Wedlake Bell LLP > London, England > Firm Profile

‘They are seasoned professionals and offer a seamless facility enabling us to move from LBA to issue stage. They have a core skill in the energy sector.’

‘The team here are always on hand and ready to pick up enquiries as we have them. They are communicative, informed and above all commercial, meaning that our disputes can be settled quickly and effectively and therefore we do not litigate for the sake of litigation. Charles Robinson is very experienced in the energy industry and is our ‘go to’ contact.’

‘Experienced and do good work in the public sector.’

‘Attention to detail, industry knowledge and reputation are amongst the best within the industry.’

‘Charles Robinson has an enormous amount of knowledge and a great understanding of not just the legal process, but the commerciality of business.’

‘It’s now one of the largest art practices in London, so their knowledge is current. Rudy Capildeo and Tim Maxwell are delightful and a pleasure to work with.’

‘Tim Maxwell and his team are experts in their field. For art-related work, we need very specialist legal advice and this is what Tim offers. He is responsive, measured and commercial. It is a pleasure to work with him.’

‘Rudy Capildeo has all the connections and insights to be a real leader in the art law world. Tim Maxwell also very impressive on litigation. Petra Warrington is lovely and has great experience.’

‘For many years now I have worked with Tim Maxwell and Rudy Capildeo. I am deeply impressed by their vertical and horizontal knowledge in the arts and cultural sector.’

‘Deep and long standing knowledge of the art world. Both are very accessible, which is important for quick advice.’

‘The team know exactly what they are doing and they are very professional and effective. I am really happy with the results.’

‘Each time we are reassured by their knowledgeable approach, always providing us with measured responses and thoughtful explanations.‘

‘Rudy Capildeo has been a highly professional adviser, making sure that we have the confidence to push back on behalf of the artists we work with. Jil Birnbaum has always been extremely supportive.’ 

‘Great partner led client focused transactional support. Good communication and case management.’

‘Nigel Taylor has a deep understanding of our sector, our business, and great transaction experience for us.’

‘The quality and breadth of services aligns to our business strategic and operational needs.’

‘All the partners we work with at Wedlake Bell operate as if they were operating within our business. Edward Craft is great at taking a brief and delivering solutions with direct results for our business.’

‘Responsible, knowledgeable, detail-oriented, and fun to work with.’

‘Commercially minded, and practical outside counsel partners attuned to client needs. The group has an excellent M&A practice and provide great legal advice and services.’

‘Adam Lynch is a fantastic M&A lawyer – super commercial and practical, understands what matters to the client, and delivers great result and great service.’

‘Matthew Braithwaite and Camilla Wallace are leaders in the market, and both speak impressively in public.’

‘Sanjvee Shah, who has recently joined, is a standout private client lawyer with whom I have worked on complex transactions.’

‘Proactive and user friendly. Keen to help; good at seeing the job through and always happy to go the extra mile. Matthew Braithwaite has wide knowledge and is polite yet persistent and always gets the job done.’

‘George Merryless is a fantastic lawyer. He is very client focused and is capable of understanding the commercial requirements of the clients and providing practical advice. He is always available. He is also French native speaker and is a great asset for UK-France cross border work.’

‘Very good team, very responsive and pleasant to work with. George Merrylees stands out by his nice personality. He is available, kind and has a very good knowledge of French/UK cross border tax matters. He is also fluent in French.’

‘The team at Wedlake Bell are the stand out professionals in this sector for the London region. They are approachable, knowledgeable, commercial and a pleasure to work with. They deliver in a timely manner and keep our clients informed.’

‘Nick Mendoza always provides clear and concise guidance in a format that clients can understand. He looks at the wider picture and does not just focus on the legal aspects.’

‘The team have an excellent pedigree and are very reliable and pragmatic. I frequently work with Sanjvee Shah on matters and she is an excellent addition to the team. She is very technical, knowledgeable and also very client friendly.’

‘In my experience, the firm acts in a very down to earth way collaborating clearly and taking time to understand the full requirements and context of the work.’

‘Clear concise communication, highly conscientious, thoughtful, supportive and act as part of your team.’

‘Very responsive; good market and sector knowledge; work well with other lawyers, which helps as we sometimes have repeat transactions. Good breadth of team so that ancillary areas of law can be called upon as necessary.’

‘Responsive and proportionate approach to issues.’

‘Sarah Blunn is thorough but good at bringing out the key issues.’

‘They have a strong foundation of knowledge in the subject area. They go the extra mile keeping you informed all along the way.’

‘A tightly-knit team of highly experienced experts with a truly international client base and a full-service offering.’

‘Parminder Sidhu is an excellent leader and a steady hand at the helm, Tom Allfree is a legend and has a deep understanding of clients’ needs, and Nick Stone provides the ultimate in client care.’

‘A proactive can do attitude with a firm but collaborative approach to the AML/KYC changes which have affected the market so significantly in the last 12 months.’

‘Tom Allfree is both a hugely competent and knowledgeable lawyer as well as an extremely nice and engaging individual who is always a pleasure to work with. Having worked in the prime London market for more than 20 years Tom is amongst the very best lawyers I have had the pleasure to work with.’

‘The team are efficient professional and give sound/solid advice.’

‘Nick Stone and Tom Alfree are both very well respected and top operators in this field and Nick Stone in my opinion is a best in class lawyer who gets things done, overcomes problems whilst giving his client best advice.’

‘Nick Stone – a true stand out in his profession, dedicated, knowledgeable, problem solver, adviser, thorough – his attention to detail and willingness to adapt to every and each clients needs. Nick is an absolute go to and his team around him are second to none.’

‘Anna Giles’  communication skills are profound and her friendly nature makes it easy for both my team and any of her clients to work with her. She is incredibly efficient.’

‘The contentious trusts and probate team at Wedlake Bell is a well-oiled machine and rightly commands the respect of the market.’

‘Andrew O’Keeffe runs the shop with aplomb as the managing partner of the team. He’s very happy to get his hands dirty, especially with negotiation, but delegates appropriately to his talented team of associates.’

‘I remain particularly impressed with Thomas Klemme, who is developing into a brilliant lawyer. He is one to watch.’

‘The contentious trusts and probate team at Wedlake Bell is second-to-none. The quality of all members of the team, from junior solicitors to partners, is exceptionally good and enables the involvement of partners, senior associates and more junior members to be kept at just the right level.’

‘The team members’ technical legal knowledge is excellent, and so is their commercial and financial acumen. They handle good-quality, high-value cases and they get good results.’

‘Caroline Miller is a first-class trusts and estates lawyer who is at the top of her game. She has a huge amount of experience, excellent judgement and a great sense of litigation tactics combined with her knowledge and experience of the technical and practical aspects of tax, trusts and estates law.’

‘This is a very well-known team for private client disputes; having a very well-known private client team means they are often involved in substantial disputes. Andrew O’Keeffe is a realist who sees early on how things will go.’

‘Andrew O’Keeffe is my standout figure within the disputed trusts and estates side of the firm. A relentless opponent, reasoned and thorough tactician and litigator. He is a shrewd operator who I rate very highly.’

‘A strong, multi-faceted team of experts.’

‘Helpful, courteous, flexible.’

‘They have good market and sector knowledge, and work well with other lawyers. Good breadth of team so that ancillary areas of law can be called upon as necessary.’

‘Claire Nelson is very responsive and commercial.’

‘Wedlake Bell – strategic approach and commercial acumen.’

‘Adam Colenso is one of the most intelligent and hard-working partners I have met in a property litigation in team. He is extremely clever, with a keen and shrewd eye for detail, coupled with a genuinely astonishing work ethic. He is calm and unflappable whilst remaining pleasant and good fun to work with and for.’

‘Jonathan Hibberts is the most energetic and industrious property litigator on the block. A skilled tactician and strategist.’

‘Adam Colenso is technically strong.’

‘Adam Colenso is one of the best property litigation solicitors around. I have recommended him to people on countless occasions. He is thoughtful, sensible and, overall, a really fine litigator. He has a deep understanding of property law. And, at least from my experience, he is a go-to solicitor for restrictive covenant and easement cases.’

‘Particularly recommended for high value and complex development disputes.’

‘A forward looking, highly skilled, knowledgeable and innovative team who can be expected to get the job done.’

‘Rachel Fitzgerald is bright and energetic and works hard to get the best outcome for her clients.’

‘Wedlake Bell really know what they’re doing with fraud – they seem to get a flavour of the case straight away, and come up with strategy accordingly.’

‘Helpful and collaborative team, always providing timely advice and following up on matters when required.’

‘The team is second to none in the area of insolvency litigation, with a huge amount of experience, particularly acting for office holders in complex fraud cases. Their results speak for themselves, with substantial recoveries for office holders.’

‘Each team member contributes to the success of the team and they complement each other to achieve excellent results.’

‘Frances Coulson is without doubt one of the most experienced and savvy insolvency lawyers in London. Vast knowledge and experience.’

‘Ed Starling is really smart and sensible – aggressive when he needs to be, cool when needed to be. On top of all that, it’s a delight to work with him.’

‘Sara Crystal is extremely efficient in her document preparation and provision of advice. Excellent organisational skills in all areas of complex litigation.’

‘Richard Saunders combines a tenacious ability to achieve outstanding results for clients with huge experience and knowledge of insolvency law.’

‘All the staff on the Pensions Team at Wedlake Bell are professional and friendly. We have an excellent relationship with them and trust them implicitly. They have done a fine and thorough job.’

‘The staff we are engaged with (Justin McGilloway and James Newcome) are always responsive, friendly and professional. ’

‘James Newcome and Justin McGilloway performed exceptionally well and were a pleasure to work with.’

‘The team is knowledgeable in UK pension laws. They took time to listen to our situation, and provided a clear explanation of potential non-compliance. They then offer suggestions for the next steps. They stayed in touch with us through the process.’

‘James Newcome has been an excellent partner with us during the whole process. He offered timely advice at each step.’

‘Stephen Ravenscroft was very professional, available, informed and very pleasant to deal with.’

‘The team stands out for its commerciality and practical advice.’

‘They are very responsive and work well with other lawyers.’

‘They have a good breadth of team so that ancillary areas of law can be called upon as necessary.’

‘Claire Nelson leads our team and is very responsive and commercial.’

‘A professional and trusted firm with all the resources I need. I see them almost as an internal department of the company!’

‘I work mainly with Adam Grant. He and his team are professional, immediately reactive to any query, obviously knowledgeable and always considered.’

‘The team are commercially focused and aware of managing business risk, detailed in presenting options and guidance on best approach.’

‘Adam Grant has an excellent knowledge of our business, thanks to his taking the time to understand key stakeholders, requirements and risk appetite.’

‘Jemma Pugh has an excellent focus on compliance whilst delivering commercial objectives. Excellent communicator and advisor.‘

‘Jemma Pugh’s advice on a range of HR issues helps us manage risk and grow our business. Her calm demeanour and approachability combine with a steely determination to make it happen for us.’

‘Commercial and cost-conscious approach which gives practical solutions to the problems presented. Stephen Ravenscroft is a high calibre lawyer with a wealth of experience who always gives sound advice. Calm and authoritative at all times.’

‘Professional team.’

‘Natasha Kurth is highly efficient and intelligent.’

‘A real full service Family department with experience at all levels.’

‘At the forefront of family law and constantly involved in the big cases, Wedlake Bell is a tour de force.’

‘The firm is well resourced with talented and hardworking lawyers both able and willing to provide a top-notch service to their clients.’

‘Natalie Pilagos is well organised, efficient, and strategic in her thinking. The combination of her experience together with a team of talented junior lawyers with a desire to provide a first-rate service and Wedlake Bell offer everything a client wants in their solicitor. And in addition, Natalie is an absolute pleasure to work with.’

‘Natalie Pilagos’s construction knowledge is excellent. She is extremely passionate about the case that we are working on.’

‘Sarah Elliott’s support on the property side of matters has been brilliant and so knowledgeable.’

‘A close-knit team committed to understanding and fulfilling the clients needs and case, and delivering a high level of service irrespective of the relatively low value of the clients dispute compared to many they deal with.’

‘I really enjoy working with the team at Wedlake Bell. Every interaction I have had with the team has been first class. They are extremely responsive and have a real personal touch that I have not experienced before. It actually feels like I am working with our own in-house legal team.’

‘Sarah Elliott is always very quick to respond and so knowledgeable. Sarah has really assisted me in driving some matters forward in a timely manner.’

‘A first-class service, every time, thank you!’

‘The team is client oriented, efficient in their delivery of service and always responsive. The team’s legal knowledge and skills are sound and coupled with their capability and prompt service, represent good value for money. The lawyers understand our clients’ business needs well and always try their best to accommodate clients’ requirements.’

‘Emilia Petrossian and Michael Gardner are both very professional and competent, as well as efficient and responsive. They understand the clients’ business needs well and always make their best efforts to accommodate clients’ requirements and concerns.’

‘I have recommended Wedlake Bell to many business colleagues. The reason is that they are very partner-led which in this day and age makes all the difference. This means that a client will receive proper and detailed consideration by a partner in Wedlake Bell rather than a much younger and inexperienced associate.’

‘Michael Gardner is always very focussed on detail and his letters to opponents always sets the right tone. Furthermore, they are very detailed and persuasive. His knowledge of IP law is outstanding and he often appears on TV and other media talking about IP law.’

‘Michael Gardner is very good on both details and strategy and never loses sight of the client’s needs, even in the midst of litigation. ’

‘Michael Gardner is a formidable trademark attorney. He’s smart and conveys viable solutions and innovative strategies in a succinct, clear and persuasive manner.’

‘Emilia Petrossian is a master of multitasking; she can handle multiple matters seamlessly, making every client feel like her only client.’

‘Esther Guneratnum has worked with us for nearly 20 years and is an exceptional lawyer.’

‘The team is highly commercial, efficient and experienced.’

‘Frances Coulson is a national treasure within the world of insolvency.’

‘Frances Coulson – superstar of the insolvency industry, there is nothing and no one she does not know!’

‘Frances Coulson is hugely experienced and well-regarded. She is a fierce and unrelenting litigator.’

‘James Latham is committed to his clients and very commercial.’