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Winckworth Sherwood

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Winckworth Sherwood

Winckworth Sherwood

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Provided by Winckworth Sherwood
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Senior Partner: Robert Botkai

Managing Partner: Richard Tinham

Number of partners: 67

Assistant solicitors and fee earners: 145

Contacts:

Charities: Alison Talbot and Joanna Bussell

Construction: Eleanor Kilminster

Corporate & Commercial: Richard Tinham

Ecclesiastical: Aiden Hargreaves-Smith

Education: Andrea Squires

Employment: Andrew Yule

Funds: James Duncan

Licensing: Robert Botkai

Parliamentary: Paul Irving

Planning: Colette McCormack

Private Client: Tim Snaith

Property Litigation: Emma Chadwick

Real Estate: Francesco Ferrari

Social Housing: Charlie Proddow and Alan Duncan

Tax: Robin Dabydeen


THE FIRM Winckworth Sherwood is a full-service commercial firm headquartered in London. The firm has built an enviable and diverse client base and has earned a reputation for delivering high quality advice alongside a focus on exceptional client service and a commercial approach.

Examples include:

■ Over £2.9bn of deals (value of corporate transactions)

■ Advising over 350 executives on high level employment issues

■ Over £1.6bn of residential sales for private developers and housing associations

■ Advising international UK based HNW and Ultra-HNW individuals in relation to their personal and business legal issues

■ Major regeneration and development schemes around the UK

■ Ground-breaking joint ventures between developers and affordable housing providers to deliver thousands of new homes and mixed-use developments

■ Advising Family Offices on a range of corporate and commercial issues

■ New social enterprises providing leisure and arts facilities to communities across the country

■ New education academies that will transform the delivery of primary and secondary education


PRINCIPAL AREAS OF WORK Winckworth Sherwood’s core legal service offerings include: Charities; Commercial & Corporate; Construction; Data Protection and Regulation; Ecclesiastical; Education; Employment; Family; Finance and Banking; Hospitality, Retail & Leisure; Immigration; Licensing; Litigation; Local Government; Parliamentary Agency and Infrastructure; Private Client, Family Offices and Private Wealth; Real Estate, Development and Planning; Social Housing; Tax and Telecoms. Please visit wslaw.co.uk for more information.


CLIENTS Many of the UK’s largest businesses and institutions; housebuilders and developers; investors; professional partnerships; family offices; not for profit organisations; and private individuals.


RECRUITMENT In the last year Winckworth Sherwood has made a number of lateral hires at partner level. to further expand its offering. Winckworth Sherwood also recruits 8 trainees a year. Please visit wslaw.co.uk for more information.

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Construction: Non-contentious
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Construction: Non-contentious
5
Construction: Non-contentious
5
Band 5
Lawyers
6
Eleanor Kilminster
6
Band 6
Employment: Employer
1 Department
Department
Employment: Employer
5
Employment: Employer
5
Band 5
Employment: Senior Executive
1 Department
4 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Employment: Senior Executive
2
Employment: Senior Executive
2
Band 2
Lawyers
3
Bettina Bender
3
Band 3
4
Andrew Yule
4
Band 4
4
Louise Lawrence
4
Band 4
4
Susan Kelly
4
Band 4
Planning
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Planning
5
Planning
5
Band 5
Lawyers
5
Lindsay Garratt
5
Band 5
Real Estate Litigation
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Real Estate Litigation
4
Real Estate Litigation
4
Band 4
Lawyers
3
Emma Chadwick
3
Band 3
Real Estate: £50-150 million
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Real Estate: £50-150 million
2
Real Estate: £50-150 million
2
Band 2
Lawyers
2
Andrew Bedford
2
Band 2
Social Housing
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Social Housing
2
Social Housing
2
Band 2
Lawyers
1
Charlie Proddow
1
Band 1
4
Ruth Barnes
4
Band 4
North West
Planning
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Planning
2
Planning
2
Band 2
Lawyers
1
Colette McCormack
1
Band 1
Matthew Steinbrecher
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