Lawyers in Wales
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357 lawyers listed
Tom Bray
Partner
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
Tom Ford
I advise clients on data protection matters from a risk and governance, workplace, and commercial perspective. I take a pragmatic, risk-based approach to compliance, working with clients to address their data privacy issues in a way that is proportionate and practical. Sitting across our data, privacy & cyber group and top-tier employment law team, I advise leading multinational organisations on data privacy issues. I run projects across multiple jurisdictions, both inside and outside the EU, and work with clients in the media & entertainment, tech, finance, legal, and marketing sectors. I have particular expertise in GDPR compliance strategy, data privacy as part of GRC, and the building of effective privacy policies and processes and information security and acceptable use, as well astransparency requirements.
Lewis Silkin
Tom Merrick
I am a Legal Director in the Real Estate team having joined the firm in 2016. I have extensive experience in acting for a diverse range of clients, including large corporate occupiers and institutional investors, in all aspects of real estate transactions with particular focus on corporate occupier and head office moves, asset management, commercial acquisitions and disposals, retail and leisure and real estate finance. I strive to be trusted advisor for my clients and give clear, creative, and commercial advice to help them achieve their goals in a collaborative, cost-effective and efficient manner.
Lewis Silkin
Tom Saunderson
Tom is a partner in our corporate team, based in Cardiff. His expertise covers a broad spectrum of M&A and investment work, with a particular passion for working with early-stage and high-growth companies. He was named “Emerging Dealmaker of the Year” at the Wales Insider Dealmaker Awards in 2020 and is recognised by The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners legal directories. Tom spearheads the firm’s initiatives in Wales in the manufacturing & industrials sector, whilst also leading on the firm’s aerospace, space & defence activity nationally. Tom has advised a number of large corporates on their acquisition strategies over a number of years, whilst also supporting exciting high growth businesses on a wide range of issues, including scaling, fundraising and incentivising key personnel. Clients praise his pragmatism and knack for making the complex understandable. Several deals on which Tom has advised have gone on to win awards at the Insider Wales Dealmaker Awards; a testament to his ability and the high-calibre transactions he handles.
Browne Jacobson LLP
Tom Walker
Tom specialises in criminal, regulatory and professional disciplinary law. Tom provides specialist advice to a range of different clients, including individual employees, Directors and organisations in both the public and private sectors.
Blake Morgan LLP
Tomos Phillips
Tomos is a member of the Public Law team specialising in planning, environmental, highways and compulsory purchase law. He regularly acts for local authorities, landowners, developers and statutory undertakers on all aspects of planning law and matters concerning development, including drafting and negotiating complex section106 planning obligations and highway adoption agreements. Tomos has significant experience in compulsory purchase and compensation, having successfully acted on numerous schemes for local authorities as well as objectors. He has experience of major planning and compulsory purchase inquiries, judicial review and statutory challenges in the High Court and Court of Appeal. Tomos is experienced in acting for local planning authorities and developers in negotiating complex section 106 agreements relating to major developments. He also advises on all aspects of development control and regularly advises on matters concerning planning committees and appeals. Tomos is very experienced in compulsory purchase law, particularly in relation to highway schemes. He has successfully acted on all stages of the process on numerous schemes, from the preparation of orders through to obtaining confirmation of the orders and their subsequent implementation. He has also acted on statutory challenges and proceedings in the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber).
Geldards LLP
Tony Norris
Tony is a Member and heads up the National Infrastructure & Construction Team. He specialises in project work, disputes and has been an accredited Adjudicator for 20 years. His clients include central government bodies, local and other public authorities, regulatory bodies as well as acting for specialist private sector contractors in the infrastructure & construction space. Projects – he regularly advises on frameworks, call offs, joint ventures, public and privately funded projects under JCT and NEC; the Welsh MIM model and has particular experience in the waste sector with MF/1 and IChemE contracts. Disputes – renowned as a specialist, particularly in adjudication having been involved in adjudication under DOM/1 before the 1996 came into being but also with substantial experience in Arbitration, Litigation and Mediation. He is seen as an industry expert and sits on the Board of Constructing Excellence Wales and also has been chair of the South East Wales Club for over 10 years.
Geldards LLP
Tracey Spence
Principal Associate
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
Tracy Luke
Senior Associate
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
Trish D’Souza
Trish is the Education lead for Browne Jacobson’s Cardiff office. Recognised as a next Generation Partner in Legal 500, Trish advises a variety of Schools/Academies, and further and higher education providers. on safeguarding, regulatory matters, consultation obligations, complaints, special educational or additional learning needs, and equality law including transgender queries. Education clients really value Trish’s ability to turn the complex into the practical. She regularly settles disputes relating to admissions, exclusions (illicit drugs or serious violence), child protection, funding issues, disciplinary matters, racial or disability discrimination, freedom of speech, sexual misconduct, and governance concerns. As a college governor, Trish has a deep understanding of the need to receive solution-focussed advice that address topical issues in the context of relevant legal obligations. Trish’s passion is DEI and advising on judicial review proceedings which challenge decision making. She regularly trains on public law decision making, discrimination law and safeguarding. She also frequently represents at exclusion/disciplinary hearings. She has contributed to focus groups relating to the Welsh Government’s Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan, and updated regulatory guidance on sexual harassment and on LGBT+ support. She has also chaired an Ethnicity network which highlights societal issues affecting those from a non-majority heritage within the UK.
