EC4M 9DQ | England

Main Contacts

Alastair Peet

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Partner

Gary Assim

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Partner

Overview

Shoosmiths is the law firm clients choose for excellent service, incisive thinking and above all for their ability to focus on what matters.
From offices across the UK and Brussels, the firm supports some of the world's most exciting and ambitious businesses; amazing clients making an impact.

Shoosmiths empowers its people to be their authentic selves and deliver together in supportive teams committed to excellence and innovation. The firm has won prestigious industry awards, such as 'Law Firm of the Year' at the Legal Business Awards 2022, 'Legal Team of the Year' at the Estates Gazette Awards 2022 and has been recognised for being the most active law firm advising on corporate transactions across the UK (Experian, 2022).

Shoosmiths' innovative approach is also embodied in their non-legal solutions for clients, which complement its technical legal expertise.

The firm also believes in supporting the communities in which it operates, and it is firmly on its ESG journey, with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validating near-term science-based emissions reduction targets, and launching grant-making body 'The Shoosmiths Foundation'. To find out more about Shoosmiths and the positive impact the firm is making across its clients, people, and ESG and innovations, please visit: Impact report 2022 (shoosmiths.co.uk).

Lawyers Worldwide: 1600

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Principal Associates

Caroline  Airey

Caroline Airey

Principal Associate
Siobhan  Atkin

Siobhan Atkin

Principal Associate
Richard  Baker

Richard Baker

Principal Associate
Hayley  Band

Hayley Band

Senior Associate
Ben  Churchyard

Ben Churchyard

Principal Associate
Laura  Clark

Laura Clark

Senior Associate
Lauren  Conroy

Lauren Conroy

Principal Associate
Molly  Cullen

Molly Cullen

Senior Associate
Kieran  Cummins

Kieran Cummins

Senior Associate
Alex  Davidson

Alex Davidson

Senior Associate
Sophie  Davies

Sophie Davies

Principal Associate
Matt  Douglas

Matt Douglas

Principal Associate
Lisa  Faragher

Lisa Faragher

Principal Associate
Laura  Ford

Laura Ford

Senior Associate
Emma  Foulds

Emma Foulds

Principal Associate
Adam  Fox

Adam Fox

Principal Associate
Adam  Frost

Adam Frost

Principal Associate
Emma  Garthwaite

Emma Garthwaite

Senior Associate
Chris  George

Chris George

Principal Associate
Chris  George

Chris George

Principal Associate
Shruti  Goel

Shruti Goel

Senior Associate
Becky  Gray

Becky Gray

Senior Associate
Claire  Hayes

Claire Hayes

Principal Associate
Kat  Hornsby

Kat Hornsby

Principal Associate
Sarah  Jenkins

Sarah Jenkins

Principal Associate
James  Kidd

James Kidd

Senior Associate
Kathryn  Kinsey

Kathryn Kinsey

Senior Associate
Ian  Lawton

Ian Lawton

Principal Associate
Mike  Lockton

Mike Lockton

Principal Associate
Matthew  MacLachlan

Matthew MacLachlan

Principal Associate
Sarah  Maddock

Sarah Maddock

Senior Associate
Marie  Mann

Marie Mann

Senior Associate
William  Moore

William Moore

Senior Associate
Sarah  Moss

Sarah Moss

Senior Associate
George  Peyton

George Peyton

Senior Associate
Lawrence  Renny

Lawrence Renny

Principal Associate
Harry  Rose

Harry Rose

Principal Associate
Lucy  Sanderson

Lucy Sanderson

Senior Associate
John  Shirley-Rakhra

John Shirley-Rakhra

Senior Associate
Manpreet  Shoker

Manpreet Shoker

Senior Associate
Ryan  Steed

Ryan Steed

Principal Associate
Emily  Stocker

Emily Stocker

Principal Associate
Nathan  Turley

Nathan Turley

Senior Associate
Molly  Vandervell

Molly Vandervell

Senior Associate
Victoria  Walley

Victoria Walley

Senior Associate
Michael  Winter

Michael Winter

Principal Associate
Rubina  Zaidi

Rubina Zaidi

Senior Associate

Associates

Jonah  Cohen

Jonah Cohen

Associate
Jess  Dancer

Jess Dancer

Associate
Bijou  Dunn

Bijou Dunn

Associate
Shani  Edwards

Shani Edwards

Associate
Shaan  Haque

Shaan Haque

Associate
Yasmin  King

Yasmin King

Associate
Sunny  Mangatt

Sunny Mangatt

Associate
Niamh  Millais

Niamh Millais

Associate
Lauren  Moroney

Lauren Moroney

Associate
Sarah  Owbridge

Sarah Owbridge

Associate
Kamil  Piekarski

Kamil Piekarski

Associate
Daniela  Porco

Daniela Porco

Associate
Tayef  Siddique

Tayef Siddique

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...

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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...

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