Who we are
Roger Wilkinson
Partner, Commercial and Mixed Use Propertyrw@woodfords.co.uk
Tel: 02077310750
Direct: 02077310750
Roger is the Senior Partner at Woodfords and has been in property and commercial practice for over 35 years. He is no longer practising and works in a support role advising our solicitors on complex transactions for residential, commercial and mixed use properties and development sites, and provides support to colleagues on strategic and professional conduct issues.
Rajan Berry
Managing Partnerrb@woodfords.co.uk
Tel: 02077310750
Direct: 02077319105
Rajan joined Woodfords in 1997 and has been the Managing Partner since 2003. He is responsible for the day-to-day management and oversight of the firm.
Richard Hemingway
Partner, Property, Landlord and Tenant, Leasehold Enfranchisement and Licensingrh@woodfords.co.uk
Tel: 02077310750
Direct: 02077319104
Richard is the head of the Woodfords property department. His expertise in this area is extensive, encompassing residential and commercial transactions of all types, including: property sales and purchases and assignments; grant of new leases; lease extensions; licences for alterations or other consents required under freehold or leasehold property; development-site acquisition and finance; and Help to Buy sales and purchases.
Shelley Burt
Head of Conveyancingsb@woodfords.co.uk
Tel: 02077310750
Direct: 02077319108
Shelley has been with Woodfords for more than 30 years. She is our conveyancing manager with responsibility for all aspects of the residential property process.
Claire Larnder
Partner, Litigation and Dispute Resolutioncl@woodfords.co.uk
Tel: 02077310750
Direct: 0203 141 9087
Claire is the head of the dispute resolution department of the firm and is experienced in handling a range of disputes for both companies and private individuals in the Court of Appeal, High Court, County Court. Claire assists clients on a broad range of contentious matters, including commercial contract disputes, partnership and company disputes and financial services disputes. Claire also acts for property management companies and claims involving property and building contracts.
Madeleine Bailey
Solicitor, Commercial Propertymrb@woodfords.co.uk
Tel: 02077310750
Direct: 0207 7319100
Madeleine’s main focus is on commercial property and landlord and tenant work, acting for either landlord or tenant and specialising in all aspects of portfolio management, lease renewals, acquisitions, financing and disposals of leasehold and freehold property and changes of use.
Jane Ootam
Solicitor, Head of Probatejo@woodfords.co.uk
Tel: 02077310750
Direct: 02077319102
Jane is head of our probate department and a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. Jane trained with a leading Chancery Lane Practice and worked for Ashurst in the City as a private practice solicitor before joining Woodfords in 2014.
Holly Berner
Solicitor, Head of Family (currently on maternity leave)hb@woodfords.co.uk
Tel: 02077310750
Direct: 02077319103
With over seven years’ experience in family law, Holly heads up the Woodfords family team, advising and representing clients in all aspects of private family law, including: divorce and financial arrangements on separation for married and unmarried couples; pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements; children matters; and cohabitation agreements.
Tharwat Alsanawi
Partner, Head of Immigrationta@woodfords.co.uk
Tel: 02077310750
Direct: 02031419088
An immigration solicitor with nearly 15 years’ experience, Tharwat joined Woodfords in 2013 and became a partner in 2018. She established our immigration department, covering both corporate and private immigration. Tharwat also undertakes family work and advises her clients on property matters.
James O’Connor
Solicitor, Propertyjoc@woodfords.co.uk
Tel: 02077310750
Direct: 02077319107
As a solicitor in our property department, James acts for both individuals and corporate clients on a broad range of non-contentious property matters, both residential and commercial. These include property acquisitions and disposals, financing, and landlord and tenant matters.
Marina Boggi
Solicitor, Head of French Property, Residential Propertymb@Woodfords.co.uk
Tel: 02077310750
Direct: 02031419075
Marina is a dual qualified solicitor who practised as an avocat au Barreau de Paris before moving to London in 2011. She joined the Woodfords property team in 2015 and has extensive experience in dealing with all aspects of residential property, including freehold and leasehold transactions, mortgages, equity transfers, lease extensions and the collective purchase of a freehold (enfranchisement).
