Leo Jones-Rowe > Schofield Sweeney > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile
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76 WELLINGTON STREET
LEEDS
LS1 2AY
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Leo Jones-Rowe
Work Department
Dispute Resolution
Position
Leo is a partner in the Dispute Resolution team. He advises on a range of contentious matters, with particular expertise in tax disputes, trading relationships, boardroom/shareholder disputes, professional negligence, pensions and commercial fraud. He has extensively litigated cases before the High Court, Court of Appeal, County Courts and Tax Tribunal.
Career
Leo joined Schofield Sweeney in 2016. He trained at DLA Piper, before spending six years at DWF and then two years at LCF Law.
Memberships
Law Society; Leeds Law Society; Black Solicitors Network.
Education
Hummersknott School, Darlington; Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College; De Montfort University (2005 LLB, 1st); Nottingham Law School (2006 LPC, Distinction).
Leisure
Leo is a keen sports and fitness enthusiast. He enjoys playing football and is a long-suffering supporter of Newcastle United. He is also a devoted musician and lover of music, and fronts an indie-rock band called Fenton.
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
(Next Generation Partners)The ‘thoroughly capable litigation team’ at Schofield Sweeney is trusted by regional, national and international clients from a range of sectors, spanning manufacturing, energy and hospitality. Insolvency litigation expert James Wood oversees the team’s offering. Leo Jones-Rowe’s portfolio of work encompasses transatlantic disputes, contract disputes and breach of confidence matters. Simon Lucas is active across company law and asset finance fraud disputes and is a key contact for high-net-worth individuals. Damian Kilroy and Annie Hui-Gillen are further key team members.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners Yorkshire and the Humber > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Public sector > Education
- Real estate > Environment
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Projects, energy and natural resources (including PFI) > Energy and projects
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Construction
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms