LEWIS SILKIN - Key Persons


Abi Frederick - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • Legal Director
I am co-Chair of Lewis Silkin's team of contingent workforce specialists and I also specialise in providing multi-national employers with ...

Abigail Wise - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • Legal Director
I am a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and advise a wide variety of clients on all aspects of UK and international trade mark law and ...

Aimee Dring

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Alistair Hayes

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate
I joined Lewis Silkin as an Associate in 2020 having previously worked in the employment law team of an international law firm.

Anastasia Davenport

Job Titles:
  • Associate
I joined Lewis Silkin as an Associate in the Real Estate team in December 2022. Having trained and qualified as a Solicitor in June 2020 at ...

Andrew Wanambwa

Job Titles:
  • Partner
I am a partner in the Dispute Resolution team. My practice focuses on domestic and cross-border litigation and dispute resolution.

Andy Cloughley

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Anna Bond

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate
  • Managing Associate
Anna Bond - Senior Associate, employment team. Anna advises on all areas of employment law including grievances and disciplinaries, contract terms, performance management and redundancies. Anna also manages Employment Tribunal litigation and regularly carries out workplace investigations. Anna works with both employer and employee clients and has experience of managing large-scale international projects. Anna is from London but has a passion for languages and speaks fluent Spanish. She has a degree in Spanish and spent time living in Barcelona. Anna Bond - Asociada senior del departamento laboral. Anna asesora en todas las áreas del derecho laboral, incluidas quejas y procedimientos disciplinarios, términos del contrato, gestión del rendimiento de empleados, recortes de plantilla y despidos. Anna también gestiona demandas judiciales ante los tribunales laborales, y con frecuencia lleva a cabo investigaciones en el lugar de trabajo. Anna trabaja tanto con empleadores como empleados, y tiene experiencia en la gestión de proyectos internacionales a gran escala. Anna es de Londres pero le apasionan los idiomas y habla español con fluidez. Es licenciada en español y vivió un tiempo en Barcelona. I am a Managing Associate in the Employment, Immigration and Reward team, and advise on the full range of employment law issues.

Annabel Lindsay

Job Titles:
  • Associate
I am an Associate in the Real Estate Department, advising on transactional matters as well as planning, development, and environmental ...

Anthony van Hoffen

Job Titles:
  • Consultant
  • Partner
I am a commercial real estate Consultant with over 20 years of experience in all aspects of commercial real estate, with a particular ...

Barnaby Stokes - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • Legal Director

Brian Kilcoyne

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Brinsley Dresden

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  • Partner
I am a specialist in advertising and marketing law and regulation, representing both brand owners and marketing services agencies across a ...

Carla Watling

Job Titles:
  • Managing Associate
I specialise in litigation involving employee competition and advising businesses on the supply of labour and recruitment regulation.

Carly Mather

Job Titles:
  • Managing Associate
I am a Managing Associate, in the Employment, Immigration and Reward division. I joined Lewis Silkin in 2022, as part of the firm's ...

Carolyn Soakell

Job Titles:
  • Partner
I am a partner in the firm's Employment, Immigration and Reward department, based in our Oxford office.

Catherine Leung

Job Titles:
  • Partner and Head of Employment
I am an employment Partner in our Hong Kong office, and have been practicing in Hong Kong since 2006.

Charles Thornhill

Job Titles:
  • Co - Chief Marketing Officer
I am Co-Chief Marketing Officer at Lewis Silkin and work closely with our Creators, Makers and Innovators division which provides leading ...

Chris Hallinan

Job Titles:
  • Partner
I am a Partner in the firm's Corporate and Partnerships & LLPs legal practice groups and specialise in advising law, accountancy and other ...

Ciara Fulton

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  • Partner
I am a partner in Lewis Silkin's Employment, Immigration and Reward division based in Belfast where I manage the office and a growing ...

Clive Greenwood

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  • Partner
I have over 25 years' experience advising business and individuals on the effective and efficient resolution of commercial disputes.

