Lawyers in England
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Soma Fattah
Soma is a Senior Associate real estate lawyer based in Milton Keynes. She works with a wide range of clients, including property investors, landowners, developers and corporate occupiers. Soma also supports the corporate team on the real estate aspects of business sales and acquisitions. Soma’s experience includes sales and acquisitions together with the negotiation of agreements for lease, leases and leasehold management documentation. She also assists in the sale, purchase and letting of agricultural land and has acted for charities on the purchase and sale of land. Soma's recent projects include: assisting as part of a team in connection with the sale of agricultural land for the sum of £10.1 million; acting for a developer in the acquisition of land for mixed use development; negotiating licences for alterations to permit corporate identity works for an international car manufacturer; and processing the assignments of a portfolio of 40 leases for a national care home provider. Prior to joining Shoosmiths, Soma read law with International Relations at Keele University (including spending a semester abroad in Canada), before completing her Legal Practice course in London.
Shoosmiths LLP
Sona Ganatra
Partner
Fox Williams LLP
Sona Uppal
Solicitor Advocate
Tank Jowett Solicitors
Sonal Parekh
Associate Solicitor Protecting the interests of families lies at the heart of what Sonal does and she has a special interest in children law. Sonal advises a diverse profile of clients and is pleased to be trusted by high net worth individuals, professionals, entrepreneurs, homemakers, those with links to/assets in multiple jurisdictions; as well as extremely vulnerable clients including domestic abuse victims, people affected by mental health issues and physical disabilities. In particular, she works with victims of domestic abuse to obtain protective orders. Her approach is empathetic and compassionate, and aims to find a collaborative way forward in emotional situations, especially where children are involved. Sonal is also a trusted ally to the LGBT community and is experienced in advising on family law issues faced at all stages of relationships by all family structures. In particular she is well placed to advise upon civil partnership, dissolution & divorce.
SA Law LLP
Sonal Patel Oliva
Director
Fieldfisher
Sonal Shah
Sonal's work focuses on landed estates, high value probate matters with cross-border issues and long-standing trust matters. She advises individuals, families and trustees on tax and estate planning with a focus on UK-domiciled clients. In September 2015 Sonal was named one of Private Client Practitioner's top 35 private client professionals aged under 35. Sonal has also recently passed the STEP Advanced Certificate in Advising Families in Business with distinction
Farrer & Co
Sonal Thakrar
Sonal Thakrar is a Partner in the Residential Property team. She is described as a ‘dynamite conveyancer and hugely energetic’. She provides advice on all aspects of UK residential property and secured lending to banks and her expertise focuses on purchasing or disposing of prime or super-prime residential property in Central London, often involving complex offshore structures and time sensitive lending requirements whilst navigating deal driven sensitivities. Sonal effortlessly navigates the regulatory and fiduciary requirements specific to the region when acting on multi-jurisdictional transactions. She also has strong connections throughout the UK and globally. Throughout her career, Sonal has built a dynamic and diverse client base ranging from overseas investors, UHNW individuals and their companies, and family offices to trust companies, investment companies, trading companies and banks. She is able to adapt effortlessly to cultural and time-based needs that a client may have in the course of a transaction and delivers on very high profile and high value transactions in prime and super prime Central London despite difficult market conditions. Sonal injects infectious drive and enthusiasm into aspects of her work, whilst leading teams of experts both internally and externally on a range of complex matters. Peers describe her as ‘very dynamic, very high-tempo and very client-focused’ as well as ‘commercial and pragmatic’. Sonal leads a team which, through their breadth of knowledge, understanding of their clients’ unique situations and their success in building close working relationships with all parties involved in transactions, has grown to become one of the largest dedicated residential property practices in London.
Mishcon de Reya LLP
Soneela Chowdhry
Solicitor
Farani Taylor Solicitors
Sonia Bachu
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau LLP
Sonia Bamford
Sonia is a commercially aware litigator who is client focused at all stages of litigation and alternative dispute resolution. She acts for a range of clients from private individuals to large corporate bodies both in the UK and abroad. Sonia has experience in bringing proceedings in the High Court, Court of Appeal, and under a variety of institutional arbitration rules. Recent significant cases include: Langford v The Secretary of State for Defence [2019] EWCA Civ 1271 - Acting for the appellant, Ms Langford, we successfully argued that an exclusionary rule in public sector pension scheme unjustifiably discriminated against the her, in breach of Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Sonia supported a team acting on behalf of a Russian company in a multi-jurisdictional arbitration dispute in respect of the disputed ownership of a significant Russian bank. Finnan v. Finnan – Sonia assisted in a High Court Section 994 unfair prejudice petition involving substantial property assets. The case settled on the third day of trial. Sonia was awarded Lawyer of the Week in The Times Newspaper on 25 July 2019.
