Avocats – England

Nadim Meer

Nadim is a Partner in the Corporate department and is Head of Mishcon Private Equity. He has significant experience in private equity, with a core focus on advising founders and management teams on buy-outs and growth capital investments. He also has a wealth of experience advising dynamic corporates on mergers and acquisitions, fundraisings and joint ventures. In addition, Nadim has a focus on advising non-institutional investors of private capital. Nadim is active in the hospitality, leisure, consumer, and retail industries, being a member of the Advisory Board of KERB, which incubates and accelerates some of London's most exciting and innovative street food businesses. He also undertakes significant work in the business services sector. One of Nadim's key interests is around purpose-driven businesses. He is a core member of Mishcon Purpose, helping clients to navigate the interconnected considerations of purpose, sustainability, and ESG issues. Within Mishcon, Nadim is one of the Firm's Training Principals and is Co-Chair of the Steering Committee on Race, a key component of the Firm's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

Mishcon de Reya LLP

Nadim Zaman

Nadim is an experienced corporate lawyer specialising in equity investments, disposals, and mergers and acquisitions. He advises high-growth companies on venture capital and private equity transactions, including seed and series A, B and C investment rounds, convertible loan note investments, and strategic acquisitions and exits (most recently for Accel Partners, Ventech, and founders of Hassle.com). Nadim also advises the venture capital firms and corporate finance houses that serve high-growth companies in the UK and overseas. He is experienced in dealing with direct and indirect overseas investment in UK businesses, having worked closely with Apax Partners for two years on the equity investments by the Chinese, Australian and Singapore sovereign wealth funds. Nadim is well placed to advise on mergers, acquisitions, disposals and investments, joint ventures, shareholder arrangements, and management team mandates, across a broad range of market sectors.

Keystone Law

Nadine Strahl

Nadine is a Consultant in the Real Estate department.

Mishcon de Reya LLP

Naeema Choudry

Partner

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

Naina Patel

Partner

Gowling WLG

Najma Dunnett

Najma Dunnett is a solicitor specialising in non-contentious construction work. She also has experience with complex dispute resolution matters and international work. Although Najma has a wealth of experience in all construction matters, she specialises in non-contentious construction law. Her clients include developers, investors and contractors, where she drafts and advises on a range of documents including development management agreements, building contracts for domestic and international projects, and professional appointments. She has a deep understanding of the construction industry, having begun her career at John Laing. In addition to her experience in non-contentious work, Najma has been involved in complex dispute resolution matters including adjudication, arbitration, litigation and mediation, helping to secure successful outcomes for her clients. Najma also has insurance industry experience, having worked at an architects’ insurance mutual, where she dealt with numerous high-profile architectural practices. She also has extensive experience as in-house counsel for international architectural and engineering practices where Najma was responsible for their EMEA and APAC offices. Latterly she was the senior associate at an international engineering practice, where Najma was responsible for international projects and their Middle East offices. Her pragmatic, commercial advice helped secure payment of significant outstanding fees on large-scale engineering projects.

Howard Kennedy LLP

Namita Pawa

With over twenty years’ experience, Namita Pawa is a highly respected Solicitor and Managing Director at Hallinans. ​Namita’s tenacity and determination have provided the bedrock for a vast number of cases covering the full spectrum of criminal law, including murder, serious fraud, large-scale drug conspiracies, sexual offences, and those at the other end of the spectrum including domestic matters and driving offences. Namita joined Hallinans in 2013 and quickly became a key figure in the firm. She was appointed equity partner in 2016 and became Managing Director in 2022. As Hallinans’ Managing Director, she leads from the front, developing and growing the team, modernising the firm’s infrastructure by taking it paperless, and building on Hallinans’ decades long reputation for excellence. ​She has also cultivated a strong ethos of mentorship and inclusion, establishing a partnership with Bridging the Bar to offer internships at the firm to aspiring barristers from underrepresented backgrounds. Namita primarily advises on private client matters but remains deeply committed to publicly funded work, ensuring the firm maintains its own client contract with the Legal Aid Agency. She is widely recognised as the Solicitor of choice for referrals from other law firms and is frequently trusted to represent fellow professionals and their families. ​Namita pays close attention to detail, never leaving a stone unturned. Her friendly and approachable but extremely professional nature are qualities that are admired by others in the profession and her clients alike. Her personable and empathetic nature enable Namita to build a good rapport with clients with ease. That coupled with attention to detail result in the highest quality service. ​

