Experience

Tolhurst Fisher LLP

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner

  • Nov 2018 - Present

• Senior Associate Solicitor

  • Jun 2018 - Oct 2018



Fisher Jones Greenwood LLP

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Solicitor

  • Mar 2016 - Present



Olswang - (Now CMS)

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Associate

  • Jan 2015 - Feb 2016

  • Locum position covering maternity absence, extended to 5th February 2016. • Primarily acting for high net worth individuals buying and selling primarily in niche central London and West End locations. • Varied workload, including Crown lease extensions, City of London certificates of title, corporate support and refinancing. • Locum position covering maternity absence, extended to 5th February 2016. • Primarily acting for high net worth individuals buying and selling primarily in niche central London and West End locations. • Varied workload, including Crown lease extensions, City of London certificates of title, corporate support and refinancing.



Gepp Solicitors

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner

  • Sep 2012 - Oct 2014

  • Hired to set up new department specialising in high value residential and commercial properties. • Continued to act for UNISON, the national trade union, who followed from Howard Kennedy, on commercial property lease renewals, lease termination advice, landlord and tenant affairs, commercial acquisitions and general property advice. Strong personal contacts should still ensure securing future work going forward. • Handled general commercial property work for private companies and individuals, including acquisitions and disposals of commercial and investment properties, landlord and tenant advice, planning applications for certificates of lawful use and change of use, and drafting and negotiating option, pre-emption and overage agreements. • Acted for Samaritans on the grant of a renewal commercial lease in Central London. • Developed marketing skills, establishing strong relationships with various top end agents, including Strutt & Parker, Savills and Winkworths, which resulted in a steady flow of high value referral work and contact with high net worth individuals. • Work included acquisition of £3.7 million leasehold house overlooking Regent’s Park, involving lease extension negotiation with the Crown Estates, for a high net worth with a large property portfolio and private work for the managing directors of both Park Holidays, one of the largest caravan companies in the UK and Maldon Salt respectively. • Regular high value referral work also obtained from MCIFA in Mayfair. • Responsible for supervising and training junior personnel. Show less



Howard Kennedy LLP

• Legal Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Assistant Solicitor

  • Sep 2006 - Jul 2012

  • Acted for well-known high street and shopping centre retailers, including Linens Direct, Blue Inc, Bags etc, Clinton Cards, Birthdays’ and the trio brand of Calzedonia, Intimissimi and Tezenis, from both landlord and tenant perspective. • Dealt with acquisitions, disposals and surrenders of leases, the grant of underleases and all other leasehold management affairs. • Cemented a strong personal relationship with Calzedonia, an Italian based lingerie company rapidly expanding in the UK and who previously mainly used Withers for majority of their legal work. Major achievements were being the principal client contact, having handled a string of high profile lettings at prime London locations including Brent Cross, Westfield Stratford, Kensington High Street and in Oxford Street. • Following a successful self-led marketing pitch in May 2011, HK was shortlisted as one of two firms to be instructed by US giant Whole Foods Market on any new work. • Dealt with freehold and leasehold transactions on behalf of Unison, Vinci Park Services and Pitney Bowes and advised on title issues and boundary disputes. • Acted for other corporate and high net worth private clients in the grant of leases, freehold acquisitions and disposals of fully serviced office developments and general landlord and tenant management affairs. • Dealt with large portfolio transactions, refinancing structures and issuing certificates of title. • Responsible for supervising junior solicitors and paralegals. • IT literate and competent in producing own documents, letters and other correspondence. Show less