Browne Jacobson LLP
Trish D’Souza
Senior Associate
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
Vanessa Delgado
Immigration consultant solicitor Vanessa has over 13 years of experience in immigration and asylum law. She is highly experienced in dealing with all aspects of immigration, nationality, asylum, and human rights law. She conducts advocacy in both the First-tier and Upper Tribunal of the Immigration Asylum Chamber and is regularly instructed in Court of Appeal matters. Vanessa has had successful conduct of complex cases involving; asylum matters, EEA regulations, victims of trafficking and cases under the Points Based System. She frequently identifies arguments in cases that have been deemed to be without merit by other legal representatives, going on to achieve successful outcomes for clients. Furthermore, she has succeeded in seeking permission to appeal First-tier Tribunal decisions to the Upper Tribunal and represents clients at error of law hearings. She had key involvement in a reported case on the risks on return for Iranian asylum seekers who had been critical of the regime through social media activities, as well as in a trafficking case which led to a change in policy regarding the amount of leave given to those who were granted residence permits.
Duncan Lewis Solicitors
Vicky Kells
Vicky Kells is a partner in Clarke Willmott solicitors' Cardiff Social Housing team specialising in charging affordable housing portfolios.
Clarke Willmott LLP
Vinita Templeton
Vinita is a director of immigration and public law at Duncan Lewis Solicitors. She specialises in a wide range of complex asylum, immigration and human rights matters, including cases involving vulnerable individuals such as victims of torture and human trafficking. She has a broad practice in immigration judicial review claimant matters, frequently achieving success for clients in challenging cases where appeal rights had previously exhausted. She also has an excellent track record of turning around cases that had been deemed without merit. Vinita also litigates in unlawful immigration detention cases and removals to European countries under the Dublin Regulations. She has significant experience leading immigration appeal cases before the Upper Tribunal of the Immigration Asylum Chamber and the Higher Courts. Additionally, she works closely with charity organisations in South Wales committed to helping asylum seekers.
Duncan Lewis Solicitors
Wallis Crockford
Wallis has been a specialist medical negligence solicitor for over 10 years. Her expertise covers a wide range of complex medical negligence claims, including brain injury, cancer, vascular, orthopaedic, cauda equina syndrome, colorectal, cardiology, gynaecology and ophthalmology. Wallis has significant experience in representing families of those whose loved ones have tragically died as a result of medical negligence. She also advocates for patient safety and supports clients in obtaining compensation to help to achieve a better quality of life following serious injury. Wallis Crockford | Senior associate solicitor
Leigh Day
Wayne Beynon
Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution Team
HCR Law
Wayne Davies
Principal Associate
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
William Ellerton
Partner
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
Yvonne Agnew
Yvonne is a Principal Lawyer in our Cardiff office. She has over 25 years' experience dealing with complex and high value clinical negligence cases. She has extensive experience in all types of clinical negligence cases, particularly in relation to high value and complex birth injury, brain and spinal/vascular injury claims. Yvonne is frequently mentioned in legal directories and praised for her ability to achieve high awards of damages in maximum severity cases. She has been involved achieving some of the highest value settlements in the UK, including a recent award worth £19 million. Yvonne's expertise was recognised when she was asked to form part of the working party appointed by the Welsh Assembly Government to advise on the implementation of the Redress Act in Wales.
Slater and Gordon
Zoe Haden
Senior Associate
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
Zoe Stollard
Zoe is a partner in the construction team specialising in non-contentious (contracts) advice. She has over 20 years of experience in advising UK and overseas construction and infrastructure, property, and commercial related projects. Zoe has a particular specialism in energy projects and has advised various stakeholders on a variety of public and private projects. She is highly experienced in creating legal frameworks for complex deals and developments, including construction interfaces with funding, property / leasing issues, corporate restructures, and agreements with interested third parties /stakeholders. She is also well versed in the nuclear sector, having advised on several Tier 1 and Tier 2 supply contracts for Hinkley Point C and now Sizewell C. Zoe’s advice covers a range of Head Contracts, EPC Contracts (including FIDIC, NEC), O&M and Supply Contracts. She also advises on interfaces between project contracts and the pass-through of risks, responsibilities and obligations to best protect the client. Zoe joined Browne Jacobson in 2022 after working for leading international law firms Reed Smith, Baker & McKenzie and Nabarro in London and Singapore, followed by national firm Clarke Willmott on her return to the UK. Zoe has an MSc in Construction Law from King’s College, London and spent over five years in practice in Asia. Zoe is ranked as a ‘leading individual’ and praised in the Legal 500 for “prompt thorough responses and advice”.
Browne Jacobson LLP