Hallinan Blackburn Gittings & Nott

Nancy Brown

Partner

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

Nancy Collins

Nancy is a partner in our Public Law and Human Rights team. Nancy specialises in public law challenges and complex civil litigation relating to human rights claims. She has particular interest in representing vulnerable individuals who have suffered injustice at the hands of the State and holding public bodies to account for decisions which impact upon minority groups. Nancy was shortlisted in 2017 for the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year award in public law. Nancy has advised legal aid firms in a successful challenge to the civil legal aid procurement process. She also acts for individuals and educational bodies on decisions made by the Office for Students and the Office for the Independent Adjudicator, with particular focus on discrimination claims. She has advised early years education providers in relation to government funding arrangements. Nancy has represented individuals who have suffered mistreatment by local authorities, privately run care homes, mental health authorities, and within the immigration and criminal justice system. She has experience of public law challenges, complex group actions, third party interventions inquests and public inquiries. She represents Baroness Longfield (the previous Children’s Commissioner) in the Covid Inquiry. Nancy has experience of litigation in the domestic courts and also the European Court of Human Rights. She acted for the applicants in Edwards v UK 14 March 2002, a case which helped to establish the parameters of an Article 2 (the right to life) compliant investigation. Nancy represented a large number of bereaved, survivors and residents in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. She also acted in the civil claims arising from the Grenfell Tower fire, between 2018 and 2024. Her experience of group litigation also derives from having represented a number of Hillsborough families in their claims for misfeasance in public office, arising from the actions of South Yorkshire Police and West Midlands Police following the Hillsborough tragedy in 1989. Nancy has experience of environmental law; from 2023–2024 she acted for Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debra, whose daughter, Ella, died of asthma in 2013. Ella was the first person in the world to have air pollution listed as a cause of death on her death certificate. In 2018 she acted for Humanists UK in their intervention in the case of Noel Conway and his claim for the right to die. Nancy acted for Kristina O’Connor in her judicial review arising from the handling of her complaint about the inappropriate actions of a police officer. The Court of Appeal found that the Police Misconduct Panel had acted unlawfully in issuing the officer with a final written warning. A further Panel hearing was held and the officer was dismissed. Nancy has represented bereaved families in inquests into deaths in care homes, mental health detention, police and prison custody. She has taught extensively on prison law. She has spoken at inquest law public law events. She contributed to the prison law update in LAG for many years and contributed two chapters to the text ‘Prisoners and the Law'.

Bindmans LLP

Nandini Sur

Nandini Sur is an Associate in our Banking and Financial Services team. She is also qualified to practise in New York. She advises private banks, payment service providers, asset managers and wealth managers on implementing and complying with financial services law and regulation.

Farrer & Co

Naomi Angell

Consultant

Dawson Cornwell LLP

Naomi Djanmah

Stuart Miller Solicitors

Naomi Greenwood

Naomi advises HR, in house counsel and senior management within organisations on employment law matters as well individuals themselves. For Naomi's business clients she performs a general advisory role. Her clients know that they can call on her at any time to assist with issues that arise, including matters such as redundancies and restructurings, disciplinaries and grievances and defending employment tribunal litigation. She understands the importance of being contactable and responsive. Her clients operate in sectors where they may have to rapidly address breaches of confidentiality and restrictive covenants that present a commercial risk to the business and she has the experience and support of a great team to deal with these situations. Naomi also provides employees with the clear and pragmatic employment law advice they require. She advises on contracts and service agreements at the commencement of employment and on settlement packages upon termination. She can advise you on your rights and the associated risks and costs if you think you have been treated unlawfully. Then if you require she will provide you with robust representation in litigation. Naomi has a proven track record of reaching a successful outcome for her clients.

