Edwin Coe LLP > London, England > Firm Profile

‘I have worked with Matthew Barnett and Anna Primrose. Both have a keen eye for detail but never lose sight of the desired end result.’

‘First class private client team. Alison Broadberry is an outstanding trust and tax specialist with an instinctive grasp of the personal and commercial issues likely to trouble private clients.’

‘The team at Edwin Coe is very experienced with a broad range of matters and clients. They are very practical and willing to help get projects delivered. David Goepel is incredibly knowledgeable. I use him often in tricky matters.’

‘David Goepel is the hidden treasure of the private client sector in London. He matches or outperforms all the other top practitioners, and without any of the arrogance that so often goes with that level of performance. Much loved by his clients for his clarity, care and concern.’

‘Matthew Barnett has a rightly devoted client following, repeatedly delivering solutions which work perfectly. Eva Moynihan is as relentlessly complete in the services she provides her clients, as she is charming and personable in their delivery.’

‘Alison Broadberry is phenomenal. Works tirelessly for her clients and is superb at what she does. Wendy Hall is an excellent associate and her knowledge of the law is excellent.’

‘Alison Broadberry – a firecracker, fizzing with enthusiasm and energy for the law and the issue at hand. Incredibly personable and committed.’

‘David Goepel – a man of high intelligence, the utmost integrity and one of the most courteous solicitors in London, he will always spare the time to deal with a query and try to find a constructive way of resolving a difference.’

‘The team are readily available and supportive, exhibiting excellent technical knowledge and structuring solutions. They have fantastic partners who are a pleasure to work with.’

‘Sean Bannister and Jamal Saleh are both reliable, knowledgeable, courteous, dependable, and trustworthy.’

‘A solid mid-size corporate practice.’

‘Russel Shear is very responsive and practical.’

‘Jamal Salah is an excellent lawyer. He gets things done fast and efficiently.’

‘They are very responsive and flexible.’

‘Extremely responsive and pragmatic.’

‘Very capable, no nonsense approach. The team are pragmatic and commercial in assessing options in negotiations.’

‘The team is friendly and smart. A well-oiled machine undertaking an impressive range of high-quality instructions in challenging fields.’

‘Broad competence, excellent analysis, short turnover times, and willingness to go the extra mile for clients.’

‘David Greene – indefatigable, always cheerful, and a leader in his field.’

‘David Greene is extremely experienced and strategic – somewhat of a doyen of High Court group litigation.’

‘Zahira Hussain has encyclopedic knowledge of the cases she works on. Good insight into the issues that are raised.’

‘Thomas Johnson is on top of all the detail, independent of thought, and hard-working. ’

‘Fred Sheppard is a very hard worker and very reliable.’

‘Fred Sheppard is tireless, ingenious and tough.’

‘David Greene: indefatigable, always cheerful and a leader in his field. Fred Sheared: ingenious, tenacious and tough.’

‘I believe the individuals I’ve been working with represent the best qualities of the entire firm: broad competence, excellent analysis, short turnover time, and willingness to go the extra mile for the clients. I’ve had a pleasure of working for many years with David Green and Fred Sheppard, and the qualities described above apply to them to the fullest.’

‘Edwin Coe have acted in a significant number of group actions. Group actions require (and Edwin Coe have) significant experience of the same, organisational skills, innovative funding arrangements as well as the usual legal skills.’

‘David Green is very well known in this area. He brings humour, great experience, contacts and a solution finding mentality to his cases. Zahira Hussain is a joy to work with and even when she is incredibly busy finds time to get things done or to speak to me.’

‘The strength that has shone out is the continuous update as to how the matter is progressing.’

‘Zahira Hussain is always available to answer questions.’

‘The class actions team has experience in high value fraud claims and class actions.’

‘I worked with Ian Chai, who was excellent. He is a very effective litigator who is user-friendly, knowledgeable and has a unique ability to cut through extremely complex and high value matters to try and get the best result for the client. He is responsive, collaborative and always looking to help the counsel and litigation team reach the best strategic outcome possible in the time available. He is a credit to his firm and a pleasure to work with.’

‘A great firm for policyholders, with a wealth of experience in this regard.’

‘One of the strongest teams out there acting for insureds. They know what they are doing and are highly skilled at getting the right results for their clients.’

‘I thoroughly recommend Nicola Maher for her ability to cut to the heart of the matter and realise clients’ commercial objectives.’

‘Roger Franklin is no-nonsense and backs his own judgment. He is someone you would want in your corner on a difficult case.’

‘We work predominantly with Nicola Maher, an outstanding litigator with a centred strategic approach. She employs pragmatism and common sense and is supported by sound legal knowledge and a solid backup team. She is personable and engaging and always on top of her brief.’

‘A group of true specialists with unrivalled experience in insurance litigation. They have deep knowledge of law and practice in this field.’

