Solicitors

Salim Somjee

Salim Somjee

Cripps, South East

Work Department

Corporate.

Position

As a partner in the corporate team, Salim specialises in corporate transactions with a particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions (company/business acquisitions/disposals and management buyouts), private equity and capital markets, as well as advice to directors and shareholders of companies.  Salim is fluent in Spanish and advises Spanish businesses looking to invest/operate in the UK.

Career

Trained Mills & Reeve, qualified 2001; solicitor Clarkson Wright & Jakes 2001-07, partner 2007-10; solicitor Vertex Law 2010-12; partner Vertex Law 2012 – 13; partner Cripps LLP 2013 to present.

Languages

Spanish

Memberships

Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain

Education

Sevenoaks School (1994); University of Kent (1998, LLB Hons, English Law and Spanish Law); College of Law, London, 1999.

Leisure

Golf, wine and reading.

Mentions

Corporate and commercial • South East

Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex

Leading partner