Shoosmiths LLP

Legal Services | England
tel: +44 207 305 5692 | fax: +44 37 0086 3001
No. 1 Bow Churchyard | 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).

Year this Office was Established: 1854
Lawyers Worldwide: 1600

Notable

Areas of Practice

Professionals

Partners

Edell  Asquez

Edell Asquez

Partner
Gary  Assim

Gary Assim

Partner
Rick  Atha

Rick Atha

Partner
Simon  Barnes

Simon Barnes

Partner
Aleks  Bosch

Aleks Bosch

Partner
Thomas  Brown

Thomas Brown

Partner
Phil  Crowe

Phil Crowe

Partner
Kiran  Desai

Kiran Desai

Partner
Paul  Eccles

Paul Eccles

Partner
Angus  Evers

Angus Evers

Partner
Sarah  Ewing

Sarah Ewing

Partner
Judy  Fawcett

Judy Fawcett

Partner
James  Foster

James Foster

Partner
Simon  Foster

Simon Foster

Partner
Thomas  Hall

Thomas Hall

Partner
Holly  Hirst

Holly Hirst

Partner
Nick  Holland

Nick Holland

Partner
Sherif  Malak

Sherif Malak

Partner
Simon  Meek

Simon Meek

Partner
Amit  Nayyar

Amit Nayyar

Partner
Nathan  Rees

Nathan Rees

Partner
Anna  Robson

Anna Robson

Partner
Claire  Rowe

Claire Rowe

Partner
James  Speed

James Speed

Partner
Paul  Stokey

Paul Stokey

Partner
Gwynneth  Tan

Gwynneth Tan

Partner
Ali  Triptree

Ali Triptree

Partner
Robin  Webb

Robin Webb

Partner
Tom  Wilde

Tom Wilde

Partner
Wei  Wu

Wei Wu

Partner

Principal Associates

Jonny  Adamson

Jonny Adamson

Senior Associate
Gareth  Amos

Gareth Amos

Senior New Business Development Manager
Stuart  Angus

Stuart Angus

Principal Associate
Siobhan  Atkin

Siobhan Atkin

Principal Associate
Richard  Baker

Richard Baker

Principal Associate
Alex  Bevan

Alex Bevan

Senior Associate
Christian  Cockcroft

Christian Cockcroft

Principal Associate
Kate  Connolly

Kate Connolly

Principal Associate
Aimee  Cook

Aimee Cook

Principal Associate
Sophie  Davies

Sophie Davies

Principal Associate
Stacy  Dawes

Stacy Dawes

Senior Associate
Ella  Doshi

Ella Doshi

Senior Associate
Michael  Earnshaw Beattie

Michael Earnshaw Beattie

Senior Associate
Grainne  Fairbrother

Grainne Fairbrother

Senior Associate
Hannah  Farley

Hannah Farley

Principal Associate
Soma  Fattah

Soma Fattah

Senior Associate
Laura  Ford

Laura Ford

Senior Associate
Felicity  Forward

Felicity Forward

Principal Associate
Emma  Foulds

Emma Foulds

Principal Associate
Tom  Freeman

Tom Freeman

Principal Associate
Adam  Frost

Adam Frost

Principal Associate
Teri  Gauge-Klein

Teri Gauge-Klein

Senior Associate
Chris  George

Chris George

Principal Associate
Holly  Gerard

Holly Gerard

Senior Associate
Eleanor  Grindley

Eleanor Grindley

Senior Associate
Alex  Haider

Alex Haider

Senior Associate
James  Haikney

James Haikney

Principal Associate
Claire  Hayes

Claire Hayes

Principal Associate
Hannah  Howard

Hannah Howard

Senior Associate
Sarah  Jenkins

Sarah Jenkins

Principal Associate
Beth  Jenkins

Beth Jenkins

Principal Associate
Meera  Judge

Meera Judge

Senior Associate
Kathryn  Kinsey

Kathryn Kinsey

Senior Associate
Adam  Leszczynski

Adam Leszczynski

Principal Associate
Suzanne  Love

Suzanne Love

Principal Associate
Sarah  Maddock

Sarah Maddock

Senior Associate
Megan  McDonald

Megan McDonald

Principal Associate
Faith  McLaughlin

Faith McLaughlin

Senior Associate
Lauren  Midgley

Lauren Midgley

Principal Associate
Jonathan  Morris

Jonathan Morris

Senior Associate
Daniela  Munro

Daniela Munro

Senior Associate
Rachel  Munro

Rachel Munro

Senior Associate
George  Peyton

George Peyton

Senior Associate
Steve  Powell

Steve Powell

Senior Associate
Amy  Price

Amy Price

Senior Associate
Lewis  Ritchie

Lewis Ritchie

Senior Associate
Rachel  Rossdale

Rachel Rossdale

Senior Associate
Kara  Shadbolt

Kara Shadbolt

Senior PR & Communications Manager
Liam  Smith

Liam Smith

Senior Associate
Emily  Stocker

Emily Stocker

Principal Associate
Hywel  Thomas

Hywel Thomas

Senior Associate
Samantha  Truckle

Samantha Truckle

Senior Associate
Amardeep  Vangar

Amardeep Vangar

Principal Associate
Jennifer  Wright

Jennifer Wright

Principal Associate
Rubina  Zaidi

Rubina Zaidi

Senior Associate

Associates

Irem  Alici

Irem Alici

Trademark Attorney
Emily  Egan

Emily Egan

Associate
Fleur  Gribble

Fleur Gribble

Associate
Sophie  McNally

Sophie McNally

Associate
Louise  O'Connor

Louise O'Connor

Associate
Jessica  Pearson

Jessica Pearson

Associate
Shama  Perera

Shama Perera

Director of Business Development & Marketing
Victoria  Plesca

Victoria Plesca

Associate
Daniela  Porco

Daniela Porco

Associate
Niki  Priest

Niki Priest

Senior Trademark Paralegal
Danielle  Robins

Danielle Robins

Associate
Claudine  Sheers

Claudine Sheers

Trademark Attorney
Anna  Sherwood

Anna Sherwood

Associate
Saffron  Stay

Saffron Stay

Associate
Nick  Taylor

Nick Taylor

Associate
Rachel  Taylor

Rachel Taylor

Associate
Gillian  Todd

Gillian Todd

Associate

Legal Directors and Key Support Personnel

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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