Harbottle & Lewis LLP > London, England > Firm Profile

‘Diligent and able to understand client timelines. They care about honouring business practices and preferences.’

‘Sarah Lazarides is sophisticated, reliable and provides clear guidance. She is well versed in the entertainment space when it comes to all matters involving film and television.’

‘Always impressed with the excellent service from this firm.’

‘Excellent service and attention from Neil Adleman.’

‘Always offer practical advice with our business objectives in mind.’

‘Shireen Peermohamed and Zoey Forbes are great to work with.’

‘The associates are technically very good and a pleasure to work with.’

‘The advice is practical, applicable and gets to the heart of the business objective.’

‘Neil Adleman and Shireen Peermohamed are both are at the top of their game – they are across all the new technologies and always one step ahead in considering commercial strategies.’

‘Shireen Peermohamed and Zoey Forbes work with us and I would recommend them without hesitation.’

‘The team has a distinct boutique feel and as such is making a particular effort to understand the client’s particular situation, providing advice with this in mind.’

‘The individuals are very available and prompt in their responses – their knowledge of the law and the industry sector is profound and very helpful.’

‘We have enjoyed the collaboration with Kostyantyn Lobov and Charles Leveque – both are knowledgeable, responsive and pragmatic.’

‘Kostyantyn Lobov provides consistently excellent and pragmatic advice.’

‘Always professional, highly knowledgeable and experienced, comprehensively accessible, happy to go the extra mile.’

‘Fantastic to work with, excellent at client relations, calm under fire, knowledgeable and reassuring.’

‘Excellent knowledge and experience in this practice area, especially John Kelly.’

‘The Harbottle & Lewis team have a wonderful ‘family’ feel about them. They are professionally robust, honest and discreet whilst maintaining a sense of fun and light-heartedness over some difficult and pressing issues. As a result, they are a pleasure to work with and for.’

‘John Kelly and team are simply best in class. They specialise in the complicated and do it better than all others.’

‘John Kelly is the leading advisor in this space bar none. He is an excellent advisor and client handler.’

‘Gerrard Tyrell: a leader in the field, clientele are second to none. John Kelly: experienced, hard working, client friendly and practical.’

‘The team are exceptionally thorough in their work, assuring absolute confidence in their work and advice.’

‘Really felt valued, respected and most importantly, listened to. I felt confident that the outcome would be successful.’

‘Personable touch and care with attention to detail every step of the way.’

‘The team is extremely knowledgeable and is also able to connect us to other specialisms in the company to ensure we’re the best we can be. All the people we have worked with are great communicators – able to speak without jargon‘.

‘Harbottle & Lewis have been a great firm to work with. The breadth of the sectors they cover is incredibly helpful as we work across charity, private client, and corporate. Therefore, Harbottle go the extra mile to engage internal expertise to provide their high-level service. They are responsive, clear and easy to work with’.

‘Colin Howes and Emily Miles are both highly skilled, approachable lawyers, who respond quickly and helpfully to queries. They have both supported on complex topics, ensuring that the charity remains comfortably within its charitable remit’.

‘Katerina Capras is an approachable, thoughtful and highly knowledgeable individual. She is extremely good at communicating complexity with simplicity and clarity, enabling trustees to make informed decisions. We always value her calm and clear analysis and proportionate approach’.

‘We work with May Delaney – she has made a proactive effort to get to know our organisation. It’s clear she builds significant trust with her clients and provides a holistic service, referring to others where necessary. May is lovely to work with – when you are speaking with May, there is no jargon! I appreciate her patience, warmth and clarity’.

‘Highly experienced in a wide range of situations, capable, very good at the extra bits around the edge which straddle into other areas, empathetic. David Scott – highly experienced. good all rounder, good on costs. May Delaney – highly experienced, very responsive, a rising star’.

‘The team at Harbottle are highly knowledgeable on charity law, responsive to queries and pragmatic. They are able to take a complex topic and clearly outline the legal requirements.’

