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Adam is a versatile corporate, commercial and employment lawyer advising on operational issues facing many of our clients’ businesses. This includes a wide range of commercial contracts, buying and selling of businesses and companies, corporate financing and shareholder agreements. Adam deals with our clients’ employment requirements ranging from the setting up of new contracts and staff policies to dealing with issues on termination of employment, redundancies, unfair dismissal and claims relating to theft and misuse of confidential information.

Ann-Maree Blake

Clients describe Ann-Maree as friendly, down to earth and exceptionally well informed. She is able to guide clients through a plethora of complex documentation and legislation and explain difficult concepts to them in plain English. Ann-Maree is a corporate, commercial and data protection lawyer. Her expertise and the breadth of her knowledge across corporate, commercial and data protection law means that she is able to advise clients on a wide array of business-related issues while giving advice that is commercially orientated. She has substantial experience in corporate transactions, complex commercial agreements including joint ventures, shareholder and investment agreements, collaboration agreements, agency, franchising and distribution and data protection particularly in dealing with cross border data transfers. Ann-Maree is a qualified Data Protection Practitioner, having obtained a Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection and has the qualification “PC.dp. (GDPR)”. Ann-Maree works across many sectors and has a particular interest in the technology and health and beauty sectors. Her clients range from SME’s to large blue-chip corporates.

Ben Rosen

Ben, the head of the Private Client team, is a versatile and commercial-thinking Partner who brings to Quastels a broad range of experience in advising individuals, families and companies, both UK and international, on UK tax, trust and succession planning matters. His expertise includes tax advice on: Real estate Shares (acquiring, owning and disposing company shares) and partnership Wills, trusts and Lasting Powers of Attorney Residence and domicile issues Lifetime tax planning Pre-arrival tax planning for international individuals and families Cryptocurrencies, NFTs and digital landscape Ben is a member of the Law Society’s Tech London Advocates Blockchain Working Group. Ben has a commercial and personal outlook in his approach to technical issues faced by individuals and families, seeking to find a sensitive balance between the human and financial considerations faced by many clients.

Daniel Blake

Daniel represents both businesses and individuals and has a particular focus and interest in property-related disputes, which includes contractual matters, professional negligence actions, landlord and tenant and insolvency. Daniel is a member of the Property Litigation Association (an organisation for legal professionals specialised in all aspects of commercial, residential and agricultural property litigation) and also has a keen interest in sports regulation and litigation, working closely with Simon Grossobel, head of Quastels’ Sports Group. His work highlights include: Acting on an urgent basis for a tenant whose lease had been forfeited. Securing a prompt return to the property and dealing with relief from forfeiture and LTA 1954 proceedings; Acting for landlords to obtain possession of their commercial and residential properties; Advising in respect of service charge disputes; Dilapidations claims; Leasehold enfranchisement claims; Landlord/tenant breach of covenant claims.

David Quastel

David Quastel is the firm’s Managing Partner and is a versatile and highly skillful commercial/property lawyer with special expertise in real estate development finance and structuring complex property related joint ventures. David Quastel is regularly instructed to assist in strategising international and UK disputes in terms of litigation and corporate issues. His role itself is more often than not confidential and his input used (with acting counsels’ knowledge) to assist in directing a case or for his views on strategy being employed. David’s forte extends well beyond providing technical legal advice and clients have come to value and rely upon his hands-on strategic advice at the earliest stages of planning and structuring complicated property, corporate and international transactions. Clients appreciate David’s strategic insights and absolute attention to detail and describe him as “a formidable negotiator”, “a unique problem solver”, “a driving force in concluding a deal satisfactorily” and a “wonderful technician”.

Dipti Shah

Dipti is a highly experienced and commercially astute employment lawyer with extensive experience in private practice and the non-profit sector. Having worked with one of the largest national childrens’ charities as sole Employment Counsel, Dipti is well versed in managing a range of diverse and complex employment matters and reputational risk. Dipti’s private clients range from those in regulated industries such as education, pharmaceutical and the financial sector as well as SME’s and start-ups. She is often considered an extension of in-house legal and HR teams who rely on her technical expertise as well as her exceptional commercial and operational insight. Dipti also has extensive experience in negotiating exit packages and post termination restrictions for both her employer and employee clients. With a friendly down to earth approach, Dipti has developed long term relationships with many of her clients, some of whom have been with her for over 15 years.