CANDEY
Sonia Fu
Senior Associate
Taylor Rose
Sonia Lopez
Sonia was recognised as a Rising Star in the Legal 500 (2023), specialising in aviation litigation. She advises clients and handles multi-jurisdictional litigation in a broad spectrum of aviation and travel-related work (including complex subrogation) with a particular focus on airline catastrophe, coverage and multi-jurisdictional litigation. Sonia has advised airlines on the most complex PR sensitive claims and regulatory issues, latterly concerning issues arising from the global pandemic. She is a native Spanish speaker and fluent in French and can conduct claims in that language. Currently Sonia is currently involved in Commercial Court aviation coverage litigation following events arising from the invasion of Ukraine for major international aviation insurer clients. Sonia has 24 years’ experience in the aviation sector, having trained at Beaumont and Son, and latterly within the Aviation team at Clyde & Co LLP. Her major loss experience includes the following: Virgin Atlantic G-VSKY, Heathrow, 1997; Kenya Airways KQ507, Douala, 2007; Air France AF447, Atlantic Ocean Accident, 2009; Ethiopian Airlines ET702, unscheduled landing, 2014; Egyptair MS804, Mediterranean Sea, May 2016; Ethiopian Airlines ET302, Bishoftu, 2019
Weightmans LLP
Sonny Patel
Sonny Patel is Partner and Head of Asia at Expatriate Law, leading the firm’s Singapore practice and advising clients on complex cross-border family disputes involving England, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. His practice focuses on international divorce, high-value financial remedy proceedings, jurisdiction disputes, international relocation and child abduction matters. Sonny is particularly recognised for his expertise in forum strategy and the co-ordination of proceedings across multiple jurisdictions. He regularly advises internationally mobile and high-net-worth individuals on matters involving competing legal systems, offshore assets and complex international family structures.
Expatriate Law
Sonya Bassett
Sonya is a business leader with an entrepreneurial edge, able to add value to any board or assist a rapidly growing business which is seeking an advisor with an attention to detail to join and support their management team. Sonya has worked in the private sector as a legal director of one of the UK’s leading energy efficiency businesses. A strong negotiator and mediator with commercial experience and a flexible attitude to do what it takes to get a job done. Whilst leading large transactions Sonya has also worked on a large array of bespoke commercial contracts and provided advice in respect of renewable energy issues as and when they arise. Sonya utilises her experience of running a business through the ups and downs of the government tariffs alongside her unique approach to client service to successfully assist a great deal of businesses through a variety of projects and transactions. Sonya has been recognised in Legal 500 for her work assisting SME’s in Cornwall and the South-West and for expertise in the renewables and tourism and sectors. Sonya is currently also a non-executive director of the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group, which operates an airline, airport and marine businesses, based in locations across West Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, and chairs the Group’s environmental and remuneration committees.
Spencer West LLP
Sonya Bedford
Sonya Bedford is a leading solicitor practitioner in the field of renewable energy with over 20 years’ experience in the field. Her expertise covers all technologies involved in renewable energy including wind (wind farms, large and small scale single turbines), solar (PV and thermal), hydro, wave, biomass, anaerobic digestion. It also covers leasing, construction, operation and maintenance contracts, energy regulation, land agreements, power purchase agreements and community projects. Her expertise encompasses work in private practice and also for a public authority involved in procurement in this sector. Specific areas of expertise include:- Wind farms – land agreements, power purchase agreements, construction and finance, technology contracts, operation and maintenance contracts, National Grid connection Ground mount solar - land agreements, power purchase agreements, construction and finance, technology contracts, operation and maintenance contracts, National Grid connection Public sector power purchasing, including procurement and state aid District heat – connection and supply agreements / leases / concessions Roof top solar – leasing, operation and maintenance contracts, construction contracts Anaerobic digestion – feedstock contracts, supply contracts, power purchasing Local energy markets, microgrids, smart energy contracting Energy regulation and energy supply contracts Financing of renewable energy projects; equipment warranties; energy planning Community energy – all aspects Sustainable development - co housing, eco villages, commonhold Sonya has been awarded an MBE for her contribution to advancing renewable energy in community projects.
Spencer West LLP
Sophia Bompas
Sophia is an insolvency and restructuring specialist with extensive experience advising on contentious and non-contentious corporate and personal insolvencies. Her broad insolvency practice sees her acting for clients across a range of industries and sectors, including insolvency practitioners, creditors, debtors, banks, directors of financially distressed companies, as well as individuals in financial difficulty. She also advises clients on a variety of commercial litigation matters, including shareholder, corporate and contractual disputes. Sophia is a member of R3 (the trade association for the insolvency and restructuring profession in the UK) and IWIRC, and sits on the R3 New Professionals committee. Sophia has lectured insolvency practitioners and lawyers at R3 conferences and regularly delivers legal update seminars direct to client firms.
Edwin Coe LLP
Sophia Collis
Associate
Conyers
Sophia Hussain
Sophia Hussain is a Consultant Solicitor in the Family and Child Care department at Duncan Lewis Solicitors. She is based in the Leeds office and represents clients throughout the North of England. Sophia undertakes work in all areas of Family Law and Child Care matters. She has a wealth of experience representing both Applicants and Respondents in complex private law children matters, domestic abuse cases and divorce proceedings. She also has experience securing injunctions on the same day for vulnerable clients who needs urgent protection. Sophia represents clients from various backgrounds, including the most vulnerable, and those with difficulties ranging from drug and alcohol addition to complex health needs.
Duncan Lewis Solicitors
Sophia Khan
Principal Associate
Gowling WLG
Sophia Purkis
Partner
Fladgate LLP
Sophie Ashcroft
Partner with a proven track record in resolving complex, high-stakes technology and IT disputes, often involving cross-border elements. Her practice spans sectors including technology, data centres, entertainment, outsourcing, and financial institutions. She also advises on shareholder disputes and a wide range of contentious commercial matters.
Stevens & Bolton LLP
Sophie Bales
Solicitor
Irwin Mitchell
Sophie Barrett-Brown
Senior Partner and Head of UK Practice
Laura Devine Immigration
Sophie Birch
Senior Associate
Hugh James