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Lawrence Kelly Named in Spear’s 2025 Litigation & Dispute Resolution Index

Posted on: September 10th, 2025 by Natasha Cox

Director and Head of Dispute Resolution Lawrence Kelly has been ranked in the Spear’s Magazine Litigation and Dispute Resolution Index 2025 as a Top Recommended adviser.

Spear’s is a wealth management and luxury lifestyle media brand whose flagship magazine has become a must-read for the ultra-high-net-worth community. It is also required reading for the affluent financial services community, including the bankers, lawyers and family offices who advise the wealthy.

Each year Spear’s publishes indices of the top advisers from a range of different fields. These indices incorporate a three-tiered ranking system and rankings are drawn up on the basis of peer nominations, client feedback, telephone and face-to-face interviews, data supplied by firms, as well as information gathered by the Spear’s editorial and research teams.

We are delighted to see recognition of Lawrence’s work in this publication which highlights top corporate lawyers who specialise in advising high-net-worth individuals.

Click here to see the full rankings.

Lawrence Stephens Sports Team Shortlisted for Outstanding Contribution to Global Football Industry

Posted on: September 1st, 2025 by Natasha Cox

The Lawrence Stephens’ Sports and Entertainment team has been shortlisted in the Best Legal/Professional Services Team category, and Senior Associate Will Bowyer has been shortlisted in the Football Industry Rising Star category at the inaugural Global Football Industry Awards, presented in partnership with the Daily Telegraph.

These awards recognise excellence off the pitch, whether through marketing, sustainability, sponsorship, grassroots development, diversity and inclusion, or investment in the sport. Nominations for these awards were made by professionals across the football industry, recognising the outstanding work and the dedication, insight, and relationships that Will and the team are known for.

The Global Football Industry Awards will take place on 20 November 2025 in London and will be hosted by global football icons Ian Wright OBE and Jamie Carragher. Founded by football players and industry leaders, the Global Football Industry Awards exist to recognise the often-overlooked heroes driving the game’s success behind the scenes. From grassroots initiatives to corporate partnerships, this event shines a well-deserved spotlight on the international business leaders, brands, and innovators who make football’s global impact possible. Judged by a panel of experts from across the game, the awards acknowledge those whose vision, dedication, and leadership are shaping the future of the sport.

To find out more about the work of our Sports and Entertainment team, click here

Chambers HNW 2025: Lawrence Stephens Residential Real Estate Team Recognized, Goli-Michelle Banan Ranked Band 3

Posted on: July 24th, 2025 by Alanah Lenten

We are delighted to announce that Goli-Michelle Banan, Head of Residential Real Estate at Lawrence Stephens, has been promoted from Band 4 to Band 3 in the latest Chambers High Net Worth 2025 guide. Her individual rise is matched by an exciting development for the wider Residential Real Estate team, which has secured its first-ever ranking, entering directly at Band 4 in the Real Estate: High Value Residential category.

This recognition places us firmly in competition with some of the capital’s larger and most established firms, including Howard Kennedy and Edwin Coe, underscoring the strength, calibre and growing market presence of our Residential Real Estate team.

With more than a decade’s experience in the prime and core London residential market, Goli-Michelle is a trusted adviser to HNW and UHNW individuals, developers, investors, and trust administrators across the UK and internationally. Known for her commercial insight and unrelenting attention to detail, she is also recognised in the Spear’s 500 as one of the UK’s top recommended property lawyers.

This year’s Chambers HNW guide includes glowing endorsements from clients and peers, who describe her as:

  • “Exceptionally efficient and professional. She has remarkable attention to detail and a thorough approach.”
  • “Incredibly helpful and very detailed… a great solicitor that I’ve had the pleasure of working with.”
  • “Positive, thorough and professional.”

Our Residential Real Estate practice advises on a wide range of complex and high-value transactions, including property sales and acquisitions, leasehold enfranchisement, development site purchases, refinancing, and Islamic finance. Clients range from private investors and family offices to corporates and developers, all of whom value our commercial, solution-driven approach and high-quality service.

Our team’s first-time ranking also reflects the exceptional feedback received this year:

  • “Lawrence Stephens is committed to its clients and provides excellent legal advice, offering solutions and updating all parties involved in an extremely timely manner.
  • “The team is easy to work with, personable, client-centric, pragmatic and collaborative.”

We’re proud that Chambers HNW 2025 has acknowledged the expertise that defines our real estate offering. Congratulations to Goli-Michelle and the entire Residential Real Estate team on this well-earned recognition, a major step forward in our continued growth within the HNW space.

Lawrence Stephens Directors named in Spears’ Property Indices 2025

Posted on: March 20th, 2025 by Natasha Cox

Whether handling commercial properties, mixed-use developments or the most exclusive super-prime residences, the very best property lawyers are trusted by HNW clients to provide expert guidance throughout the often lengthy, intricate, and high-stakes process of buying, building, and selling real estate.

We are delighted to announce that Stephen Messias, Director in our Commercial Real Estate team, and Goli-Michelle Banan, Head of Residential Real Estate, have been named top property lawyers in Spears’ Property Indices 2025.