‘I trust Mark Irving completely and felt that he was on my side, and Naomi was very thorough and sensible and didn’t beat around the bush. She gave good advice and listened to my concerns. Both Naomi and Mark worked above and beyond to get me a result.’

‘Catherine Bedford inspires real loyalty, attracts the best talent, and retains it. She is a great rainmaker and creates strong personal relationships with the wealthiest and (sometimes) most demanding of client. Her trademark is ‘tell it like it is, and they will appreciate it.’ Mark Irving is so clever and so dedicated.’

‘A stellar team who are very highly regarded and deal with the most complex cases. They can walk a client through stormy waters with ease and are a very united group who all offer something unique, whether it be client skills, preparation of documents or unravelling a legal problem. They are all over everything.’

‘Catherine Bedford and Mark Irving are both exceptional family lawyers with prodigious work rates, offering exceptional client care and first-rate legal advice.’

‘Lidia Cantele is pragmatic, efficient and a real pleasure to deal with. Daisy Minns Shearer is conscientious, hard working and highly motivated. Both Lidia and Daisy have a very human approach and are very well-regarded.’

‘The team I work with are first rate, incredibly efficient, responsive, and always very accommodating. Particular mention goes out to Catherine Bedford, Mark Irving, Eleanor Haidon, Lidia Cantele, Polly Broad and Xander Drury.’

‘Super committed bunch who go well above and beyond the normal expectations of what lawyers will do for their clients.’

‘Nicholas Westley runs a superb team.’

‘Sacha Wilson and his team are truly ahead of the curve – whether it is their dedication to understanding and supporting businesses, their responsiveness and timely delivery, or the knowledge and insight they can provide across all aspects of advertising and marketing work. Thank you for all your work and support!’

‘Excellent team, incredibly knowledgeable. They listen carefully to the brief and always provide excellent advice. Very strong eye for detail.’

‘Sacha Wilson stands out. His knowledge and experience of the wider digital market really is second to none. What makes him particularly good is his ability to communicate to and tailor to different audiences and provide a bridge between them, and his ability to get into the weeds with legal peers.’

‘Harbottle & Lewis has offered invaluable support to our organisation over the past two years. Their personal and timely approach, niche practice areas, and the prior industry experience of a number for their lawyers are standout strengths.’

‘Sacha Wilson is an incredible support to our business. We value his in-depth technology, data and industry experience; and his timely, pragmatic and perfectly-pitched advice. We can’t recommend him highly enough. (We wish we could clone him in every jurisdiction!)’

‘The team has fantastic knowledge and are always there to help. They are a diverse team and they offer very competitive pricing for early stage startups.’

‘They are very forward thinking, with an ability to think ahead in a commercial fashion and save the client money down the line.’

‘Anthony Littner knows the VC landscape inside out. He is sharp, responsive, laser focused, shrewd and provides a fantastic customer service.’

‘Peerless in the media sector, but with all-round commercial nous.’

‘Sandi Simons is a great partner, who is very easy to work with and gets on top of cases’ details.’

‘This team is an excellent mid-market option – lean, adaptable and skilful, and well led by Sandi Simons.’

‘Louis Castellani and Sandi Simons are both very shrewd and experienced operators.’

‘Matthew Leverton is a standout litigator with an impressive caseload.’

‘Sofie Hoffman does an excellent job for clients – more than capable of managing both the mediation and negotiation side of proceedings.‘

‘Always willing to think about different ways to engage with clients, and how to keep costs down and provide deep support.’

‘Lizzie Williams and Georgina Long have very strong litigation instincts and will go far.’

‘Excellent and resourceful.’

‘Sarah Gogan is a brilliantly innovative and thorough solicitor.’

‘The immigration team at Harbottle & Lewis is excellent. They were bolstered significantly when Sarah Gogan joined from Fladgates two years ago.’

