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Rachel Khiara

Rachel Khiara

UK 2026

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 Knights plc

Ranked in 1 practice area

Partnership: Non-contentious

UK-wide

13 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Rachel Khiara advises on all aspects of LLP and partnerships law and regulation, including governance, capital and profit sharing arrangements and dealing with partners. She also advises on the use of LLPs in corporate group structures, mergers and acquisitions, and as financing vehicles in private equity transactions. She advises legal services businesses on all aspects of professional regulation. Her clients include professional services firms (national and global), including lawyers, accountants, patent attorneys, doctors, farming partnerships and fund managers.

Career

April 2026-present: Partner, Knights

January 2022-2026: Partner, HCR

November 2011-January 2022: Founder Partner, Khiara Law

November 2008 - November 2011: Partner, Addleshaw Goddard LLP

September 1998- November 2008: Counsel, Allen & Overy LLP

Professional Memberships

Association of Partnership Practitioners

Society of Trusts & Estates Practitioners (STEP)

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Partnership: Non-contentious - UK-wide

Band 2
Individual Editorial

Rachel Khiara specialises in the regulatory side of partnership law. She has considerable experience in advising legal, accountancy and investment firms on a wide range of regulatory and structural issues related to mergers and acquisitions, as well as providing compliance advice.

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Strengths

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  • Rachel gave us excellent advice and support.

    Partnership: Non-contentiousChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

  • She is very good on the regulatory side.

    Partnership: Non-contentiousChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

  • Rachel is excellent: she has a good history of working in the partnership area for some while and is a very experienced pair of hands.

    Partnership: Non-contentiousChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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The South

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