Bringing together leading developers, agents, operators, design specialists, as well as policy and legal experts, Shoosmiths hosts a roundtable discussion on meeting the real estate demands of the UK’s life sciences sector. “If you think about the fundamentals of what’s driving the sector - we’re in a golden age of scientific discovery, aren’t we? All these new technologies all coming together, AI speeding up drug discovery, ageing populations, increased government spending on healthcare. That is what is behind all of this and, ultimately, that train is a juggernaut...
Shoosmiths LLP
Overview
Shoosmiths is a UK top 30 national law firm with 113 partners and more than 1,500 personnel at offices in London, Birmingham, Basingstoke, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Nottingham, Reading and Solent. Our clients include household name Blue Chip companies, leading financial institutions, public and private sector organisations, and foreign-owned corporates. Recognition includes Best Brand in Practice at the MPF 2007 European Practice Management Awards. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and recently came top of a diversity survey. Our national charity partner for 2008 - 2010 is Shelter, the housing and homelessness charity.
We view ourselves as that little bit different – not in what we do (like many others we are a full service law firm with strength and depth) – but the way we do it - combining professional expertise with a personalised approach, to deliver valued legal services for all our clients. We really value our people - giving them the freedom, recognition and support to succeed - which means our clients enjoy working with us because we are open, accessible and easy to work with.
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Year this Office was Established: 1973
Lawyers Worldwide: 1600
Notable
Areas of Practice
Professionals
Partners

Simon Barnes
Partner
Sue Bowler
Partner
Angela Bowman
Partner
Suzanne Burrell
Partner
Alan Corcoran
Partner
Kiran Dhesi
Partner
Paul Eccles
Partner
Simon Foster
Partner
Daniel Halstead
Partner
Nick Holland
Partner
Daniel Kennedy
Partner
Stuart Little
Partner
Rebecca Mauleverer
Partner
Kevin McCavish
Partner
Liz McKillop Paley
Partner
Jonathan Naylor
Partner
Ben Pariser
Partner
Susan Prior
Partner
Nathan Rees
Partner
Claire Rowe
Partner
Philip Ryan
Partner
Sanjeev Sharma
Partner
Denise Stephens
Partner
Fiona Teague
Partner
Ali Triptree
Partner
Fleur Turrington
Partner
Tom Wilde
PartnerPrincipal Associates

Caroline Airey
Principal Associate
Paul Ashurst
Principal Associate
Ben Churchyard
Senior Associate
Aimee Cook
Senior Associate
Aimee Cook
Senior Associate
Nicholas Dalgleish
Principal Associate
Hannah Farley
Principal Associate
Emma Foulds
Principal Associate
Chris George
Principal Associate
Chris George
Principal Associate
Abigail Gisbourne
Senior Associate
Eleanor Grindley
Senior Associate
Alex Haider
Senior Associate
Beth Jenkins
Senior Associate
Adam Leszczynski
Principal Associate
Alex Lloyd
Senior Associate
Suzanne Love
Principal Associate
Michelle Morgan
Principal Associate
Daniela Munro
Senior Associate
Sarah Poynter
Senior Associate
Lawrence Renny
Senior Associate
Anna Richardson
Principal Associate
Joanne Sear
Senior Associate
Emily Stocker
Principal Associate
Aimee Teague
Principal Associate
Sophie Tyler
Principal Associate
Amardeep Vangar
Principal Associate
Hollie Weller
Senior Associate
Jamie Woods
Principal AssociateAssociates

Ella Doshi
Associate
Shani Edwards
Associate
Alex Friston
Associate
Charlotte Gorman
Associate
Kathryn Kinsey
Associate
Richard Lester
Associate Equivalent
Jonathan Phillips
Associate
Danielle Pritchett
Associate
Becky Staunton
Associate
Mary-Beth Thornhill
Associate
Mike Vallance
AssociateLegal Directors and Key Support Personnel
Articles
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: Consumer rights v the Gift Aid regime
The recent Autumn Statement contained little support for charities as the sector continues to face increased demand, higher costs and reduced funding. This means charities need to maximise whatever funding they have - but continuing uncertainty about whether the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (‘Bill’) rapidly making its way through Parliament will have unintended detrimental consequences for small and large membership subscription charities is causing considerable concern...
Press
Shoosmiths wins prestigious ‘UK Law Firm of the Year’ award for ‘clear strategy’ and ‘measurable differences’
Shoosmiths was crowned ‘UK Law Firm of the Year – Large sized firm’ at the British Legal Awards for its stand-out strategy, which is already making an impact in all areas including clients, brand, people and ESG.The strategy - which is centred around excelling in Shoosmiths’ chosen markets, leading the upper-mid-market pack of law firms by 2030, and delivering excellence for its clients across the UK and internationally – stood out to the panel of independent judges who noted its ‘sharp, clear focus’ and progress made so far...
Shoosmiths acts on acquisition of 1m sq ft Sutton Coldfield shopping centre
Shoosmiths has advised on the landmark acquisition of the Gracechurch Shopping Centre, a 1m sq ft retail centre in Sutton Coldfield.The law firm acted for SAV Group and BPG on the purchase from M&G, with contracts exchanging earlier this year and the deal completing in November. Shoosmiths advised on various aspects of the transaction, including real estate, litigation, planning and construction matters. The firm also supported on tax, employment and commercial matters for the deal, with SAV Group and BPG now focusing on progressing a development vision to create a ‘vibrant, mixed use town centre’...