‘Sarah Gogan is exceptional in her field. My firm does not have an immigration offering, so I send all of my immigration work to her. She is incredibly efficient and client friendly. She always makes time to listen to the problem and strategise from the ‘get go’, making it a smooth referral, and no matter how complex the case, she always finds a solution with the client.‘

‘Sarah Gogan is great.’

‘Brilliant team – total experts, consistently thoughtful about the commerical/risk issues our business faces. It’s not just legal niceties and abstract risks. Always willing to think about different ways to engage us, how to keep costs down and provide deep support.’

‘Agatha stands out; she gives clients great confidence, she’s expert, thoughtful and totally calm no matter what comes up, including endless changes and moves from EE and our customers. She’s responsive and helpful at all time and works hard!’

‘The team are collaborative, approachable and extremely supportive of our needs. We have a number of different telecoms deals running at any one time. Harbottle consistently give us fast, informative responses when we need them.’

‘We work with Emma Wright and Agatha Claridge. Both are really easy to engage with and focussed on what’s right for our business. We find both Emma and Agi work extremely well as a team and as individuals. They both understand our business and are direct, clear and good value to help shake out what we need to do from a contracting point of view. Quite often this clarity helps the business make decisions quicker, clearly demonstrating how they are adding value to our deals and why we like working with them.’

‘Having the right person to support trustees in managing highly complex trusts matters to conclusion is a art and Jonathan has an exceptional talent. He is able to assess relevant matters, find solutions and support in effective communication to stakeholders. Jonathan adds value’.

‘They have particular strengths in US/UK cross border work and in work for Middle Eastern clients. They also have a particular niche in handling difficult, knotty issues (which they tackle head on) which are at a pre-dispute stage and in dispute solutions’. 

‘Jonathan Burt is exceptionally bright and thorough. In keeping with her name, Siena Gold is sparklingly bright, quick, knowledgeable, commercial, practical, strategic and delightful with it. She has impeccable judgement’.

‘Chris Moorcroft is understated, quietly sharp and incisive. Morag Ofili is a fiesty and robust litigator.  Others of particular note include Zoë Camp, Alexa Collis, Marianne Kafena and Gary Ashford,’

‘Siena Gold and Morag Ofili are superb.’

‘The team is very thorough and knowledgeable, on a par with the best. Chris Moorcroft is very collaborative and helpful, and in a proactive way. I have found him very good on ESG principles for trustees.’

‘Solid team with strong leadership (Jonathan Burt) and several up-and-coming leaders in the field (Alasdair Wilson and others).’

‘Generally, an easy to work with firm. High quality without an over the top approach. Both Jonathan Burt and Alasdair Wilson are very strong as is Caroline Rao and others on the team.’

‘The collaboration was excellent. They had very good relationships with other suppliers we worked with and made the experience seamless.’

‘Melanie Benson was our primary contact and is extremely knowledgeable and pragmatic, excellent at communicating.’

‘Timely, helpful, efficient. Have worked with Sarah Cubacub for over a decade. She is a highly professional, reliable, diligent and always a pleasure to deal with’.

‘A remarkable group of people who always strive for commercial solutions, and you have the sense that there are no such things as problems when these talented lawyers put their minds to work.’

‘Sarah Cubacub – Senior Associate. A partner in waiting! A special talent to communicate complicated advice clearly, enabling me to make informed decisions knowledgeably. You feel in safe hands with Sarah’. 

‘A dynamic firm with a real focus on high profile clients – reputation team is outstanding’.

‘Mel Benson is lovely and great to work with‘.

‘An experienced and responsive team focused on practical outcomes.’

‘Sharon Daboul epitomises the firm’s client centric and solutions focused service.’

‘They are organised and add significant value by helping review our IP strategy on an annual basis, and tailoring budgets accordingly.’

‘Kostyantyn Lobov has an outstanding understanding of our environment and business challenges.’

‘Harbottle offers practical advice, bearing in mind our business objectives.’