‘Roger Franklin is committed to obtaining the best result for his clients and has excellent judgment.’

‘The dedication to the client and always being on hand when needed are truly exceptional. The team is exceptionally strong, with all members fully briefed on my case if I cannot get hold of the lead solicitor.’

‘Highly professional team, who offer expert advice and the ability to find solutions to problems. A clear commitment to the process and a drive to close the deal.’

‘Rosie, gave us exceptional guidance and made us feel well protected. She really cared about securing our new home. Really it was Rosie that made the difference here. She worked hard to make sure we had everything we needed.’

‘Rosie was extremely thorough examining everything to do with the property. She was also tenacious in her pursuit to make sure that we had everything we needed to make an informed and water tight purchase.’

‘Katherine Simpson – huge knowledge and experience. Ability to construct legal arguments and unpick problems.’

‘A brilliant team. Always helpful and efficient. They think outside of the box and always over-deliver. I never fail to be impressed.’

 ‘Advice you can trust and personable staff. Excellent communication and always a calm friendly approach at all times.’

‘Rosie McCormick-Paice and Katherine Simpson are both extremely professional, knowledgeable and very experienced in all the areas we deal in.’

‘Katherine Simpson and Rosie McCormick-Paice who are both first class. Great intellect, wisdom, humour and approachability.’

‘Very knowledgeable.’

‘Tenacious and passionate about their cases – and great fun to work with. Broad competence, excellent analysis, short turnover times, and a willingness to go the extra mile for clients.’

‘Takes the time to understand industry sectors and ensure that clients are suitably informed throughout the process.’

‘Great lawyers who communicate with clients about all aspects of cases. Deep bench and dedicated to results.’

’The class action team has great experience in high-value fraud claims.’

‘David Greene is an immensely gifted litigator and has the best advocacy skills in the business – a brilliant communicator, a polished diplomat, super sharp, and witty.’

‘Fred Sheppard is a scholarly lawyer with a great ability to keep the focus on what matters. Thomas Johnson is strategic, efficient and very hard-working.’

‘Ian Chai is excellent. He is a very effective litigator who is user friendly, knowledgeable, and has a unique ability to cut through extremely complex and high-value matters to try and get the best result for the client.’

‘Ian Chai is responsive, collaborative and always looking to help the counsel and litigation team reach the best strategic outcome possible in the time available. He is a credit to his firm and a pleasure to work with.’

‘Extremely professional team, with an exhaustive, detailed and thorough approach to cases. It’s very clear they are a close team and work harmoniously together.’

‘Emma Sangeelee has been absolutely exceptional. I could not have hoped for a more passionate or a better trained lawyer. She is smart, very clever and knows her subject perfectly. She has outside the box ideas and has a totally creative mind which is quite rare in these domains of the law.’

‘Edwin Coe are extremely experienced in employment law, but have a human element that is comforting to a client when in need of understanding of their situation.’

‘Linky Trott was polite, professional, non-judgmental and knowledgeable. She was tenacious and an absolute rock in her negotiations, helping me to navigate a difficult situation. She was my confidant.’

‘I found their work to be of a high standard with a good outcome achieved.’

‘Linky Trott is a pleasure to work with and gives confidence that the matter will be dealt with professionally.’

‘Linky Trott and her team responded immediately, providing excellent practical advice and support that helped to successfully resolve the situation.’

‘Emma Sangeelee is an absolute star – clients know that they have 100% support from her, she works hard, is technically skilled and is strategic in everything she does. Linky Trott is also great.’

‘Sundeep Rathod and his team were all great with me and my clients as well. Professionalism and flexibly.’

‘Sundeep Rathod is available, helps us understand in plain language, knows how to guide us during the process.’

‘Excellent responsive service on a nationality topic that was complex. Helpful staff.’

‘Constantly looking to find data and solutions.’

‘Sundeep Rathod did a phenomenal job. Professional and diligent, and overall it was a great experience! ’

‘They were knowledgeable, experienced and practical and I felt confident that they would provide the assistance and service that I was looking for. Our experience has been fantastic and we successfully moved to the UK after successful visa applications.’

‘Sundeep Rathod is knowledgeable, efficient and responsive.’

‘The team are extremely committed, efficient, knowledgeable and tenacious. We definitely had the best team on our side!’

‘Joanna Osborne is a superb lawyer, unbelievably knowledgeably, personable and astute. Joanna and her excellent team including Emma Gregory, were always willing to listen and discuss our concerns and give their guidance. They are loyal and 100% committed to their clients, thank goodness Edwin Coe were recommended to us.’

‘Edwin Coe LLP is a fantastic firm. Highly educated and experienced people, excellent collaboration and understanding and support for their clients.’

‘I have worked with Shams Rahman for a number of years. I regard him as an excellent property litigator.’

