‘Andrew Wong and Marcus Lavell are a great team – inventive and assiduous.’

‘Great experience and skill at a number of levels of seniority.’

‘Andrew Wong is outstanding, Exceptionally commercial in his approach. Finds solutions where others only see problems. Particularly good for central London hotels, restaurants and major leisure developments.’

‘Marcus Lavell is very pragmatic and able, and Niall McCann has a stellar client base and provides sound advice. Gareth Hughes and Robert Sutherland are both vastly experienced’

‘Niall McCann at Keystone Law has the great virtue of responsiveness, accessibility and a real understanding of the sector in which he works. He doesn’t try and bill for every single phone call; his approach to billing is clear, holistic and client focused.’

‘I generally work with Niall McCann. He’s responsive, commercially minded in his advice, accessible, has his ear to the ground (and therefore alert to developments in the industry) and is well known to licensing authorities. He has a great down to earth approach, very knowledgeable on his subject, but practical in his advice. Strongly recommended.’

‘Lisa Inzani is efficient, intelligent, approachable but most of all reliable. She will always go the extra mile for her clients.’

‘Subject matter experts and tactical problem solvers.’

‘As a business we work most closely with David Inzani who we can always rely on when it comes to providing clear, measured and pragmatic licensing advice. Furthermore, David is friendly, calm, engaging and has a genuine interest in meeting the future needs of the business.’

‘I find Lisa Inzani’s licensing team very reactive, prompt and efficient in comparison with other licensing firms.’

‘I have dealt with the team at Poppleston Allen on licensing matters for over 12 years now. In all that time we have not had a premises licence application refused. Their knowledge and understanding of how we operate our businesses is invaluable when it comes to dealing with the various local authorities across the country.’

‘Lisa Inzani has looked after our account for many years. The continuity of service is extremely important and is consistently delivered by Lisa and also her associates. It is easy for licensing issues to slip through the cracks for a multi site operator, but the team ensure that we remain compliant at all times and go above and beyond to ensure that our restaurant teams are managing their premises within the terms of their premises and pavement licences.’

‘The key strength of the team is its knowledge and understanding of the licensing and leisure market in which it practices. Highly experienced lawyers with commercial judgment which they bring to bear on legal advice to clients.’

‘Poppleston Allen are experts in licensing law, they have worked with us on for many years on all licencing matters. They guide us through complex matters on new sites and variations on existing sites. They are commercial, deliver within tight timescales and are very responsive.’

‘The thing that sets TLT apart is their thoughtful insight into what impacts us and that is borne of the close personal relationship that they engender with clients.’

‘Knowledge, care, reaction, understanding and practicality. They are often called in to stressful reactive situations and they are invaluable. Matthew Phipps and Ewen Macgregor are our normal contacts and they are irreplaceable in our view. They totally understand the licensing issues in the light of commercial interest and I could not commend them enough.’

‘The team always give first rate advice including up-to-date legislation alerts. We feel that they are a part of our own team.’

‘Matthew Phipps is the wisest head in his field.’

‘TLT have a fantastic approach to our businesses, with a real focus on understanding the details of our operations and the way this folds into the legal framework. They have been throughout the pandemic and beyond a shining light of advice and counsel, unwavering in there availability to resolve and direct an approach from a legal and industry perspective. Without them we would have really struggled to survive the challenges we have faced, and without a doubt they will be critical to supporting us in the future as an industry.’

‘The team helped us in a very business and time critical process, and navigated from start to finish with great skill, understanding and knowledge. All of the team were excellent ambassadors for the company, and help achieve our goal.’

‘Ewen Macgregor was superb, and handled our issue with advice and guidance.’

‘Broad range of legal expertise which has enabled us to use them for advice on licencing, real estate and litigation. Grouping these elements under one firm has been extremely helpful, offering a broad range of advice on all matters when needed. Extremely efficient and assist with a deep understanding of how our business operates.’

‘Multidisciplinary, efficient, commercial.’

‘Robert Botkai is an absolute pleasure to work with, he is extremely knowledgeable, experienced, and assuring. Licencing is a fundamental element of our business and without his contributions we would have been unable to be successful. He immediately helped us to grasp complex matters and has guided us through several licencing hearings and applications – it is impossible to quantify his contribution, nothing short of phenomenal from an external advisor.’

‘On matters of licencing Robert Botkai’s competent and commercially minded approach has provided us with the tools for success, he has delivered creative solutions to complex problems. The administrational side of his work has always been impressive alongside their legal advice, which has provided a cost effective and accurate volume of work. I cannot fault him as a lawyer, he has excellent ethics and is always on call to offer advice – his dedication is beyond belief. Robert is extremely efficient; he has adapted to our working style immediately and I have been extremely impressed by his rate of execution in all matters.’

‘Strengths: Communication, compassion, commercial mindedness, knowledge of licencing, efficiency, excellent judgement, network within the field of licencing, commitment, administration.’

‘Very efficient, reliable, and good teamwork.’

‘I would give 10/10 to Robert Botkai. We have worked with him since 2016, and I can’t praise him enough. Very efficient, prompt responses to all queries even during out of business hours. His knowledge and experience are great.’

‘Cooperative, attentive, articulate, understanding, knowledgeable, clear.’

‘DLA Piper have been great to work with. They have fully taken the time to understand our business and approach legal matters with full care and attention. I highly recommend DLA Piper.’

‘I have worked with Charlotte Gibson at DLA Piper for almost a 12-month period. Charlotte’s expertise, advice and assistance to our organisation has been incredible. I cannot thank Charlotte enough for the support provided to our organisation.’

‘My experience has been very good and they make sure the team are aware of developments in case the main contact isn’t available.’

‘My main contact is Charlotte Gibson and I’ve always found her to be very personable and reassuring. She has a knack for taking the emotion out of a situation and sticking to the facts as presented.’