Colin Leckey

Job Titles:
  • Partner
I am a partner specialising in employment law. I draw my clients from all industry sectors, but have a particular focus on financial ...

David Deakin

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  • Consultant
I am a commercial digital media and technology lawyer providing specialist advice in relation to digital content, interactive ...

David Hopper

Job Titles:
  • Partner

David Willbe

Job Titles:
  • Partner
I joined Lewis Silkin in 2016, and run a practice that is centred around a multi-stage approach to corporate finance. I also co-head the ...

Ed Gregory

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Eleanor Diamond

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate
I am a Senior Associate in the Employment, Immigration and Reward division at Lewis Silkin. I advise employees, partners and employers on a ...

Emily Meredith Hardy

Job Titles:
  • Partner
I have a broad and varied real estate practice, acting for corporates, sovereign wealth funds, private equity investors and financial ...

Fergus Payne

Job Titles:
  • Consultant
I am a Consultant in our Corporate legal practice group and part of the firm's Partnerships & LLPs legal practice group.

Frances Simm

Job Titles:
  • Managing Associate
I advise national and international businesses on a broad range of commercial disputes with a particular focus on the professional services ...

Fraser Mitchell

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Gavin McNaughton

Job Titles:
  • Partner
I am a Partner in the firm's corporate legal practice group, specialising in both domestic and international mergers and acquisitions.

Geraint Tilsley

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Partner, Corporate
  • Socio
Geraint Tilsley - Partner, Corporate. Geraint has particular expertise in advising Spanish-speaking corporate clients, helping to guide them through the UK-specific aspects of the M&A process by drawing on his extensive understanding of structures in their home countries. Geraint is from Cardiff (Wales) but his wife is from Argentina, and he travels regularly to Spain, Argentina and other Latin American countries. Geraint Tilsley - Socio, Corporate. Geraint tiene una experiencia particular en asesorar a clientes corporativos de habla hispana, ayudándoles a navegar los aspectos específicamente británicos del proceso de fusiones y adquisiciones basándose en su amplio conocimiento de las estructuras de transacciones en sus países de origen. Geraint es de Cardiff (Gales) pero su esposa es de Argentina, y viaja regularmente a España, Argentina y otros países de América Latina. I am a partner in the firm's Corporate legal practice group, based in the Cardiff office but working with clients throughout the UK and ...

Hennie Shin

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Ivan Manzano-Barragan

Job Titles:
  • Associate
Ivan Manzano-Barragan - Associate, employment team. Ivan advises on a variety of advisory and contentious matters, including individual and collective redundancy processes, settlement agreements, employment contracts and staff policies, etc. As a member of the firm's International Group, Ivan advises clients across jurisdictions and manages multi-jurisdictional projects for clients with a global presence. Ivan is Spanish and has family in Tarragona. Before starting a career in law, Ivan had worked for ten years in the public sector on EU-related matters at the regional government of Catalonia and the European Commission, and also as an international development consultant in the Western Balkans. Iván Manzano-Barragán - Asociado del departamento laboral. Iván asesora en cuestiones laborales tales como procesos de despido individual y colectivo, acuerdos de conciliación, contratos laborales y políticas de personal, etc., así como en la gestión de demandas judiciales laborales. Como miembro del Grupo Internacional de Lewis Silkin, Iván asesora a clientes en múltiples países y administra proyectos multi-jurisdiccionales para clientes con presencia global. Iván es español y tiene familia en Tarragona. Antes de comenzar su carrera en derecho, Iván había trabajado durante diez años en el sector público en asuntos relacionados con la UE en la Generalitat de Catalunya y en la Comisión Europea, y también como consultor de desarrollo internacional en los Balcanes Occidentales.

James Davies

Job Titles:
  • Partner
As a founder partner of Lewis Silkin's employment practice, I have over 30 years' experience of advising clients on employment issues large ...

James Gill

Job Titles:
  • Partner

James Keogh

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  • Partner
I am a Partner in the employment team advising UK and multinational corporate clients on all of their workforce issues, with a particular ...