Jason Greenberg

Businesses and individuals work with Jason for his direct and commercial approach. Jason has been a Partner in Quastels’ Corporate and Commercial team since 2005, having worked as a commercial lawyer in Australia from 1998 and in England since 2001. Jason is trusted by his clients to represent them at all stages of the process of buying and selling businesses or shares in companies. Jason also advises on a range of commercial contracts, working with banks, real estate investors and major players across the leisure and retail sectors. Clients value Jason’s ability to quickly understand the issues and opportunities facing their businesses and to provide relevant and commercial advice. Jason drafts and negotiates loan and security documents for private and institutional lenders as well as acting for borrowers. He also acts on corporate aspects of property transactions and advises property investors, landlords and tenants on portfolio management, joint ventures and development projects.

Jayesh Jethwa

Jayesh is head of the Corporate & Private Client Immigration team. He has over 10 years’ experience in advising private clients and corporate entities in relation to VISA’s required to ensure their effective operation within the UK. In 2022, Jayesh ranked in the City Wealth leaders list as a ‘Top 10 Immigration Lawyer in the UK’. His experience includes Global Mobility and Immigration advice on: Tier 1 Investor, Innovator and Expansion Worker (formerly the Sole Representative) Licence Applications, Maintenance, Audit & Compliance Global Talent & International Sportsperson’s visa Human Rights, Civil Liberties & Extradition Complex Nationality cases, Appeals & Judicial Review Jayesh is a member of Chatham House; the international affairs think tank and is particularly aware of the importance and value of foreign nationals developing business. His client base emanates primarily from the EMEA region, and his corporate awareness compliments his ability to assist overseas entities with facilitating a presence in the United Kingdom. Jayesh is a trusted advisor to his clients; his experience extends to advising foreign diplomatic officials and extended members of foreign royal families, also Jayesh acts for some of the most prominent private individuals and companies in the UK.

Jonathan Neilan

Jonathan Neilan is an experienced Real Estate Partner and has been acting in the commercial property and new-build sector since 2000. He advises all on all types of commercial and large-scale residential property transactions, including purchasing and financing sites and dealing with their subsequent disposal. His recent focus has been in structuring site-set ups for onward sale and dealing with the lettings of commercial units for developers, advising on the development process and disposal of the finished product. Jonathan has an established and diverse client base. As well as acting for public limited companies and investment groups on new-build schemes he has built up a wide individual client base, partly through his attendance at overseas property exhibitions across Eastern Europe, the Middle East & Asia. Clients and agents comment on Jonathan’s clarity, efficiency and his experience in dealing with overseas clients.

Jonathan Gross

Jonathan is an experienced and active commercial real estate lawyer and co-founded Quastels with David Quastel in 1998. As legal adviser to some of the UK’s largest family offices, private companies and entrepreneurs he is trusted by his clients for his depth of experience in investment, joint ventures and his ability to effect introductions at the highest level. He is also particularly active with clients involved in the arts and finance. Regarded by his loyal clients as a deal maker his clients rely upon him for his tactical and strategic approach to getting things done. Before starting Quastels, Jonathan spent nine years at Allen & Overy and SJ Berwin & Co. He has a degree in law from City Business School and Trinity College, Cambridge.

Jonathan Goldberg

Jonathan is a Partner in the Residential Property practice at Quastels and has over 30 years of experience acting for both commercial and private clients. Jonathan deals with high-value residential property transactions and has a wide range of clients. He has outstanding expertise in property acquisitions and disposals as well as landlord and tenant matters. Above all else Jonathan values his strong and longstanding relationships with his clients many of which go back over 25 years. He is known for his efficiency, integrity, and client focus.