Moore Barlow

Naomi Hanrahan-Soar

I have been working in UK immigration since 2007 and have seen a lot since then. I have benefitted from some excellent experience learning from leaders in the field, specialising in both corporate and high net worth immigration. I came to UK immigration law after completing my own Highly Skilled Migrant Program visa application and moving here from Sydney via Sweden. I understand the excitement and anxiety that the journey brings and enjoy helping to enable the opportunity that any international move entails. These days I have built up a specialism in sponsor compliance, having defended many sponsor licence suspensions and illegal working penalties which are a chance to highlight our firm's strength and depth in both employment and immigration. Although it is somewhat litigious in nature, it is resolving the issue as practically and amicably as possible which I relish. I assist with the full range of immigration applications from complex naturalisation, global talent, creative worker, licences and all forms of sponsored visas to family and moves of large numbers of workers for big business projects both onshore and offshore. This spans the gambit of industries but in particular biotech, tech, AI, energy, medical, advertising, music and entertainment. Immigration law is frequently driven by the policies behind it and as such I try to stay in touch with the policy makers, feed into their research and guidance and influence this wherever possible and appropriate. This also helps me to advise companies on where to take their own immigration policies in the future.

Lewis Silkin

Naomi Hatchard

Naomi is a family solicitor with over 20 years’ experience in litigation and alternative dispute resolution, bringing with her a wealth of experience in acting for a variety of clients. Her practice area is particularly focussed on complex financial proceedings involving high-net-worth and high-profile clients. Naomi regularly advises on matters concerning wealth protection, from a family law perspective to those with media exposure. She has acted on many high-profile cases involving professional footballers and sportspeople whilst ensuring that her client’s private matters are kept out of the media spotlight. Her background in alternative dispute resolution allows her to think outside the court-process box and provide a holistic approach to her cases to ensure the best possible outcome is achieved given the unique and individual aspects of each case.

Keystone Law

Naomi Hazenberg

Naomi specialises in contentious intellectual property matters. Whilst she advises on a wide range of issues and subject matters, her practice has a particular focus on patent litigation. Naomi’s technical background in physics puts her in particular demand for cases in the technology, telecommunications and engineering sectors, where her detailed understanding of complex technology puts her in a strong position. Her litigation experience encompasses full High Court actions as well as appeals to the Court of Appeal and complex interim applications both at first instance and in the Court of Appeal. Much of Naomi’s work involves cases that are multi-jurisdictional and have an emphasis on strategic and technical co-ordination. Naomi has experience working with a broad range of technical subject matters. She has advised on numerous disputes in relation to mobile technology, spanning a wide range of standardised technologies from the 2G, 3G and 4G systems as well as implementation patents covering aspects of the various operating systems. As a result, Naomi has a wealth of experience dealing with issues that arise specifically in SEP litigation and FRAND disputes, as well as the complex confidentiality aspects of these cases. Naomi has assisted Samsung in its disputes against Apple and Unwired Planet, as well as Google in the Unwired Planet litigation and IPCom in its cases against Nokia, HTC and Vodafone. This has allowed Naomi to approach these cases from the perspective of the implementer but also from the patentee side. Outside of the field of telecommunications, Naomi assisted Petroleum Geo-Services in its dispute against Electromagnetic Geoservices involving hydrocarbon surveying techniques and Philips Lighting in a dispute with Megaman relating to various patents in its LED licensing portfolio and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy in its global dispute against GE concerning wind turbine technology. Naomi was also part of the team that assisted Fidelis in its trade mark and passing off dispute against Fidelity.

Bristows LLP

Naomi Heathcote

Naomi’s practice centres on advising urban and rural estates on residential property matters. She has a particular focus on leasehold enfranchisement, where she has a wealth of experience, a loyal base of real estate clients and is recognised as a leading specialist in this niche area of law.