Jenny Stebbing

Job Titles:
  • Co - Chief Marketing Officer

Jezamine Fewins

Job Titles:
  • Head
  • Partner

Jo Evans - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Partner
I am the Chair of the Partnership and have been a corporate partner at Lewis Silkin since 2000. My main area of practice is advising ...

Jo Farmer

Job Titles:
  • Joint Managing Partner
I am Joint Managing Partner for the firm and alongside my leadership role, I advise my clients on their advertising and marketing campaigns ...

Joanna de Fonseka - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • Legal Director
I am a Legal Director in Lewis Silkin's Data, Privacy & Cyber team, where I advise leading multinational organisations across a range of ...

Jonathan Carr

Job Titles:
  • Partner
I am a partner and specialist employment lawyer with over 20 years' experience advising on employment law issues.

Jonathan Reuben

Job Titles:
  • Partner
I have been a partner practising in Lewis Silkin's commercial property team for more than 25 years.

Julia Poulter

Job Titles:
  • Partner
I have been a member of Lewis Silkin's Real Estate practice group for over 10 years.

Karen Baxter

Job Titles:
  • Partner
I am the Head of Lewis Silkin's Investigations and Regulatory group and I sit on the Firm's Strategy Board. I specialise in employment and ...

Karish Andrews

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  • Partner
I cover the full range of corporate advice, working with companies, shareholders, investors and management teams from incorporation through ...

Kate Davies

Job Titles:
  • Associate
I am an Associate in the Real Estate team, having joined Lewis Silkin in March 2023.

Katey Dixon

Job Titles:
  • Partner
As a corporate partner at Lewis Silkin, I work closely with privately owned tech start-ups and other businesses within the creative sector, ...

Kathy Granby - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • Legal Director

Kenix Yuen

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Laura Bougourd

Job Titles:
  • Managing Associate

Laura Farnsworth

Job Titles:
  • Partner
I head our rockhopper service and have been a member of the employment team at Lewis Silkin since qualifying as a solicitor in 2001 and ...

Lee Nair

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Leonard Goodrich

Job Titles:
  • Consultant
I am now a consultant for the firm, having been a commercial real estate lawyer at Lewis Silkin for 40 years, handling the real estate and ...

Li Xiang

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate
I am a Senior Associate in Immigration Team and advise clients on all aspects of Immigration Law. I work with many Tech companies and ...

Lily Shen

Job Titles:
  • Immigration Director

Lorcan Hurley

Job Titles:
  • Barrister

Lucy Lewis

Job Titles:
  • Partner
I joined Lewis Silkin on qualification in 2002. I was made a partner in 2009 and in 2012, I opened our office in Cardiff where I manage ...

Mark Lim

Job Titles:
  • Partner
I head up our Dispute Resolution group. I specialise in the resolution of complex commercial disputes.

Matthew Durham

Job Titles:
  • Foreign Legal Consultant

Matthew Rowbotham

Job Titles:
  • Partner
I am a tax specialist and head up our Tax, Reward & Incentives group. I advise on all kinds of tax issues affecting businesses, employers ...

Michael Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Partner
I advise companies, LLPs and senior executives on all aspects of employment and partnership law.

Michael Burd

Job Titles:
  • Partner
I have been a partner in the Employment, Immigration and Reward division at Lewis Silkin since 1985.

Nicholas Buckland - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • Legal Director

Nicholas Hadaway

Job Titles:
  • Partner
I have practised in the City for over 20 years, and have a wealth of experience advising senior executives, partners and businesses on all ...

Nick Allan

Job Titles:
  • Partner
I am a commercial and transactional IP lawyer serving the video games, technology and broader creative industries. I am a partner in our ...

Nick Bowie

Job Titles:
  • Partner
I am a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney, specialising in the protection and enforcement of trade mark and design portfolios worldwide and am ...

Nigel Enticknap

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  • Managing Associate
I work on all types and all aspects of commercial disputes, including claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and ...

