Lawyers
Adam Fortune
Partner
Adam is an experienced dispute resolution lawyer who advises on a wide range of commercial litigation and arbitration matters. He advises PLCs, SMEs, start-ups, private equity firms, and high-net-worth individuals on both domestic and cross-border disputes. Adam is particularly well known for his ex...
Anastasia Papadopoulou
Partner
Ship finance lawyer Anastasia advises shipowners and financial institutions on term loan facilities for the acquisition of newbuilding or second-hand ships, on debt finance restructurings, on revolving credit facilities and lease finance transactions. In addition, she advises private equity funds an...
Aoife O’Sullivan
Partner
Aoife is an internationally recognised aviation lawyer with expertise across private, corporate, and commercial aviation. She advises a global client base—including ultra-high-net-worth individuals, corporations, aircraft operators, financiers, lessors, manufacturers, and private owners – on all asp...
Chris Botsman
Partner
Chris is an internationally qualified financial services lawyer with particular expertise in regulation, litigation/disputes, investigations and white-collar crime. Advising businesses around the world but in particular the UK, US and Australia, he has a wealth of insight and knowledge gained from w...
Chris Willison
Partner
Chris works with both lenders and borrowers, advising on all aspects of financial facilities. His regular clients include asset-based lenders, finance houses, banks, trade financiers, platform funders and their clients.
Christopher Jackson
Partner
Chris is an asset finance partner who specialises in domestic and cross-border asset finance and leasing transactions. He has particular expertise in aircraft and engine leasing and trading, structured finance, and sales finance. He also advises on the procurement of aviation assets and on after-mar...
David Farnell
Partner
David is a financial services disputes solicitor with more than 30 years’ experience, both in private practice and in-house (at RBS and CYBG). He has acted for many banks and other commercial lenders, principally those engaged in asset finance.
Doug Rofé
Partner
Doug’s practice covers both corporate and banking work. He advises public and private companies and financial institutions on a wide range of corporate and commercial transactions including mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganisations and joint ventures, commercial agreements lending an...
Dr Jonathan Hadley-Piggin
Partner
Jonathan is a highly experienced marine and superyacht law specialist, with a broad legal practice that focuses on both the domestic and international yachting sector. His client base comprises banks and private clients in the yacht and superyacht industry. In addition, Jonathan advises marine busin...
Fara Mohammad
Partner
Fara is a specialist adviser to international companies and individuals on their inward investments into the UK, Europe and MEA. She works with businesses, funds and private clients on the financing of their investments and often acts as external general counsel for all legal aspects related to the...
Geoff Kermeen
Director (Isle of Man)
Geoff is a Manx Advocate with a practice that includes a wide range of Isle of Man corporate and structured finance work. He has particular experience in advising lenders, investors and developers in the UK and European commercial real estate sector, and in recent years has advised upon many high-pr...
Greg Kahn
Partner
Greg is an asset finance specialist covering the whole spectrum of aviation, shipping and asset finance deals and financings for oil, gas, water and electricity assets. He is also knowledgeable in receivables finance and bilateral and syndicated debt finance.
Heros Leask
Consultant Advocate and Solicitor
Heros is an experienced transactional lawyer with extensive in-house and private practice expertise in complex cross-border debt and equity transactions, and in advising regulated entities on a range of commercial and regulatory matters across Europe, the Middle East and South East Asia.
Howard Waterman
Partner
Howard is an experienced finance lawyer with a diversified practice that includes banks and financial institutions throughout the world, borrowers and other users of banking products, fund managers and funds. He deals with structured finance and derivatives, banking transactions, the provision of fi...
Ilia Dvorkin
Partner
Ilia has 25 years of experience and is a recognised expert in asset finance. His practice focuses on a range of aircraft financing matters including pre-delivery payment financings, ECA financings, aircraft sale and purchase transactions, portfolio sales and leasing, as well as related tax, customs...
Isaac Felberbaum
Partner
Isaac is a banking and finance lawyer who specialises in syndicated loans and various types of secured and unsecured transactions. His lending experience includes bilateral and syndicated lending with sovereigns (including Kenya, the Turkish Republic, Senegal, Togo and Ghana) and international organ...
James Goff
Partner
James has over 20 years’ experience and specialises in bridging finance and short-term property finance.
Jed Dillon
Associate
Jed is an asset finance lawyer specialising in the aviation sector.
Joshua Hartle
Partner
Joshua has over 10 years of experience advising lenders, funds, sponsors, corporates and individuals on a broad range of secured and unsecured debt finance transactions.
Kelly Tinkler
Partner
Kelly is a dual-qualified barrister and solicitor with more than 25 years’ experience in commercial litigation and arbitration in City of London firms. His practice has a distinct international focus and includes banking, shareholder disputes, professional negligence, fraud, and money laundering iss...
Laurie Hammond
Partner
Laurie is a dual-qualified senior banking and finance lawyer in England and South Africa, with 20 years’ experience advising on cross-border transactions across Africa and other emerging markets.
Marc Palley
Consultant Solicitor
Marc is a very experienced lawyer with over 45 years’ experience in a wide variety of areas, including banking, capital markets, derivatives, real estate finance, restructurings, insolvency and dispute resolution. He has advised a large variety of banks and borrowers and other entities in corporate...
Mario Jacovides
Partner
Mario has specialised in asset finance and leasing transactions for over 30 years with particular expertise in the aviation, defence, and satellites sectors.
Nadia Milligan
Partner
Nadia is a highly experienced commercial property and commercial lawyer with a particular focus in the hotels, hospitality & leisure sectors. She been advising hospitality asset owners, investors, and international brands for close to 20 years. Nadia also has extensive expertise in advising owne...