Sarah Mogford > Clarke Willmott LLP > Bristol, England > Lawyer Profile

Clarke Willmott LLP is known for its focus on representing landowner clients in cases against telecoms operators. Practice head Kary Withers, who is adept at handling litigation, is praised for her ‘really deep knowledge of the sector, excellent tactical judgement and great way with clients’. The drafting and negotiation of lift and shift arrangements forms part of Beverley Pike‘s advisory portfolio. Sarah Mogford, previously at Lewis Silkin, joined the firm in February 2022 and excels in matters relating to the Electronic Communications Code.

Led by Simon Day – a specialist in landlord and tenant work – Clarke Willmott LLP is instructed by various housebuilders and developers for assistance in transactions, commercial developments, and plot sales, among other matters. Philip Thompson heads up the team’s housebuilder sector, while Karl Brown focuses on development transactions and land sales to social housing associations. Other key names to note include Laurence Lacey, whose broad experience sees him advising both public and private sector clients on multi-million-pound developments and acquisitions. The ‘brilliant‘ Sarah Mogford and Amanda French joined the practice in early 2022, arriving from Lewis Silkin and Neal Bertram Legal Services Limited trading as Bertram Fairbanks, respectively.