Collyer Bristow LLP — England

About

### The firm Collyer Bristow is a long-established London law firm with a distinguished heritage dating back to 1760. Renowned for its expertise in private wealth, business law, real estate, and dispute resolution, the firm delivers high-quality, individually tailored legal advice that reflects its traditionally modern approach - where enduring professional values meet creative, contemporary thinking. Serving a broad portfolio of international and domestic clients - including ambitious entrepreneurs, successful businesses, and high-net-worth individuals and families - Collyer Bristow stands out for its bespoke service. Clients trust the firm’s ability to combine the reliability and integrity of tradition with the agility and innovative thinking needed in today’s legal landscape. - Types of work undertaken Tax and estate planning: The private wealth department includes a strong tax and estate planning team which advises on wills, tax planning and structuring, trusts, probate, and charities. It has particular expertise in residence, non-domicile and offshore matters, powers of attorney and Court of Protection work, and trust and probate litigation. Family: The firm’s family team handles the full range of issues including divorce, separation, civil partnership and cohabitation, the preparation of pre- and post-nuptial agreements, and complex disputes involving financial issues or those concerning children. The nature of their work is cross jurisdictional as well as UK based. Commercial dispute resolution: The innovative commercial dispute resolution team has substantial experience advising organisations on issues regarding breach of contract, partnership and shareholder disputes, professional negligence claims, civil fraud, and trade disputes. It is known for its strategic excellence. Clients include Manolete Partners and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines. Banking and financial disputes: The team brings years of experience to dealing with complex disputes relating to financial instruments. Clients are often referred by domestic and foreign law firms with conflicts of interest. The work of the team includes benchmark manipulation, structured finance, FOREX, securitisation, and cryptocurrency as well as disputes over bank lending. In recent years they have acted for many clients who value their anonymity. Real estate: The real estate team acts for property owners, investors, developers, funders, landlords, and tenants dealing with all real estate transactions, from multimillion-pound portfolio acquisitions to individual sales, commercial lettings, property management, and real estate disputes. Clients include GMS Estates and EcoWorld London. Intellectual property and data protection: The firm has a strong reputation for intellectual property with work covering protection of brands, negotiating commercial agreements, resolving disputes as well as litigation concerning patents, design rights, trade marks, copyright and confidential information. The team is also experienced in advising businesses on data protection and compliance with UK GDPR, as well as assisting with responses to subject access rights and data breaches. Clients include Sanrio UK, Stannah Stairlifts and Wirth Research. Employment: The employment team provides commercial advice to companies in managing their everyday HR issues and dealing with disputes, which can involve Employment Tribunal and High court litigation. The team deals with matters involving unfair dismissal, discrimination, TUPE, breach of contract, whistleblowing, flexible working, equal pay, and business immigration. Clients include Perrett Laver, Mediaplus UK, Asos.com, Cashplus Bank and Mercuri Urval. Corporate and commercial: The corporate and commercial team has expertise in commercial contracts, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and shareholder agreements, funding, regulatory matters, company reconstructions, insolvency and corporate recovery. Clients cover a wide range of sectors and include Manolete Partners and the Moulton family office. The team’s work also includes activities related to art and culture. ### Memberships - IBA (International Bar Association) - Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP) ### Staffing Figures - 38 Number of UK partners - 52 Number of other UK fee-earners

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Aimee Stevens

Senior Associate · Real Estate

Alex O\'Connor

Partner · Real Estate

Anjana Dahya

Senior Associate · Real Estate

Charles Avens

Partner - Head of Immigration · Immigration

Charles Braithwaite

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Charlie Fowler

Partner · Immigration

Charmaine Hast

Consultant · Family

Daniel Simon

Senior Partner of Collyer Bristow and a partner in the Tax and estate planning team. · Private Client

James Austen

Partner · Private Wealth

John Saner

Partner John is a trustee of many trusts and an executor of several estates. · Private Client

Michael Drake

Consultant · Family / Divorce

Michael Grace

Head of Real estate · Real Estate

Mino Themistocli

Partner · Real Estate

Nigel Brahams

Partner - Head of Financial Services · Financial Services

Patrick Wheeler

Partner - Head of Intellectual Property · Intellectual Property

Penny Arneja

Senior Associate · Real Estate

Peter Daniel

Partner - Head of Private Wealth · Private Wealth

Philippa Dolan

Partner · Family

Ragavan Arunachalam

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Robin Henry

Partner - Head of Dispute Resolution Services · Dispute Resolution

Rory MacPherson

Partner · Real Estate

Sarah Coe

Partner · Intellectual Property

Sharon Fryer

Partner - Head of Commercial Services · Corporate / M&A

Simon Edwards

Partner · Real Estate

Stephen Gawne

Partner · Real Estate

Stephen Rosen

Partner · Litigation

Tania Goodman

Partner, Head of Employment · Employment

Tanya Roberts

Partner · Family

Toby Yerburgh

Partner and Head of the Family team. · Family

Tulin Hamit

Partner · Tax