Irwin Mitchell

With a national presence, Irwin Mitchell operates a full-service practice with particular emphasis on the leisure, retail and hospitality licensing industries. Philip Somarakis, head of the firm’s regulatory and criminal investigations group, oversees the team, offering advice to a varied client base ranging from prestigious institutions such as Oxford Union to local retailers in the UK. The group recruited a team of seven regulatory lawyers from Ince & Co in 2023 and continues to assist with investigations by authorities over breaches of the Licensing Act 2003. At associate level, Andrew Cotton can be noted for both gambling and alcohol licensing advice.