Joanne Attwood > Burges Salmon LLP > Bristol, England > Lawyer Profile
Burges Salmon LLP Offices

ONE GLASS WHARF
BRISTOL
BS2 0ZX
England
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Joanne Attwood

Work Department
Licensing
Position
Heads up Burges Salmon’s Licensing practice. Advises clients on all issues arising under the Licensing Act 2003 and Gambling Act 2005 as well as a number of other licensing regimes including applications, variations, reviews, contractual drafting and general regulatory compliance issues. Also advises clients on the commercial aspects of event organisation. Clients come from a variety of industry sectors including leisure and tourism, charities, education, transport, retail and real estate development as well as smaller independent operators and private individuals. Work highlights include advising on licensing issues for a globally recognised event, advising on the management of a multi-million pound licensed property portfolio and advising on licensing issues connected with a major group company restructure.
Career
Qualified 2008; associate 2012; senior associate 2014. Secondment to regulatory body (2010-2011).
Memberships
Institute of Licensing; Gambling Commission’s Industry Lawyers Forum.
Education
Attended University of Bristol (Geography BSc (Hons), 2003) and College of Law Birmingham (Graduate Diploma in Law, 2005; Legal Practice Course, 2006).
Lawyer Rankings
South West > Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
(Rising stars)Burges Salmon LLP provides advice to clients on the management of licence portfolios, including alcohol, gambling, vehicle and caravan site licenses. In addition to ongoing advice, the practice also assists clients in the licensing aspects of transactions, particularly in the hotels sector, as well as deals involving houses in multiple occupation. The practice acts for prominent clients in the South West, such as the University of Bristol, as well as for companies with nationwide portfolios. The team is led by senior associate Joanne Attwood, with fellow senior associate Stephen Lavington also active in this space.
South West > Real estate > Environment
(Rising stars)The environment practice at Burges Salmon LLP advises clients across the whole range of environmental matters within real estate, from contaminated land remediation through environmental risk management, liability issues and carbon law. The firm also counts the water sector and decommissioning of power stations amongst its key areas of expertise. Michael Barlow heads the team with expertise that includes water as well as environmental projects and disputes, and energy efficiency. In May 2021, Guy Bastable joined the practice from BCL Solicitors LLP, bringing to bear extensive experience in environmental disputes and prosecutions. Nuclear expert Ian Salter
, renewables specialist Ross Fairley
, as well as senior associate Joanne Attwood are further key contacts. Former practice head Simon Tilling left the firm in October 2021.
Lawyer Rankings
- Environment - South West > Real estate
- Rising stars - South West > Real estate > Environment
- Rising stars - South West > Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Licensing - South West > Crime, fraud and licensing
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Bristol
- Real estate > Commercial property: Bristol
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Bristol
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Employment: Bristol
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy, project finance and PFI
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Private client > Family
- Crime, fraud and licensing > General crime and fraud
- Employment > Health and safety
- Employment > Immigration
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Public sector > Local government
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
- Employment > Pensions
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Planning
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport > Rail
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport