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Provided by Lisa Inzani
Lisa is partner and joint head of the London office.
Lisa has over 25 years of experience within licensing and enforcement, the majority of which have been gained in and around London. Lisa advises her clients in relation to all licensing matters including new premises licence applications and major / minor variations. Lisa also advises on enforcement matters and is an experienced advocate, regularly representing clients in licensing hearings. For instance, Lisa advised The Lanesborough Hotel on Hyde Park Corner in relation to full variations to their premises licence and their marriage and civil partnership licence.
She has developed an expertise – and strong following – for advising some of London’s most prestigious hotels, restaurants, private members clubs and events.
Trained Vallance Lickfolds; qualified 1990; partner Blake Morgan 1999-2004; partner Bevan Kidwell LLP 2004-14; partner Poppleston Allen 2014 to date.
Chelsea FC season ticket holder for 18 years.
Italian and French
Some of Lisa’s London-based clients have grown into national chains and Lisa manages all licensing work inside and outside of London. These include wagamama, Bill's and Cote who between them have over 225 restaurants. Lisa has also been chosen to advise high end restaurant The Ivy on the expansion of its new concept Ivy Collections Brasseries and Nottingham-based Le Bistrot Pierre, currently expanding its estate of 25 restaurants across England and Wales.
Lisa worked on one of the most unusual and ambitious licensed operations to have been launched in London in recent years; the music, restaurant and entertainment venue development Flat Iron Square; an operation situated in Southwark’s Cumulative Impact Policy Zone. Nonetheless Lisa obtained the three new Premises Licences needed for the project which includes: seven food vendors, three restaurants, three street food trucks and five bars.
Lisa has worked on the live music venue Omeara; owned by Ben Lovett of Grammy Award winning band Mumford & Sons. This venue, based in three disused rail arches within the Flat Iron Square development between Borough Market and Tate Modern, is culturally significant given the spate of closures of live music venues and clubs in London.
Provided by Chambers
Lisa Inzani receives plaudits for her depth of experience in licensing, and she frequently handles new premises licence applications. She advises well-known restaurant chains and clients in the entertainment sector.
Provided by Chambers
Lisa is a phenomenal partner to our business. We would never proceed on complex licensing matters without her assistance.
Lisa is very tenacious, gets things done, goes straight to the point and defends our company well.
Lisa is wonderful to work with. She 100% understands our industry and is great at making even the hardest of legal terms easy to understand.
Lisa is a phenomenal partner to our business. We would never proceed on complex licensing matters without her assistance.
Lisa is very tenacious, gets things done, goes straight to the point and defends our company well.
Lisa is wonderful to work with. She 100% understands our industry and is great at making even the hardest of legal terms easy to understand.
Provided by Poppleston Allen
Leisure and Hospitality