Lawyers in England

Lucy Townsend

Partner in the private client and residential property team. Lucy specialises in residential conveyancing and private client work. She has 15 years’ experience in the sale, purchase and remortgage of residential property including transfers of equity, declarations of trust, equity release and the drafting of new and extended leases. She also advises on all aspects of non-contentious private client work including the drafting of Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney as well as inheritance tax planning and the Administration of Estates, Trusts and Deputyship applications to the Court of Protection.

Solomon Taylor & Shaw LLP

Lucy Trott

Managing Associate with extensive experience in the sphere of finance, restructuring and insolvency. Particular interest in insolvency-related litigation, including pursuing claims against former directors, fraud-related claims, applications for and in the context of administration, applications for recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings, CVA challenges and a wide range of bankruptcy-related applications.

Stevens & Bolton LLP

Lucy Vials

Lucy is a Partner in Rosling King’s Dispute Resolution Group, where she specialises in multi-jurisdictional, high value commercial disputes, typically acting for ultra-high net worth individuals in relation to their global corporate business interests and for international commercial enterprises. Lucy has particular expertise in complex, cross border contractual disputes and commercial fraud cases. Lucy has specialist commercial litigation experience within a range of business sectors (including Private Equity and Investment, Technology, Construction and the Automotive industries) and has secured ground-breaking decisions for her clients before the Courts of England & Wales, influencing and contributing to the development of the law. She has extensive experience of litigating before the High Court (including specialist divisions such as the Commercial Court and Technology and Construction Court), the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. In addition, Lucy is well versed in forms of ADR, including mediation and international arbitration. She is a member of the Technology and Construction Court’s Solicitors Association, TeCSA.

Rosling King

Lucy Voyce

Associate

Oury Clark Solicitors

Lucy Ward

Lucy is a commercial disputes expert specialising in banking and financial services litigation and fraud. She has particular expertise acting in cross border, high value disputes, including handling high profile matters. Lucy is ranked in Legal 500 and Chambers and described as a “heavy hitter” and a “highly effective litigator”. Lucy co-heads the commercial litigation department. Lucy’s clients include institutional investors and financial institutions, corporates, high net worth individuals and sovereign wealth funds. Her cases span a broad range of sectors and her experience covers complicated multiparty cases in relation to fraud, mis-selling of financial products, s90 FSMA/group actions, professional negligence and breach of contract. Her work often involves multi-jurisdictional issues with particular experience in the US and Middle East. A selection of Lucy’s key cases include: Acting for the investment authority of Ras Al Khaimah (RAKIA) in long running dispute with businessman involving claims of fraudulent misrepresentation, conspiracy and breach of contract and defending allegations of hacking and abuse of process. Acting for a foreign bank in multiparty proceedings regarding the enforceability of guarantees and related insurance coverage dispute. Acting for a multinational prime residential property developer in a claim against offshore funds relating to a corporate bond. Acting for institutional investors in the first group securities litigation of its kind in England in a claim against RBS regarding its 2008 rights issue. Acting in group shareholder action against Tesco in s90A FSMA claim following high-profile accounting scandal. Acting for German financial services provider against RBS in a claim for breach of contract, negligence and misrepresentation in relation to structure finance product.

Stewarts Law LLP

Lucy Webster

Lucy Webster is a partner in the Litigation team in London. Lucy specialises in high-value domestic and cross-border disputes in court proceedings, as well as international arbitration under various institutional rules. Lucy is recognised particularly for her work in the environmental, social and governance (ESG), clean energy, sports and media sectors. Lucy's expertise extends to all types of alternative dispute resolution, including mediations involving multiple stakeholders and complex expert determination processes. Lucy also acts for high-profile clients where reputational risk is a material factor in the strategic direction of disputes. Lucy is one of only 23 private practice dispute resolution (commercial litigation) lawyers in London to be ranked as a Rising Star by The Legal 500, where she is recognised as “a brilliant solicitor – the sort of person round whom the rest of a legal team gravitates and on whom it depends”. Lucy is described by clients as “sharp, proactive and extremely personable” and “incredibly thorough, practical and dedicated, with a very strong knowledge of litigation process. She provides timely and common-sense strategies and advice, and is an extremely clear communicator”.