‘The team has deep knowledge of different industrial areas and understands very well what we want and can always help us fulfil our aim. We are very satisfied with their helpful and excellent services as well as their fast response. They are very flexible to meet our budget needs.’

‘Shireen Peermohamed is an exceptional lawyer and strategist, who always provides her advice through a commercial and practical lens. We appreciate her efforts and help very much.’

‘Kostyantyn Lobov’s advice is thorough, practical, and always directly on point. His friendly and approachable manner helps us work together to find creative solutions.’

‘Expertise and consistently thinking about the industry and our relation to it. Always willing to think about different ways to engage us, how to keep costs down and provide deep support.’

‘Emma Wright is the most amazing partner and leader, she is my confidante and adviser any time of the day or week. She’s exceptionally knowledgable and constantly focused on our business and how to keep it safe.’

‘The team are collaborative, approachable and extremely supportive of our needs. Harbottles consistently give us fast, informative responses when we need them.’

‘We work with Emma Wright and Agatha Claridge. Both are really easy to engage with and focussed on what’s right for our business.’

‘All of our interactions with the Harbottle Lewis team have shown them to be a highly professional and personable team – a pleasure to work with.’

‘They are extremely well credentialed in our space, which always gives us full confidence.’

‘Michael Lister and Sam Purkiss have been excellent to work with, providing considered advice and counsel to us.’

‘Bob Mitchell and Sam Purkiss are superstars.’

‘Harbottle’s team has a deep understanding of the law and its intricacies. They are well-versed in legal precedents and regulations, and can provide expert advice on a wide range of legal matters. Strong analytical skills, showcase a wide range of excellent communicators, work collaboratively, and pool their expertise and knowledge to achieve the best outcomes for their clients. Harbottle’s team are skilled problem solvers, using their legal expertise, analytical skills, and creativity to develop innovative solutions to complex legal issues.’

‘Very quick and professional with their responses. They always take a very collaborative approach and as such we have enjoyed a long-term relationship with them.’

‘Michael Lister is outstanding. He is an expert in the sports field and has helped us with a huge variety of work covering all aspects of sponsorship and management.’

‘Able to pull in other partners with other disciplines.’

‘Capable and confident.’

‘Responsiveness, sharpness of analysis and great understanding of industry dynamics and commercial implications.’

‘Great collaboration, support and guidance in navigating complex situations.’

‘My main relationship is with Howard Hymanson – efficient, approachable and knowledgeable.’

‘Howard Hymanson understands our business and culture. He is an excellent listener and works to help us achieve our goals but also challenges where appropriate and gives robust advice, based on legal knowledge and experience as well as understanding of our business.’

‘Everyone from the Employment Team are extremely knowledgeable, pragmatic and collaborative ensuring that no unnecessary time is billed for. Team members are happy to discuss possible solutions and ideas.’

‘Sarah Verrecchia is an exceptional and efficient lawyer – again she knows her clients extremely well and knows the right questions to ask to get to the heart of a situation quickly.’

‘The practice brings a unique blend of vast experience in the arts and creative industries as well as an extraordinary level of expertise in law. I was unable to find a comparable practice.’

‘High quality of work to address the complex problems we were facing.’

‘A talented, diverse, down to earth, solution focused and knowledgeable team.’

‘Anita Bapat is a pleasure to work with.’

‘Expertise and current knowledge are hugely beneficial. Consistently thoughtful about the risks to our business and how to balance good practice with the realities of our business model. Always has an option and solution no matter what we throw at them. Calm, thoughtful and totally positive to deal with.’

‘Anita Bapat is brilliant; practical, knowledgable and wonderful.’

‘You expect knowledge and expertise what adds value is practical insights and pleasant working manner.’

‘Sacha Wilson and Anita Babat both combine a depth of knowledge of the field with practical application and a realisation of what will work within companies. Yet they do not shy away from explaining the regulatory or legislative reality. They’re also fun to work with.’