“The advisers selected for the Spear’s Property Lawyers Index 2025 demonstrate not only an extraordinary depth of knowledge but also an ability to navigate the evolving landscape of property law with skill and precision.”

To read the full list, click here

 

Will Bowyer and Angelique Richardson named in first cohort of ISC 30 Under Thirty Awards

Posted on: February 28th, 2025 by Natasha Cox

Lawrence Stephens is delighted to announced that William Bowyer and Angélique Richardson Richardson from our Sports team have been named in the first cohort of the International Sports Convention‘s 30 Under Thirty Awards. These awards have been created to celebrate young professionals who have demonstrated exceptional talent, innovation, and dedication within the sports, media, and entertainment industries.

Will has been recognised as “one of the go-to advisors in the field of talent representation, sponsorship and image rights” while Angelique is described as “one of the UK’s leading sports lawyers”. 

Nigel Fletcher, CEO of the International Sports Convention, highlighted the importance of recognising young talent: “The ISC 30 Under Thirty Awards celebrate the next generation of sports industry leaders. We are committed to supporting career development and acknowledging those making an impact behind the scenes of the sporting world.”

The full announcement can be found here.

For more information on our Sports and Entertainment services, please click here

 

Jake Cohen recognised in The Lawyer Hot 100 2025

Posted on: January 28th, 2025 by Natasha Cox

Senior Associate Jake Cohen has been featured in the 2025 edition of The Lawyer Hot 100. This highly anticipated annual list recognises the successes of lawyers from in-house, private practice and the Bar, as well as those who are shaping the legal profession. The 100 lawyers on the list are selected for the excellent work they are doing at the present moment, with talented rising stars rubbing shoulders with eminent lawyers who have years of success behind them.

Jake’s entry highlights his ground-breaking work in the field of sports law, with The Lawyer noting that “Cohen has been advising many athletes since they were academy players and the trust relationship he has with these high-net-worth individuals is such that word of mouth regularly brings new instructions — such as a popular grime artist who is now on the books. Institutional relationships with clubs complement the work for individual athletes: new American owners are another big client base. There’s plenty more market share to go at. This team is set to grow and grow.”

Commenting on his recognition, Jake said: “I’m delighted to be included in a list filled with so many brilliant colleagues who are doing genuinely incredible work. Any personal recognition I receive is a direct result of being very lucky to have an incredible team at Lawrence Stephens – Mo Pasricha, Will Bowyer, Angelique Richardson, Andy Wallis and Anna Chasioti-Metson) and amazing clients who have trusted us with the privilege and responsibility of advising them.”

For more information on the work of our Sports and Entertainment team, please see here

Triple shortlisting for Claire Allan and the Lawrence Stephens’ Leasehold Enfranchisement team

Posted on: May 30th, 2024 by Natasha Cox

Now into its 15th year, the annual Enfranchisement and Rights to Manage Awards has evolved into a prominent event, recognising excellence in the leasehold enfranchisement and right to manage sector.  The eminent and independent judging panel has reviewed all the submissions made and they have now revealed the final shortlist.  This peer-reviewed judging process ensures independent quality in the decision-making. 

As well as the firm being shortlisted in the Solicitors Firm of the Year category, Director and Head of Leasehold Enfranchisement Claire Allan has been personally shortlisted in the Solicitor of the Year and Professional of the Year categories. This triple shortlisting acknowledges Claire and her team’s expertise in advising leaseholders and landlords in this complex field, navigating them through the statutory lease extension or collective enfranchisement process.

Claire’s arrival at the firm has brought together and given focus to work already being undertaken by others through formally establishing the firm’s Leasehold Enfranchisement department. Client feedback confirms the benefit of the enhanced perspective gained by the team through experience of and acting for freeholders, head landlords and tenants.

Claire is actively involved in the real estate market and an active participant in a number of initiatives, including raising awareness of issues identified in the proposed leasehold reform amendments. She mentors and guides less experienced members of the team and more widely through her involvement in industry organisations.

As a consequence of her energy and enthusiasm, the scale and complexity of cases undertaken by her team has increased markedly. Examples include acting for the landlords of a number of West London mansion blocks, head landlords where the freeholder is a significant landed estate, and acting for the tenants on a mid-sized complex collective claim in Covent Garden against a multinational PLC.

The winners will be announced at the awards dinner on 11 July at the Leonardo Royal Hotel, near St Paul’s in London.

Stephen Messias and Goli-Michelle Banan ranked in Spear’s Property Index 2024

Posted on: March 13th, 2024 by Maverick Freedlander

We are delighted to share that Director and Head of Residential Real Estate Goli-Michelle Banan and Director in our Commercial Real Estate team and Co-Founder of Lawrence Stephens Stephen Messias have been ranked in the Spear’s Property Advisers’ Index 2024 as Top Recommended Property Lawyers.

The Spear’s Property Advisers’ index recognises the best advisers to buy, sell, manage and invest in super-prime property in London, the UK and abroad. 

These rankings are decided on the basis of peer nominations, client feedback, interviews, data supplied by firms, and extensive research by Spear’s.

Click here to see the full rankings.