England - London • Industry focus
Lewis Silkin
Practitioners at Lewis Silkin advise on strategic transactions and everyday challenges facing operators of hotels, bars, restaurants, leisure complexes, spas and golf clubs. The practice’s expertise lies particularly in data and privacy, franchising and licensing, real estate, employment and immigration, and intellectual property and brand management. Team head Julia Poulter co-founded The Collective, which provides advice and thought leadership to premium and luxury brands, as well as handling all aspects of commercial property on their behalf. Leading the firm’s employment services is Laura Farnsworth, who works with restaurant chains on matters relating to national minimum and living wage, holiday pay and senior executive issues. Data and privacy specialist Bryony Long is another name to note.
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‘They have good industry knowledge, are approachable and commercial.’
Key clients
- Great Wolf Resorts
- Cineworld
- Hawksmoor Restaurants
- Zizzi
- ASK Italian
- PizzaExpress Restaurants
- Ascot Racecourse
Work highlights
- Advising Madrid-based company, The Arc Collection, which specialises in providing and managing luxury serviced apartments/aparthotels.
- Advised MJS Holding on its joint venture with French dining group Paris Society International (PSI) to develop and operate restaurants in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under leading brands owned or controlled by PSI.
- Acting for the Taste of Nawab in a trade mark infringement and passing off case brought against Nawab Online and Mr Mohammed Shoohan Choudhury.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Julia Poulter