Shoosmiths LLP

Legal Services | England
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Platform 9th Floor | New Station Street | Leeds | LS1 4JB | 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

Jonny  Adamson

Jonny Adamson

Senior Associate
Alex  Bevan

Alex Bevan

Senior Associate
Leonie  Byrne

Leonie Byrne

Senior Associate
Christian  Cockcroft

Christian Cockcroft

Principal Associate
Sophie  Davies

Sophie Davies

Principal Associate
Michael  Earnshaw Beattie

Michael Earnshaw Beattie

Senior Associate
Abi  Falshaw

Abi Falshaw

Principal Associate
James  Haikney

James Haikney

Principal Associate
Faith  McLaughlin

Faith McLaughlin

Senior Associate
Lauren  Midgley

Lauren Midgley

Principal Associate
Jonathan  Morris

Jonathan Morris

Senior Associate
Steve  Powell

Steve Powell

Senior Associate
Liam  Smith

Liam Smith

Senior Associate
Samantha  Truckle

Samantha Truckle

Senior Associate
Nick  Wilcock

Nick Wilcock

Senior Associate

Associates

Emily  Egan

Emily Egan

Associate
Fleur  Gribble

Fleur Gribble

Associate
Nick  Taylor

Nick Taylor

Associate
Rachel  Taylor

Rachel Taylor

Associate
Amy  Walton

Amy Walton

Associate

Legal Directors and Key Support Personnel

Helen  Bridgman

Helen Bridgman

Legal Director
Christine  Burrows

Christine Burrows

Legal Director
Jennifer  Clarke

Jennifer Clarke

Legal Director
Charles  Jackson

Charles Jackson

Legal Director
Christopher  King

Christopher King

Legal Director
Stephanie  Kosaka

Stephanie Kosaka

Legal Director
Bob  Pritchard

Bob Pritchard

Legal Director
Charlotte  Thomas

Charlotte Thomas

Legal Director

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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