Our firm was founded in the City of London in 2010 and our London office, based in the heart of the City, alongside many of the world’s leading law firms, remains the firm’s international headquarters.

Home to a dedicated team of leading lawyers, including many who have been recognised by well-regarded law firm directories such as Chambers UK and The Legal 500, our City of London office is a gateway for much of the firm’s international work in APAC, continental Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and North America. As our largest international office, London is home to many of the Spencer West leadership team, including Simeon Spencer, our senior partner, and Antoine West, our managing partner.

Designed with teamwork and innovation in mind, the Spencer West London office provides our UK lawyers with a workspace where they can collaborate with colleagues and meet with clients in a modern and dynamic setting. As a client-driven community of highly experienced lawyers, everything is geared towards providing the best possible service to our clients.

In London, and across the UK, we advise on the entire spectrum of English law and international legal matters on behalf of businesses, families, and individuals, with a strong team of experts providing advice across a range of practice areas, including corporate commercial, commercial dispute resolution, employment law, tax, regulatory, intellectual property, private client, family law, contentious trusts, and real estate.

The London office, and its wider UK-based team, also have significant sector specific experience across several key sectors, including technology, automotive, aviation, healthcare, education, and life sciences.

From multinational companies to large institutions and private clients, we can assist businesses, family offices, and individuals, to navigate the UK legal framework, whether the matter relates purely to a UK transaction or case, or to a matter where English law is only one part of a wider international equation. Many of our UK qualified solicitors are qualified in other jurisdictions, giving them a unique perspective when matters require English law knowledge in the context of an international framework.

Meet our team

Simeon Spencer
Senior Partner – Co-Founder
Stephen Abletshauser
Partner - Corporate, Private Client & Estate Planning
Andrew Ailwood
Partner - Media, Corporate and Commercial, TMT
Rukhsana Alam
Consultant - Commercial & Employment Law
Alison Armstrong
Partner – Private Client
Sarah Batterton
Consultant Solicitor - Planning
Sonya Bedford MBE
Partner– Energy
Robert Bell
Partner - Competition & Regulatory
Nick Benson
Partner - Business Law
Jeremy Berg
Partner - Dispute Resolution
Fiona Blakey
Partner - Employment.
Golnar Bokaei
Partner - Real Estate & Dispute Resolution
James Brenan
Partner – Real Estate
Suzanne Brooker
Partner - Restructuring & Insolvency, Construction
Paolo Caldato
Partner – Commercial Dispute Resolution
Hilesh Chavda
Partner - Private Client
Ishtiaq Nawaz- Chechi
Partner – Real Estate, Lending, Commercial
Emma Claremont
Partner – Construction, Engineering and Projects, Dispute Resolution
Henry Clarke
Partner – Construction, Commercial and Corporate
Simon Cohen
Commercial Property, Acquisitions, Landlord and Tenant matters, Renewal of Business Leases, Residential Real Estate
Valerie Cooper
Partner - Family Law
Joanne Cummings
Partner – Real Estate
Cyril Dennemont
Partner - International Employment and Business Law
Jasmin Dhillon
Partner - Employment and Immigration
Dhana Doobay
Partner – Telecoms, Media & Technology
Pam Dosanjh Phillips
Partner - Employment
Richard Eccles
Partner - Competition Law
Michael Edwards
Partner - Corporate and Commercial
Sarah Evans
Partner – Construction, Engineering & Projects, Dispute Resolution
Stuart Evans
Partner - Commercial Dispute Resolution
Sue Farrow (formerly Sue El Hachmi)
Partner - Corporate, Employment & Employment Tax
Paul Flude
Partner - Private Client & Family Office Liaison, International Business Development
Robert Foote
Partner - Corporate/Commercial Disputes, Restructuring and Insolvency
Toby Fountaine
Partner - Commercial, Intellectual Property & Private Client
Edward Garston
Partner - Corporate Commercial
Sivan Gelb
Partner – Real Estate
Richard Gilbert
Partner - Family, Contested Trust & Probate
Paul Gilks
Partner - Corporate
Howard Goldsobel
Partner – Corporate & Commercial
Chantelle Gough
Partner - Corporate, Technology and Healthtech
Kristy Gouldsmith
Partner - Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity
Emma Gross
Partner – Employment, Data Protection
Naylah Hamour
Partner - Employment & Dispute Resolution
Brian Hearne
Partner – Real estate
Richard Hierons
Partner - Corporate & Commercial
Maxwell Hudson
Consultant - Corporate, Commercial & Financial Services
Robert Hurling
Partner - Court of Protection, Private Client
Bryony Irvine
Solicitor – Employment / Private Client
Amrit Johal
Partner - Commercial Dispute Resolution, Family Law & Sports Law
David Kaye
Partner - Retail & Franchising, Business Law
Simon Kenny
Partner - Immigration
Maleeha Khan
Associate Solicitor
Zaeem Khan
Partner - Residential and Commercial Real Estate
James Klein
Partner - Venture Capital, Technology and International M&A
Natalie Knight-Wickens
Partner - Corporate & Commercial
Sharokh Koussari
Partner - Employment & Dispute Resolution
Amanda Lennon
Partner - Employment
Spencer West Partner Hei Leung
Hei Leung
Partner - Real Estate
Peter Levi
Partner – Real Estate
Diane Liston
Partner - Family, Private Client and Litigation
Spencer West Partner Suzanne Low
Suzanne Low
Partner – Residential Conveyancing
Lawrence Lupin
Partner - Immigration
Thiara Malik
Partner – Residential Property
Anne Mannix
Partner - Employment
Lauren McGarry
Associate - Corporate and Finance
John McMahon
Partner - Corporate, Commercial
Duncan McNair
Partner – City/commercial disputes; and Wills/Estates/Inheritance disputes resolution
Ilana Menachemson
Partner - Corporate & Commercial
Donald Millar
Partner - Real Estate & Real Estate Finance
Michael Miller
Partner – Agriculture, Farms & Estates
Michael Morris
Partner - Real Estate & Real Estate Finance
David Morton
Partner - Finance
Justin Murray
Partner – City Disputes: Contentious Employment and Commercial Dispute Resolution
Paul Nathan
Partner - Dispute Resolution, Company Commercial and Insolvency
Blake O’Donnell
Partner - Cryptoassets and Real Estate
Gerallt Owen
Gerallt Owen
Partner - Investigations, Regulatory and Corporate crime
Michael Parker
Partner – Commercial Dispute Resolution
Jeetesh Patel
Partner - Family Law
Sonal Patel
Partner - Commercial Real Estate
Christopher Perrin
Partner - Commercial, Technology, Outsourcing and Data
Jo Probert
Partner – Corporate
Paul Puxon
Partner – Corporate and Commercial
Sangeeta Rabadia
Partner - Private Client
Emma Reese
Partner - Real Estate
Ruth Renton
Partner - Employment
Judith Rhule
Partner – Employment
Rich Risino
Partner - Private Client Advisory
David Rose
Partner – Family, Commercial Dispute Resolution
Daniel Russell, Spencer West corporate lawyer
Daniel Russell
Partner - Corporate, Investment Funds, Finance
Somaiyya Saad
Registered Foreign Lawyer
Justin Selig
Partner - Real Estate
Venisha Shah
Partner – Family Law
Michael Shapiro
Partner - Commercial Property
Jonathan Sharp
Partner - Commercial Dispute Resolution, Risk & Compliance
Indre Skackovaite
Partner - Real Estate Finance
Fudia Smartt
Partner – Employment
Andrew Smith
Partner - Family Law
Bradley Theobald
Partner - Corporate and Intellectual Property transactions
Tanya Thomas
Partner - Education Law
Peter Vas
Partner - Banking & Finance, Corporate
Clare Waller
Partner - Commercial & Corporate
Simon Ward
Partner – Corporate & Commercial | Technology
Christian Wilson
Partner – Corporate
Simon Wilson
Partner - Corporate
Lisa Wilson
Partner - Residential Property
Joshua Yam
Partner – Real Estate