Shoosmiths LLP

Legal Services | England
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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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Areas of Practice

Professionals

Principal Associates

Amy  Anderson

Amy Anderson

Principal Associate
Poppy  Ball

Poppy Ball

Principal Associate
Adam  Barrett

Adam Barrett

Principal Associate
Neil  Bradley

Neil Bradley

Principal Associate
Matthew  Brown

Matthew Brown

Principal Associate
Oliver  Byrne

Oliver Byrne

Senior Associate
Leah  Cairney

Leah Cairney

Principal Associate
Alice  Casey

Alice Casey

Principal Associate
Kirsty  Day

Kirsty Day

Principal Associate
Amy  Dyson

Amy Dyson

Senior Associate
Hannah  Gaskell

Hannah Gaskell

Principal Associate
Holly  Gerard

Holly Gerard

Senior Associate
Melissa  Gulcimen

Melissa Gulcimen

Senior Associate
Emily  Holt

Emily Holt

Senior Associate
Sam  Jadhav

Sam Jadhav

Principal Associate
Alex  Jones

Alex Jones

Principal Associate
Kate  McGoverne

Kate McGoverne

Principal Associate
Andrew  Mills

Andrew Mills

Senior Associate
Tony  Nutting

Tony Nutting

Principal Associate
Anjali  Patel

Anjali Patel

Senior Associate
Noelle  Petty

Noelle Petty

Principal Associate
Gemma  Porter

Gemma Porter

Principal Associate
Helen  Poulter

Helen Poulter

Principal Associate
Amy  Price

Amy Price

Senior Associate
Sylwena  Sempa

Sylwena Sempa

Principal Associate
Jonathan  Smith

Jonathan Smith

Principal Associate
Sophie  Tracey

Sophie Tracey

Principal Associate
Ben  Traynor

Ben Traynor

Principal Associate
Alexandra  Ventham

Alexandra Ventham

Principal Associate
Ella  Ward

Ella Ward

Senior Associate
Harriet  Willmore

Harriet Willmore

Principal Associate
Hollie  Wrigley

Hollie Wrigley

Principal Associate

Associates

Caroline  Bagley

Caroline Bagley

Associate
Maisie  Blades

Maisie Blades

Associate
Ayah  Elomrani

Ayah Elomrani

Associate
Maeve  Honey

Maeve Honey

Associate
Anshula  Kaushal

Anshula Kaushal

Associate
Josh  Marley

Josh Marley

Associate
Sarah  Minshull

Sarah Minshull

Associate
Katie  O'Leary

Katie O'Leary

Associate
Sarah  Palmer

Sarah Palmer

Associate
Daniel  Pugh

Daniel Pugh

Associate
Saima  Rasool

Saima Rasool

Associate
Abigail  Wood

Abigail Wood

Associate

Legal Directors and Key Support Personnel

David  Goy

David Goy

Legal Director
Sam  Grange

Sam Grange

Legal Director
Anna  Lowe

Anna Lowe

Legal Director
Stephanie  Macpherson

Stephanie Macpherson

Legal Director
Robert  Nieri

Robert Nieri

Legal Director
Vanessa  Rickard

Vanessa Rickard

Legal Director
William  Sanderson

William Sanderson

Legal Director
Emma  Tonge

Emma Tonge

Legal Director

Articles

Outlook for litigation debated at the litigation risk 2024 roundtable

Shoosmiths litigation team recently hosted a roundtable discussion with senior inhouse lawyers with clients in financial services, technology and the automotive sectors. In this discussion, each participant discussed their key takeaways from our recent Litigation risk 2024 report, their biggest concerns for the year ahead and identified some areas that need further exploration in 2025 and beyond. AI continues to create uncertainty making it a key litigation risk.   In our Litigation risk 2024 report we identified that companies are more confident in their ability to respond to disputes than they are in their ability to identify emerging areas of risk...

…the ’halving’, ‘inflows’, ‘outflows’, ‘ETFs’ – and what else?

The Bitcoin ‘halving’ event is rapidly approaching, anticipated to occur around the 19th or 20th of April. Currently, there’s an unprecedented level of attention on Bitcoin due to this event. So, what exactly does ‘halving’ entail, and why is there such a buzz surrounding it? The term itself evokes the intrigue of a suspenseful horror film, one that could be straight out of a Stephen King story. The halving (which occurs roughly every four years, or, more precisely, every 210,000 mined Bitcoin blocks) will see the reward for a successfully mined block reduced by 50% from 6.25 to 3...

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Press

Shoosmiths acts as legal advisors on latest Five Arrows acquisition

Law firm Shoosmiths is advising Five Arrows, the alternative investment arm of Rothschild & Co, on its acquisition of Rimes – a leading provider of EDM (enterprise data management) as-a-service and investment platform solution to the global community. Data management company Rimes, which was founded in 1996, serves 60 of the world’s top 100 asset managers, as well as the 10 largest asset servicers in the world. The investment has been led jointly by the Five Arrows Long Term Fund (FALT) and Five Arrows Principal Investments (FAPI), together “Five Arrows”...

Shoosmiths advises Porterbrook on purchase of Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre

Experts from Shoosmiths’ real estate practice have advised Porterbrook on acquiring the freehold of the Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre in Warwickshire.The law firm supported the rolling stock financier and asset management company on the deal for the 135-acre site, which is home to a 3.5km test track and facilities for testing, training, maintenance and storage for the railway. It follows Shoosmiths advising Porterbrook on the lease of the centre in 2021. Porterbrook has since invested more than £13m to upgrade facilities throughout the centre...

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