Squire Patton Boggs

Lucy Williams

Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney

J A Kemp

Lucy Wood

Partner and Practice Group Leader

B P Collins LLP

Lucy Worwood

Browne Jacobson LLP

Luis Trujillo Garzon

Luis E. Trujillo Garzón is the founding director and managing partner of Aster & Trujillo, where he leads the firm's cross‑border tax, corporate and advisory practice from London. Luis advises Spanish, European and Latin American groups on all aspects of establishing and consolidating substantial business operations in the UK, combining technical tax and corporate expertise with a commercially driven, hands‑on approach. His work encompasses the design and implementation of cross‑border holding and trading structures, treaty‑based planning, residence and domicile analysis, capital gains and inheritance tax coordination under double tax treaties, and the application of special regimes such as Spain's "Beckham Law". He regularly handles UK corporation tax, VAT (including postponed accounting, import VAT and deferment accounts), PAYE, CIS compliance and group relief, integrating these with Spanish and Latin American tax obligations to ensure coherent, defensible positions across jurisdictions. Beyond tax, Luis acts as the de facto CFO and company secretary for a number of Spanish corporate clients operating in the UK, overseeing financial reporting, management accounts, statutory filings, cash‑flow management and board‑level governance. He takes direct responsibility for corporate banking relationships, Companies House compliance and the strategic financial planning of UK subsidiaries within international groups. Luis has strong working knowledge of the UK immigration framework and routinely supports clients on sponsor licence applications, Skilled Worker visas and Global Business Mobility routes, ensuring that workforce planning, visa strategies and employment contracts are aligned with the group's tax, social security and commercial objectives. He drafts and reviews UK‑law employment contracts for local hires and international secondees, and coordinates A1 certificates, social security positioning and residence analysis for mobile employees. His practice also covers the legal and commercial framework around major contracts: he prepares and negotiates UK commercial agreements, subcontracting arrangements and supply‑chain documentation, ensuring that risk allocation, intellectual property and jurisdictional provisions are consistent with the client's wider tax and corporate structure. Luis is responsible for the firm's legal and compliance function, including AML, KYC and anti‑bribery frameworks, and leads a bilingual team of accountants, tax advisers and lawyers operating across London and Spain. He works daily in English and Spanish, liaising directly with clients' advisers across Spain and Latin America, and many of his mandates are long‑standing relationships of seven years or more, during which he has accompanied groups through expansion, reorganisation and new market entry across the UK, Spain and Latin America.

Aster & Trujillo

Luisa Lamb

Partner - Large Loss 4

Weightmans LLP

Luiza Balan

Luiza trained at Weightmans and qualified into the London litigation team, where she gained experience in a wide range of commercial litigation disputes and contentious insolvency. More recently, Luiza has taken an interest in and has been advising on construction and engineering disputes, including claims for extension of time, prolongation and LADS, and defective design by both engineers and contractors. Luiza is a diversity & inclusion champion and organises regular events promoting awareness of D&I issues. She is also a regular mentor for the University of Leicester of which she is an alumna.

Weightmans LLP

Luke Bowery

Partner in the Employment unit. Advises employers and employees in both the public and private sectors on the full range of contentious and non-contentious employment law related matters including executive appointment and severance, equality and discrimination, TUPE, redundancy and restructuring and employment tribunal claims. Recent work includes advising on a number of large scale restructuring projects across multiple sites and/or jurisdictions, defending complex race and disability discrimination employment tribunal claims and providing strategic advice on Board level employment issues including responding to the Covid-19 pandemic. Regular speaker at external seminars and events across the UK.

