Shoosmiths LLP

Legal Services | England
tel: +03700 86 3000 | fax: +03700 864001
2 Colmore Square, 38 Colmore Circus Queensway | Birmingham | B4 6BJ | 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).

Year this Office was Established: 2003
Lawyers Worldwide: 1600

Notable

Areas of Practice

Professionals

Principal Associates

Priti  Bansel-Branch

Priti Bansel-Branch

Principal Associate
Richard  Blatchly

Richard Blatchly

Principal Associate
Charlotte  Cannell

Charlotte Cannell

Principal Associate
Caroline  Chester

Caroline Chester

Principal Associate
Kate  Connolly

Kate Connolly

Principal Associate
Eloise  Di Pasqua

Eloise Di Pasqua

Principal Associate
Niall  Fanning

Niall Fanning

Senior Associate
Teri  Gauge-Klein

Teri Gauge-Klein

Senior Associate
Abigail  Gisbourne

Abigail Gisbourne

Senior Associate
Melissa  Gray

Melissa Gray

Senior Associate
Dan  Greatorex

Dan Greatorex

Principal Associate
Gregg  Harris

Gregg Harris

Principal Associate
Kirsty  Hughes

Kirsty Hughes

Senior Associate
Nick  Little

Nick Little

Principal Associate
Marie  Mann

Marie Mann

Senior Associate
Laurence  Matthews

Laurence Matthews

Senior Associate
Paul  Nightingale

Paul Nightingale

Principal Associate
Inayah  Noormahomed-Qureshi

Inayah Noormahomed-Qureshi

Senior Associate
Iyanu  Onalaja

Iyanu Onalaja

Senior Associate
Mandip  Patra

Mandip Patra

Senior Associate
Emma  Pearce

Emma Pearce

Principal Associate
Steph  Pye

Steph Pye

Senior Associate
Alice  Richmond

Alice Richmond

Senior Associate
Bradley  Roberts

Bradley Roberts

Principal Associate
Gemma  Rooke

Gemma Rooke

Principal Associate
Jo  Russell

Jo Russell

Principal Associate
Ellie  Sandbach

Ellie Sandbach

Senior Associate
Lucy  Sanderson

Lucy Sanderson

Senior Associate
Andy  Sinclair

Andy Sinclair

Senior Associate Equivalent
Gemma  Siviter

Gemma Siviter

Senior Associate
Louise  Snipe

Louise Snipe

Senior Associate
Emma  Tuck

Emma Tuck

Solicitor
Jo  Tunnicliff

Jo Tunnicliff

Senior Associate
Mandeep  Vryaparj

Mandeep Vryaparj

Principal Associate
Helen  Westwood

Helen Westwood

Principal Associate
Laura  Wright

Laura Wright

Senior Associate

Associates

Khillan  Gohil

Khillan Gohil

Associate
Millie  Gore

Millie Gore

Associate
Becca  Horley

Becca Horley

Associate
Jess  Lockett

Jess Lockett

Associate
Ed  Morris

Ed Morris

Associate
Aadil  Qureshi

Aadil Qureshi

Associate
Anna  Riley

Anna Riley

Associate
Kuljeet  Sarai

Kuljeet Sarai

Associate
Sophie  Warren

Sophie Warren

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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