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Winckworth Sherwood
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Winckworth Sherwood

UK 2026

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Overview

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  • Senior Partner: Robert Botkai

    Managing Partner: Richard Tinham

    Number of partners: 67

    Assistant solicitors and fee earners: 145

    Contacts:

    Charities: Alison Talbot and Joanna Bussell

    Construction: Eleanor Kilminster

    Corporate & Commercial: Richard Tinham

    Ecclesiastical: Aiden Hargreaves-Smith

    Education: Andrea Squires

    Employment: Andrew Yule

    Funds: James Duncan

    Licensing: Robert Botkai

    Parliamentary: Paul Irving

    Planning: Colette McCormack

    Private Client: Tim Snaith

    Property Litigation: Emma Chadwick

    Real Estate: Francesco Ferrari

    Social Housing: Charlie Proddow and Alan Duncan

    Tax: Robin Dabydeen


    THE FIRM Winckworth Sherwood is a full-service commercial firm headquartered in London. The firm has built an enviable and diverse client base and has earned a reputation for delivering high quality advice alongside a focus on exceptional client service and a commercial approach.

    Examples include:

    ■ Over £2.9bn of deals (value of corporate transactions)

    â–  Advising over 350 executives on high level employment issues

    ■ Over £1.6bn of residential sales for private developers and housing associations

    â–  Advising international UK based HNW and Ultra-HNW individuals in relation to their personal and business legal issues

    â–  Major regeneration and development schemes around the UK

    â–  Ground-breaking joint ventures between developers and affordable housing providers to deliver thousands of new homes and mixed-use developments

    â–  Advising Family Offices on a range of corporate and commercial issues

    â–  New social enterprises providing leisure and arts facilities to communities across the country

    â–  New education academies that will transform the delivery of primary and secondary education


    PRINCIPAL AREAS OF WORK Winckworth Sherwood’s core legal service offerings include: Charities; Commercial & Corporate; Construction; Data Protection and Regulation; Ecclesiastical; Education; Employment; Family; Finance and Banking; Hospitality, Retail & Leisure; Immigration; Licensing; Litigation; Local Government; Parliamentary Agency and Infrastructure; Private Client, Family Offices and Private Wealth; Real Estate, Development and Planning; Social Housing; Tax and Telecoms. Please visit wslaw.co.uk for more information.


    CLIENTS Many of the UK’s largest businesses and institutions; housebuilders and developers; investors; professional partnerships; family offices; not for profit organisations; and private individuals.


    RECRUITMENT In the last year Winckworth Sherwood has made a number of lateral hires at partner level. to further expand its offering. Winckworth Sherwood also recruits 8 trainees a year. Please visit wslaw.co.uk for more information.

Ranked Offices at Winckworth Sherwood

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UK - Head office

Greater London

Minerva House 5 Montague Close, London, Greater London, UK, SE1 9BB, London

UK

Lancashire

111 Piccadilly, Manchester, Lancashire, UK, M1 2HY, Manchester


Oxfordshire

2 Chawley Park, Cumnor Hill, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK, OX2 9GG, Oxford

Ranked Departments at Winckworth Sherwood (15)

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North West

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Ranked Individuals at Winckworth Sherwood (34)

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