Marcus Rebuck

Marcus is an experienced corporate and commercial lawyer with a wealth of cross-border experience. His clients appreciate his hand-on style and advisory approach. He gets under the skin of his clients’ businesses and immerses himself in the detail. Framing legal advice in a business context is his raison d’être. He works with start-ups, SMEs and larger companies, both in the UK and overseas, supporting them throughout their life cycle, helping them to grow their businesses, through acquisitions and organically, at home and abroad. He advises management and stakeholders, advising on routine business matters and in troubled times, dealing with new investors and as they exit. Marcus has a wide range of experience in company mergers and acquisitions and advises on complex commercial contracts and diverse business models, including shareholders arrangements and joint ventures, licensing, distribution, concessions and franchises as well and e-commerce and publishing agreements.

Mark Cornelius

Mark deals with all aspects of non-contentious commercial property including landlord and tenant work, acquisitions and disposals, development, option agreements and secured lending. Mark’s clients range from private investors, developers and pension funds to restaurateurs, hotel operators and retailers. Mark offers a first-class service to his clients keeping them abreast of progress throughout by clear, prompt and personable communication. His speed of response and pragmatic approach allied with his commercial awareness ensures that transactions are concluded within a client’s desired timeframe and on the best possible terms.

Meera Malde

Meera is a Partner in the firm’s Residential Real Estate Team. She advises all on all types of residential property transactions, including purchases and sales of leasehold and freehold houses and apartments. Meera provides clear advice to her clients to achieve effective results as swiftly as possible, making sure that all parties are kept informed throughout the conveyancing process. Meera has particular experience working on purchases of off-plan and new build apartments.

Michael Haringman

Michael Haringman is a consultant at the firm. Michael advises primarily on commercial matters, commercial property transactions and trusts. His clients include global brands and retailers whom he advises on all commercial and strategic legal aspects of their operations, including acquisitions and disposals of both businesses and real property, lettings, joint ventures and funding requirements. Over a period of 40 years Michael has developed an exceptional and trusted relationship with his clients, who rely on his insightful analytical approach to give them “complete peace of mind” . Michael serves on the Board of a number of these clients.

Naomi Jones

Naomi joined Quastels in December 2022 as a partner in the commercial real estate team. Naomi specialises in all aspects of commercial real estate, including acting for landlords and tenants, drafting, negotiating and advising on leases and associated documents and complex conditional sale and purchase agreements. Naomi also has experience of working with developers, setting up commercial and mixed use developments and working with clients’ teams of professionals to ensure that the best possible advice is given based on the individual circumstances and wider concerns (including negotiating and reviewing ancillary documents such as s106 Agreements). In addition, Naomi has built up relationships with commercial lenders, giving expert advice in a time efficient manner to ensure their interests are fully protected whilst recognising the importance of maintaining relationships with their customers.

Robert Kay

Robert is an experienced litigator who heads the Dispute Resolution department. Whilst he provides legal and commercial attention to the issues his focus is on finding the best solution to the issues you face. Having commenced his legal career as a barrister, Robert is able to handle cases throughout every stage of litigation. Robert acts for businesses and individuals in a range of disputes, particularly those which are important and/or complicated. His extensive experience includes being involved in advising, managing and monitoring litigation or arbitration overseas, or working with overseas lawyers or clients to either further his client’s objectives or who require assistance with English law or procedure. Robert delivers courses including Witness Familiarisation and Courtroom Confidence – skills for expert witnesses and lay persons to maximise their proficiency when appearing before a court or tribunal. In particular, he provides regular training to various police forces to ensure that detectives involved with the CID department (crimes of a serious or complex nature) better understand the essential skills of communication in the courtroom and in their decision logs.

Simon Grossobel

Simon heads the firm’s Sports Group. He is an experienced commercial disputes and regulatory lawyer with a sports industry focus. He is highly experienced in the representation of players, managers, agents, clubs and associations in disputes, providing them with specialist advice, including in connection with commercial contracts and sports specific regulations. His experience includes over 40 FIFA, CAS and other domestic and foreign arbitrations. He has also acted on a number of high profile sporting and financial investigations. Simon joined Quastels in 2021 from the US firm Squire Patton Boggs.

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