Mr Anthony Okumah > Duncan Lewis Solicitors > Harrow, England > Lawyer Profile

Sunil Patel joined Duncan Lewis Solicitors in November 2023 from KPC Law, and co-leads the team alongside Anthony Okumah folllowing the departure of former co-head Sobashni De Silva in October 2023.  Highlighted by clients for his ‘exemplary diligence and professionalism’, Okumah’s broad practice consists of winding up proceedings, insolvency-related recoveries, and applications to set aside transactions at an undervalue, while Patel handles a range of high-value debt recoveries. Thomas Clark left the firm in June 2023.

Duncan Lewis Solicitors is known for its broad range of work on behalf of a client base that includes SMEs, financial institutions and government entities. Anthony Okumah and Sunil Patel jointly lead the department: Okumah specialises in debt and professional negligence claims against solicitors, barristers and accountants, as well as insolvency claims and property litigation, among other areas; Patel has over 20 years’ experience of both civil and commercial dispute resolution with a wealth of knowledge in corporate insolvency.

With a strong presence in Harrow, Duncan Lewis Solicitors has experience advising on professional negligence claims against accountants and solicitors. Leading the team, Anthony Okumah is a seasoned litigator, who is also a member of the Professional Negligence Lawyers Association. Having joined the firm in November 2023 from JPC Law, Sunil Patel leads the team alongside Okumah. Sobashni De Silva left the firm in October 2023.

Duncan Lewis Solicitors handles a high volume of commercial debt recovery work, with experience ranging from costs orders with complex interest to defending high-value contract disputes. The group increasingly stands out for its reputation for advising on the dangers of AI-generated content in contract disputes. The team is headed by Anthony Okumah, an experienced commercial litigator and arbitrator, and Sunil Patel, who splits his time between the firm’s offices in central London and Harrow, and has a wide-ranging client base which includes former directors of insolvent companies.