Lawyers in England

Nina Sperring

Partner, Wealth Protection

Price Slater Gawne

Nina Stewart

Managing Partner and Co-Founder Nina Stewart is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Astraea and leads on execution of strategy and all operational and growth aspects of the firm. Nina brings a wealth of professional service and board-level business experience to Astraea’s multidisciplinary offering. She is a Solicitor, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) and a Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA). The early years of her career were spent at a Big 4 firm in London providing international tax advice to large corporates. Since then, she has worked across a range of sectors including oil and gas, financial services and the legal sector. Nina has served on Boards and Audit Committees in both the private and charitable sectors, including chairing a private-equity-owned oil services business and serving as a trustee on the Board and chairing the Audit & Risk Committee of the NCT, the UK’s largest parenting charity. She is currently on the Board of the London Football Association (London FA), where she serves as the Independent Non-Executive Finance & Risk Director.

Astraea

Nina White

Partner

Boult Wade Tennant LLP

Nino Inasaridze

Partner

Hill Dickinson LLP

Nino Simone

Nino is head of the Dispute Resolution team in the Midlands and specialises in all areas of Dispute Resolution, complex Commercial Contract disputes, Shareholder disputes, Adjudication and Contentious Intellectual Property. He also co-chairs the Firms Automotive Sector and is an Accredited Mediator with ADR. He is a facilitator bringing together experience of commercial negotiation and strategic advice to find a commercial solution for all concerned. He oversees Geldards’ German desk. Nino has acted for large and small businesses in contractual disputes as well as acting for Directors in Shareholder disputes with fellow Directors or Shareholders. He applies Mediation skills to every situation to try and find a solution for all concerned.

Geldards LLP

Nipuni Wijesinghe

Nipuni is a Solicitor in Commercial Property.

Lee Bolton Monier-Williams

Nirav Patel

Nirav is a Partner in the Corporate team at Bates Wells and co-leads the Development Finance practice. He specialises in M&A, private equity, and cross-border transactions, advising both buyers and sellers, including listed companies, private equity funds, and international foundations. His work spans a variety of sectors, with a focus on technology, medical technology, professional services, impact investing and corporate real estate. Nirav frequently advises founders and owner-managers on all stages of their business lifecycle, from fundraising and investment rounds to M&A and exits. In addition, Nirav has significant experience in corporate structuring, joint ventures, partnerships, and wealth planning, particularly for ESG-focused and purpose-driven clients.

Bates Wells

Nish Kapoor

Partner

Fox Williams LLP

Nisha Jassal

Partner

Gowling WLG

Nisha Patel

Nisha is an associate solicitor in the business crime and regulatory departments. She advises on a broad spectrum of fraud-related criminal allegations against corporate bodies and individuals.

Hickman & Rose

Nisha Shukla

Partner

B P Collins LLP

Nishant Nath Singh

Senior Associate Nishant is a disputes lawyer specialising in international arbitration and commercial litigation, with wide-ranging and varied experience advising clients on all aspects of dispute resolution and investigation matters. Nishant also works within our India practice, advising and achieving the best outcomes for clients on India-focused matters. Nishant has both worked at and worked closely with Indian law firms on international arbitration and commercial litigation matters. His background and experience has enabled him to develop a global understanding of dispute resolution, with a particular focus on India-related cases. He also has experience in disputes involving Middle Eastern corporates and government entities. Nishant’s experience covers arbitration proceedings under the major institutional rules as well as arbitration-related litigation. He has advised clients on large and complex litigation matters before the English Courts, in particular the Commercial Court and the Chancery Court. Nishant regularly mentors aspiring solicitors including law students and young practitioners in both the UK and India. Nishant’s arbitration experience includes advising: A luxury car manufacturer in an LCIA-administered, UNCITRAL arbitration in relation to a contractual dispute involving distribution arrangements in the Middle East and North Africa. An Indian aviation and hospitality conglomerate in relation to multiple LCIA arbitrations against a British travel company. Nishant’s litigation experience includes advising: A luxury car manufacturer on an English High Court litigation against a Middle Eastern entity, which involved issues of contract law and allegations of bad faith. An Indian bank on a potential dispute arising out of its lending agreements with an English company before the English Courts. Nishant also has experience in investigation matters which includes: An internal investigation for a Scandinavian energy company in relation to allegations of conflicts of interest and employment law breaches. A regulatory investigation by the Serious Fraud Office into allegations of bribery and corruption against a global mining company in a number of African jurisdictions.

Stewarts Law LLP

Nishita Gudka

Nishita is a Partner in Commercial Property.

Lee Bolton Monier-Williams

Nitej Davda

Nitej's specialist areas of practice are construction disputes (including disputes arising out of contractor insolvency), landlord and tenant claims (including the impact of insolvency on the landlord and tenant relationship), development based litigation, disputes concerning easements, covenants and adverse possession as well as property and construction related professional negligence.