Jeremy Liu
Legal Executive, Immigrationjl@woodfords.co.uk
Tel: 02077310750
Direct: 02031419074
Jeremy is a Graduate Trainee Legal Executive with extensive experience acting on personal and business immigration applications on behalf of individual and commercial clients. He has been working in the immigration field since 2014, and joined Woodfords in 2015.
Jaysal Patel
Solicitor, Propertyjp@Woodfords.co.uk
Tel: 02077310750
Direct: 02077319109
Jaysal is a solicitor in the Woodfords property department, advising on a wide range of matters relating to both commercial and residential property, as well as the securitisation of property.
Robin Lawrence
Solicitor, Dispute Resolution, Commercial Law, Employment Lawrl@woodfords.co.uk
Tel: 02077310750
Direct: 02031419072
Robin works as a solicitor in the dispute resolution department of Woodfords, handling disputes for both companies and private individuals in the County Court, Employment Tribunal and First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber).
Alasdair MacDonald
Solicitor, Company and Commercialam@woodfords.co.uk
Tel: 02077310750
Direct: 0203 141 9081
Alasdair was admitted as a solicitor in Scotland in 1982 and spent his first 11 years as a litigator there before moving to England where he dual qualified and joined a major pharmaceutical company. Alasdair went on to become partner in the Company/Commercial Department of a Central London firm, and then moved in-house in pharmaceutical services and became VP and Head of Legal, Europe, at Quintiles Transnational Corp, now part of Iqvia Inc. He retired from Iqvia at the end of 2018 and now provides expert advice on a wide range of company and commercial matters with a special interest in the life science/pharmaceutical sectors.
Olivia Ingham
Solicitor, Private Clientoi@woodfords.co.uk
Tel: 02077310750
Direct: 07909993419
Olivia has extensive experience as a private client solicitor, specialising in estate administration, wills and inheritance, tax planning, and Lasting Powers of Attorney. Olivia trained with City firm Halliwells LLP and worked for Taylor Wessing LLP in Dubai before joining Woodfords, where she provides expert and empathetic advice on all private client matters.
Sheila Rowland
Solicitorsr@woodfords.co.uk
Tel: 02077310750
Direct: 02001419072
Sheila qualified as a solicitor in 1976 before setting up her own practice (Mackworth Rowland) based in Kensington & Chelsea and Fulham. She is an experienced private client solicitor specialising in estate administration, wills and inheritance tax planning, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Deputyships with the Court of Protection and also has considerable expertise in residential property matters.
Divna Gakovic
Trainee Solicitordg@Woodfords.co.uk
Tel: 02077310750
Direct: 02031419077
Divna joined Woodfords in September 2020 having worked in-house for a FTSE 250 company. Currently, she is assisting the Dispute Resolution, Employment, Commercial, Litigation, Property and Family departments.
Cameron McCoig
Dispute Resolutioncm@woodfords.co.uk
Tel: 02077310750
Direct: 0203 1419078
Cameron joined Woodfords in 2021, having previously worked in-house as part of a busy litigation team for a local authority, where he gained considerable experience in both civil and criminal proceedings. He now works as part of Woodfords’ Dispute Resolution team and assists on a wide range of cases for both commercial and private clients.
Amy Kerbi
Residential Propertyak@woodfords.co.uk
Tel: 02077310750
Direct: 0203 1419070
Amy joined Woodfords in 2021, having previously worked for a legal technology company. Prior to this, she graduated from the University of Surrey (LLB Hons) and completed her Legal Practice Course with Distinction at BPP University. Amy currently works in Woodfords’ Property department and assists with a wide range of residential and commercial property matters.
Louis Sarginson-Bloom
Residential and Commercial Propertylsb@woodfords.co.uk
Tel: 02077310750
Direct: 02077319105
Louis joined Woodfords in 2021, having completed his Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course at BPP University. He is a graduate from Exeter University, where he achieved a BA in History & Politics and an MA in History, and has experience working in Housing Law. He currently provides assistance in both the residential and commercial property departments.