Owen Williams - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • Legal Director
I am a specialist construction solicitor providing both dispute resolution and contract drafting advice.

Patrick Brown

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate
I joined Lewis Silkin in September 2014 as an Associate. I have gained experience in a variety of commercial property matters, including ...

Paul Gillen

Job Titles:
  • Partner
I am a partner in Lewis Silkin's Employment, Immigration and Reward division based in Belfast. I am qualified in England & Wales, Northern ...

Paul Hayes

Job Titles:
  • Head of Housing Litigation
I joined Lewis Silkin in 1992 following a merger with my previous firm Hancock & Willis.

Paul Rajput

Job Titles:
  • Partner
I am partner in and head of the firm's Corporate legal practice group and my practice covers a wide range of corporate and company matters. ...

Rachel Francis-Lang

Job Titles:
  • Partner
I am a general real estate lawyer acting for corporate occupiers, investors, financiers and developers and my experience is accordingly ...

Rebecca Rule - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • Legal Director

Richard Miskella

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  • Joint Managing Partner
I am Joint Managing Partner of the firm and lead our Employment, Immigration and Reward division, having been at Lewis Silkin for over 20 ...

Richard Moore

Job Titles:
  • Partner
I advise UK-based and multi-national companies on all aspects of labour and employment law, with a particular focus on employment issues ...

Rory Campbell

Job Titles:
  • Partner
A tech lawyer with over 25 years experience advising private, public and voluntary sector clients on technology investments, acquisitions ...

Russell Brimelow

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  • Partner
I am a leading UK employment lawyer and have been so for over 20 years - according to the UK legal directories.

Sally Hulston

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  • Partner
I am a Partner in the Employment team and have specialised in employment law for around 20 years.

Sam Pennington

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  • Partner
My practice is a typical general corporate advisory one, save that I have a particular focus, and a number of key clients, in the ...

Sara Cohen

Job Titles:
  • Consultant
I advise on the full range of equity incentive arrangements for both listed and private companies.

Sara Hanrahan

Job Titles:
  • Partner
I am a planning partner within the Real Estate Department and have over 20 years' commercial experience.

Sean Dempsey

Job Titles:
  • Partner
I advise multi-national and UK employers on all aspects of UK and Irish employment law.

Shalina Crossley

Job Titles:
  • Partner
I have been a Partner in the Employment, Immigration and Reward division since 2016 having joined the firm as a trainee in 2002. I am also ...

Simon Chapman

Job Titles:
  • Partner
My work concerns the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights (including trade marks, copyright, patents, designs and ...

Simon Entwistle

Job Titles:
  • Partner
I joined Lewis Silkin as a partner in 2000, and am a member of each of the firm's Corporate and Digital, Commerce & Creative practice ...

Sopra Steria

Job Titles:
  • European Leader

Supinder Singh Sian

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Timothy Leeson

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Tom Merrick

Job Titles:
  • Managing Associate

Toni Lorenzo

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Socio Del Departamento
Toni Lorenzo - Partner, employment team. Toni heads up the Spanish Desk. As a fluent Spanish speaker, Toni's work has an international element often working on multi-jurisdictional projects as well as having over 25 years' experience advising in Spanish across all areas of employment law. Toni is Spanish and has family in Valencia. Toni Lorenzo - Socio del departamento laboral. Toni dirige el equipo hispanohablante y habla español con fluidez. Su trabajo tiene un marcado componente internacional, con frecuencia trabajando en proyectos multi-jurisdiccionales. Toni tiene más de 25 años de experiencia asesorando en español en todas las áreas del derecho laboral. Toni es español y tiene familia en Valencia.

Ursula Harriss

Job Titles:
  • Consultant
I have 25 years' experience advising on a diverse range of real estate transactions across sectors including retail, leisure, healthcare ...

Wendy Saunders - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • Legal Director
I am Head of Financial Services Regulatory at Lewis Silkin. I specialise in financial services and markets law and regulation, both ...