Cripps

Nitika Singh

Partner and Head of Housing Management Team

Judge & Priestley LLP

Noah Bachoco

Senior Associate

Freeths LLP

Nodir Sidikov

Partner

Fieldfisher

Noel Beale

I enjoy advising clients across the full spectrum of UK competition law and economic regulatory matters, from the smallest questions to very complex and detailed matters which are business critical. I provide practical and constructive advice that enables clients to get on with achieving their goals, minimising the time and effort they need to spend on the legal process. I have an LLM in European law and an MSc in Economics. Over more than 25 years I have gathered experience advising a wide variety of private and public sector clients in a diverse range of different sectors. I started at Ashurst in London was seconded to the OFT (the predecessor to the Competition and Markets Authority) and spent six years at Ofwat (the water sector regulator with concurrent Competition Act enforcement powers) where I was Director of Legal Services. My interests cover advising clients on: M&A: advising domestic and international clients on obtaining UK merger control and National Security & Investment Act clearances from BEIS (particular expertise includes failing firm assessments, de minimis arguments and local market analysis in the transport, retail and other sectors); Commercial contracts: competition issues arising from contracts such as distribution frameworks and complex joint ventures involving information sharing between competitors; Compliance: implementing effective and tailored competition and regulatory compliance and training programmes for businesses; Investigations (including cartel, antitrust, dominance, market and regulatory investigations): defending clients’ positions, making leniency applications and negotiating commitments to avoid infringement or contravention findings, with a view to minimising fines and other negative consequences including time costs and reputational issues; Regulatory (including price reviews): specialist regulatory matters including compliance with statutory duties (by companies and regulators) and licences, including matters such as infrastructure investment and sustainable urban development particularly in the water sector. Expertise Antitrust & Regulatory Competition & Markets Competition, Regulatory Compliance & Investigations Merger Control & National Security Noel Beale - Partner - Commercial | Michelmores

Michelmores LLP

Noel Deans

Blaser Mills Law

Noel Ruddy

Noel Ruddy is a Partner in the Corporate team, with a specialist focus on receivables finance. In addition to his corporate practice, he is widely recognised as an expert in receivables finance and is the co-editor of the authoritative legal text Salinger on Factoring. Known for his friendly and collaborative approach, Noel is dedicated to delivering what clients need — successfully, efficiently and with the highest quality. He takes great pride in the standard of work produced at Cripps and in ensuring that clients enjoy working with the team and value the contribution made to their businesses. Over a career spanning more than 30 years, Noel has established himself as a leading corporate lawyer within the South East corporate finance community. In the asset-based lending sector, he is recognised more widely as an authority on the law of factoring and discounting. Clients value Noel’s deep technical expertise, his ability to quickly grasp the commercial realities of any transaction, and his clear, pragmatic advice. He is also passionate about staying abreast of legal developments and sharing insights on matters of interest. Noel is ranked as a leading individual in Chambers and Partners 2024. Areas of expertise include: Mergers and acquisitions (including cross-border M&A) Corporate strategy Private equity Asset-based lending Qualifications and memberships: Admitted as a solicitor in October 1990 Member, The Law Society

Cripps

Noelle Petty

Noelle is a Principal Associate in the corporate department’s Restructuring and Advisory team in the Manchester office. Noelle specialises in both contentious and non-contentious aspects of restructuring and insolvency matters, including advising on administrations, receiverships, liquidations and CVA's. Noelle acts on behalf of insolvency practitioners, banks and other financial institutions. Noelle's contentious experience includes advising on ROT issues, supply chain risks, formal insolvency appointments, directors' duties, debt collection and challenging antecedent transactions. Noelle's non-contentious/transactional experience includes advising on business and asset sales (acting for buyer and seller) and property disposals, advising insolvency practitioners on day to day issues that arise in respect of trading an insolvent company and undertaking reviews of lender's security. Noelle has worked on a number of high profile retail insolvencies including: BHS, Toys R Us, Bargain Booze and Wine Rack and Direct Golf.

Shoosmiths LLP

Noor Miah

Noor is an associate solicitor who is part of our Midlands disease team. He qualified in 2015 and has been practising personal injury since 2011. Noor specialises in occupational disease claims across a broad range of industries including manufacturing, transport & logistics, retail, leisure and hospitality sectors. Noor specialises in all types of multi-track and high-value litigation and has acted for insurance intermediaries defending occupational disease claims including, carpal tunnel syndrome, hand arm vibration syndrome, asbestos induced pleural thickening, noise induced hearing loss, occupational stress claims, skin disease, occupational asthma, cumulative back and various repetitive strain injuries. Work highlights include successfully defending a claim to trial for Plantar Fasciitis against a major car manufacturer and securing costs orders against Third Party solicitors. Noor is assisting in legacy claims dealing with asymptomatic platinum sensitisation claims following the Supreme Court decision in Dryden et al. Noor has formed strong client relationships and is able to advise on claim strategies and legacy risks to avoid floodgates.

Weightmans LLP

Norien Zia

Senior Associate

Birketts LLP

Ntiana (Anna Papadopoulou

Ntiana (also known as Anna) advises on a wide range of finance and corporate work within the shipping and energy sectors. This includes the drafting and negotiation of terms and revolving facilities and shareholders’ agreements. She also advises international borrowers, banks and private equity firms on new transactions as well as in connection with restructurings and enforcement situations. Her work includes acting for buyers and sellers on asset sale and purchase transactions. Having spent the earlier part of her career in funds, she also has expertise in advising funds on their setting up as well as capital raising and investments. Anna is qualified in England and Wales. She speaks fluent English and Greek.

Keystone Law