Burges Salmon LLP

Luke Carey

Luke is a Partner within our Film & TV Group and advises on all matters related to the development, production, financing and distribution of film projects. Prior to joining Lee & Thompson, Luke trained and qualified at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. His time at the City firm included secondments to the in-house legal teams of Tesco, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Subsea 7. Luke brings invaluable knowledge of the sector he now works in; he spent almost a decade working in the film industry, predominantly for production outfit Zephyr Films.

Lee & Thompson LLP

Luke Carpenter

Solicitor.

Paul Robinson Solicitors LLP

Luke Coleborn

Luke is a principal associate commercial litigation solicitor with Shoosmiths’ risk and litigation services department, based in Solent, Hampshire. Luke deals with contractual and tortious disputes - mostly in the automotive, construction, insurance or technology sectors - advising clients such as Volkswagen, Honda, IKEA and GAME, amongst others. He also advises companies and former shareholders in disputes regarding the sale and purchase of shares and undertakings, and retailers and other blue-chip companies in commercial disputes relating to contractual interpretation and breach, negligence, misrepresentation etc. Recent work includes: advising international manufacturers and insurers, national retailers and regional distributors in matters relating to consumer rights and protections, including product liability claims and product recall campaigns; advising sellers of a national waste management and disposal company in High Court proceedings brought by the buyers, seeking multi-million pound damages for breach of SPA warranties relating to land and legal and financial liabilities, breach of covenants relating to tax and for indemnities covering costs and expenses; and advising an international motor racing team on breach of a sponsorship agreement in a well-known motor racing tournament.

Shoosmiths LLP

Luke Daniels

Partner

Irwin Mitchell

Luke Deal

Browne Jacobson LLP

Luke Dixon

Partner Luke advises businesses from start-ups to blue chips on the privacy aspects of a wide range of matters including commercial and IT agreements, projects and transactions. He regularly advises clients on how to respond to data breaches and to data subject rights requests, as well as digital marketing compliance.

Freeths LLP

Luke Elford

Luke is a specialist licensing lawyer with a focus on alcohol and entertainment licensing. He advises a broad range of clients, from high-profile venues and restaurant groups to private members’ clubs, hotels, and individual operators. Luke has significant experience of premises licence applications, particularly in cumulative impact areas, as well as reviews, closure notice and other regulatory matters. His client base includes some of the most recognisable names in hospitality and nightlife, including Ministry of Sound, JKS Restaurants, and The Arts Club. Luke also advises private individuals, licensing authorities, responsible authorities, and one-off operators.

Keystone Law

Luke Fletcher

Luke is a Partner in the Charity and Social Enterprise team, advising on the full range of activities carried out by charities and social enterprises as well as co-leading the firm’s work on social finance and in the wider ‘impact economy’. His work involves advising charities, not for profits, social entrepreneurs and B Corps on structuring and formation, charity law and governance, commercial arrangements, restructuring, mergers and regulatory challenges. For example, he recently advised a leading think tank in relation to a high-profile regulatory review by the Charity Commission.

Bates Wells

Luke Hopkins

Luke advises clients on a variety of matters, including acquisition and disposal, portfolio management and development. Luke’s clients range from high net worth individuals and SMEs to large corporate organisations and institutional investors. Luke is a specialist in real estate finance and advises both lenders and borrowers on all aspects of investment and development debt finance across all asset classes, including residential, commercial, retail, industrial, healthcare, student accommodation, hotels and care homes. Luke has a strong reputation amongst his clients for transaction management and in particular for responding promptly to any issues that arise and providing pragmatic, commercial, client-focused advice.

Freeths LLP

Luke Kempton

Partner

Gowling WLG

Luke McGrath

Luke is an Associate in Rosling King’s Dispute Resolution Team and has a wide range of litigation experience, from the pre-action stages through to trial and costs negotiations. He has expertise in handling professional negligence recoveries, against accountants, solicitors, valuers and real estate sector professionals. He also handles claims arising out of insurance coverage, particularly professional indemnity policies and third-party rights against insurers. Luke also advises banks, LPA Receivers and commercial landlords on real estate disputes, including landlord and tenant proceedings, forfeiture, dilapidations, complex trespass and misrepresentation.

Rosling King