‘Joanna Osborne – a pleasure to work with. Always thinking about best solutions (not necessarily most obvious) to client’s issues. Highly knowledgeable and experienced.’

‘Eleanor Stark: A superstar in the making. She is quick to identify the key issues, and has a first-rate sense of how a case is likely to pan out. I would highly recommend her for any tricky case.’

‘Alexandra Rusu is a delight to work with. She is always on top of the details and has a rare ability to provide clients with commercial advice, even when that is not what the clients want to hear.’

‘Property litigation lead by the personable but utterly tenacious Joanna Osborne.’

‘They have good market experience, particularly acting for the claimants.’

‘Kate Dwyer is good with handling clients. Oliver Parnell is smart and considered.’

‘They are always responsive, effective, knowledgeable.’

‘Nicola Maher is a great lawyer. She clearly inspires client trust. She is effective and knowledgeable.’

‘Nicola Maher is excellent.’

‘They are one of the best firms for claims against insurance brokers. They are very good at other forms of professional liability claims as well.’

‘Roger Franklin is hugely experienced. He has very sound judgement. Nicola Maher is a pleasure to work with.’

‘Strengths in terms of personal contact, one of the team is always available by phone or email. Excellent ability to translate complex legal documents for non-legal clients.’

‘Brenna Baye, Nik Haria, and the rest of the team are excellent communicators, and their advice acts in the best interests of clients.’

‘They are very efficient, they respond promptly and provide comprehensive answers to all our queries. Their industry knowledge around the Building Safety Fund is exceptional.’

‘Brenna Baye – exceptional knowledge, highly professional and a delight to work with.’

‘Brenna Baye and her team have a very good grasp of their subject matter. They always know where they are. I would say that these qualities underpin her ability to always be and be seen to be completely on the side of her client and inspire immense confidence.’

‘Brenna Baye thinks on her feet as fast as any Solicitor I have ever worked with in any discipline in the past 30 years. She also inspires confidence at an equally impressive level. It is difficult to overestimate the trust this inspires in a client when dealing with complex areas of law where there is a need to get to the heart of issues and provide a lead.’

‘The teams disciplines is multi faceted, which means we have access to a wide range of legal advice within one firm. The team is highly knowledgeable in their own fields, and often refer to colleagues in other departments for advice. It feels like its never about fee earning, but saving money for the client in all aspects.’

‘Nik Haria has been a pinnacle to our business, and has proven to be a valuable asset to our business in all aspects of legal advice. More importantly, he has proven to be commercially minded in terms of his advice, presenting all options and providing valuable recommendations and potential outcomes.’

‘The legal advice is always very well-founded, but at the same time always relevant to the specific conflict.’

‘Strong intellectual property team with reasonably commercial approach to litigation.’

‘Simon Miles is an experienced litigator.’

‘Strong trade mark prosecution team. Very responsive.’

‘Claire Lehr is diligent, responsive and personable.’

‘Very good at soft IP, and trade marks in particular. Very good at handling difficult lay clients under stressful conditions.’

‘Simon Miles is very good at dealing with difficult lay clients, and he is a very sound practitioner who gives good advice consistently.’

‘The Edwin Coe team has been extremely easy to work with. Their technical knowledge has been spot on and their professionalism is top tier.’

‘Strong in property finance, with a good team.’

‘Very approachable.’

‘A good team with knowledgeable individuals, commercial in their approach, and friendly to deal with.’

‘Charles Wilson is very capable and efficient in the work that he does with us. He keeps us updated in progress without prompting and is a pleasure to work with.’

‘Linky and George were amazing. They listened and clarified details to give informed advice. Very professional.’

‘They have a very cohesive team and are highly organised so that if one team member is away, another team member is properly briefed and able to step in seamlessly.’

‘My go-to lawyer for employment advice is head of department Linky Trott. Linky simply knows everything there is to know about employment law and gives clear, concise, prompt advice. She also looks at the whole picture and is great at giving strategic advice; always ahead of the game.’

‘Linky can see how matters are likely to pan out and gives tailored advice accordingly. I have also had dealings with George Orman, who stepped into Linky’s shoes when she was away. He picked up the baton straight away, had been fully prepared by Linky, and I had every confidence in his advice.’

‘Great technical knowledge combined with excellent client relations and a pragmatic approach. The team is small but efficient; associates and trainees are of a notably high standard, and the lawyers work extremely well together.’

‘Clare Gilroy-Scott is excellent and a pleasure to work with.  She combines excellent procedural and tactical acumen with a determination to achieve the best outcome for her clients.’

‘Extremely responsive and pragmatic.’

‘Linky Trott has a wealth of knowledge and experience of applying it to real time situations. While maintaining professional boundaries and advising, she takes time to understand the challenges of our businesses and the market we operate in so that she can provide truly holistic advice.’