Sarah Lewis > Prettys Solicitors LLP > Ipswich, England > Lawyer Profile
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6th Floor
St Vincent House
1 Cutler Street
IP1 1UQ
England
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Sarah Lewis

Work Department
Corporate and Commercial
Position
Partner
Career
Sarah joined Prettys as Partner in October 2022, having previously worked for Birketts LLP, a top 50 law firm, where she was a Senior Associate in the Corporate / Commercial Team and where she was previously recommended by Legal 500. Sarah’s career has spanned 16 years working for many different types of business – well known brands based in the region as well as entrepreneurs, family owned businesses, and franchises.
Sarah has developed significant experience in business acquisitions, disposals, mergers and re-organisations, with particular expertise in the motor industry and acting for family owned businesses. In addition to the corporate work, Sarah can also be found providing regular commercial advice and undertaking contract negotiations for a range of multi-sized clients. Since joining Prettys Sarah has been undertaking commercial work for the likes of, the DPO Centre, Godolphin Management Company Limited and Itsu Grocery.
Sarah also specialises in and has a particular interest in Franchising. Sarah has acted for a range of Franchisors and Franchisees over the years from the initial set up of a Franchise, drafting and reviewing Franchise Agreements through to the sales / acquisitions of a Franchised Business. Sarah will be developing the firm’s offering in this area.
Lawyer Rankings
East Anglia > Transport > Transport and shipping
Prettys Solicitors LLP in Ipswich has a multi-disciplinary team that advises key clients in the transport sector on a range of corporate, commercial, employment, data protection and property matters. Senior partner Ian Waine leads the practice, in which employment partner Matthew Cole and corporate partner Daniel Billson are the main practitioners. Corporate partner Sarah Lewis and property specialist Rebecca Cleal also play key roles in the practice. Cleal recently assisted Maritime Transport Ltd with the acquisition of freehold land in Essex, which involved the complex negotiation of existing commercial lease conditions.
East Anglia > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in East Anglia
The corporate and commercial practice at Prettys Solicitors LLP in Ipswich is ‘never afraid of going the extra mile to meet the client needs‘. Clients praise it for ‘providing a comprehensive service that is unmatched‘. Practice head and senior partner Ian Waine has a loyal following among business clients in Suffolk, and up-and-coming partner Daniel Billson impresses with his ‘incredible knowledge and impeccable project management‘. The practice also calls on head of data protection services Emma Loveday-Hill, and corporate partner Sarah Lewis, who frequently acts for well known brands based in the region, as well as entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, and both franchisors and franchisees.
Lawyer Rankings
- Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in East Anglia East Anglia > Corporate and commercial
- Transport and shipping East Anglia > Transport
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: elsewhere in East Anglia
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in East Anglia
- Employment > Employment
- Private client > Family
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: elsewhere in East Anglia
- Transport > Transport and shipping
- Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in East Anglia
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: claimant