Boodle Hatfield LLP

Naomi Jones

Naomi joined Quastels in December 2022 as a partner in the commercial real estate team. Naomi specialises in all aspects of commercial real estate, including acting for landlords and tenants, drafting, negotiating and advising on leases and associated documents and complex conditional sale and purchase agreements. Naomi also has experience of working with developers, setting up commercial and mixed use developments and working with clients’ teams of professionals to ensure that the best possible advice is given based on the individual circumstances and wider concerns (including negotiating and reviewing ancillary documents such as s106 Agreements). In addition, Naomi has built up relationships with commercial lenders, giving expert advice in a time efficient manner to ensure their interests are fully protected whilst recognising the importance of maintaining relationships with their customers.

Quastels LLP

Naomi Little-Smith

Naomi is a commercial lawyer and mediator, with over 20 years' experience specialising in telecoms and IT. Naomi's particular expertise is in drafting and negotiating complex IT and telecoms services and infrastructure agreements. As an IMI certified mediator, she specialises in a transformative approach to conflict resolution, helping parties search for ways not only to resolve their dispute but to transform their relationships. Clients appreciate her broad experience and collaborative style in both mediation and negotiations.

Arbor Law

Naomi Neville

Partner

Irwin Mitchell

Naomi O\'Higgins

Naomi O'Higgins is an expert in trusts and estates disputes, as well as, Court of Protection work. Much of her caseload has an international element. Naomi is a Partner and Head of Howard Kennedy's Trusts and Estates Disputes practice. She supports clients across a range of trusts disputes including breach of trust claims and trustee/beneficiary disputes. She has particular experience of litigation with cross-border elements working with lawyers in offshore jurisdictions. She additionally advises on non-contentious trusts related applications. She acts for clients on inheritance disputes including challenges to the validity of wills, removal of executors and claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. Naomi works with clients on Court of Protection matters such as statutory wills, disputes regarding the appointments or actions of attorneys, as well as, other cases concerning people lacking capacity to manage their own affairs. She is a private client solicitor who specialises in litigation. This means that she takes a practical and empathetic approach to advising clients facing difficult, often emotional, challenges. Naomi works alongside colleagues in the firm's Private Client and Family teams on complex multi-jurisdictional issues. She has litigated in a number of foreign/offshore jurisdictions including, the Channel Islands, the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands, the Bahamas and Switzerland and has excellent relationships with firms in those and the other major offshore jurisdictions. Naomi is a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS). She is dual qualified having been admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Ireland in 2017.

Howard Kennedy LLP

Naomi O\'Rourke

Solicitor

Hugh James

Naomi Roper

Adam is a partner in the housing team. He has a wealth of experience in shared ownership, new build conveyancing, and asset management, and acts for registered providers, local authorities and developers. He specialises in new development site set ups for both shared ownership and private sale, and all aspects of his clients’ ongoing conveyancing and asset management requirements, including staircasing, bulk sales, stock sales, Right to Buy/Acquire, social homebuy, buy backs, auctions, and the various home ownership initiatives which may exist from time to time. Adam also has vast experience in residential conveyancing, having managed the residential conveyancing department of a regional law firm in his earlier career. He was awarded the Editors Award for Services to the Industry at the First Time Buyers Magazine Awards 2021 (the first lawyer to win this award) and now undertakes a role as a judge with fellow industry experts for these popular annual awards. Adam regularly writes articles and provides training to both clients, and publicly, on topical issues or changes in legislation, practice or procedure affecting the sector.

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

Naomi Simpson

Naomi is a Legal Director in the Fraud and Dispute Resolution department. She is a commercial litigator with wide ranging experience in multi-jurisdictional fraud, banking and general commercial disputes. Naomi manages complex and high value litigation, internal investigations and international arbitrations. She has had particular experience working with clients from the CIS region and has recently returned to London after practicing in the United Arab Emirates for two years. Naomi has advised clients in both defending and bringing claims, and in relation to freezing orders, delivery up orders, third party disclosure orders and other asset recovery strategies. She has undertaken a variety of contractual disputes, shareholder disputes and professional negligence claims, and has represented clients in the High Court, the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights. Naomi's clients include high-net worth individuals, corporates and financial institutions. She is a member of the Young Fraud Lawyers Association, the Fraud Women's Network, the London Solicitors Litigation Association and is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).

Mishcon de Reya LLP