Our People

OUR LITIGATION TEAM

Haris Ahmed – Solicitor:

Haris leads the litigation team. He was admitted as a solicitor in 2017 having previously been at the Bar. He joined the firm in November2021. He specialises in litigious matters and has extensive experience in a variety of areas ranging from complicated commercial disputes in the High Court to small consumer litigation matters in the County Courts. This is further complemented by his experience in various Land and Employment Tribunals.  In the past Haris has advised clients on, inter alia, complicated commercial contractual disputes, partnership and company disputes, copyrights claims, professional negligence, land and boundary disputes, probate including claims under the 1975 Act, various insolvency and landlord and tenant disputes. Haris is also at ease drafting pleadings and conducting his own advocacy wherever necessary. Having experience in a full range of disputes ensures that Haris is consistently able to provide his clients commercially sensible and no-nonsense cost-effective advice. Outside of work Haris enjoys sports, travelling to exotic locations and BBQs.     

Trang Chu: – Solicitor:

Trang started her training contract on 22nd November 2021, having studied law at Queen Mary, University of London. She holds a Masters’s in Law with Merit in Commercial and Corporate Law. She qualified as a solicitor in the UK in April 2024.She has experience in Corporate, Litigation, Immigration and Conveyancing

Trang also works in the AML Compliance Team.


Anuj Verma: – Solicitor:

Anuj started his training contract in September 2022. A UK law graduate, he completed his LPC from City University, London, and is also an Indian qualified lawyer with over seven years of experience in corporate and commercial transactions. He also has experience in conveyancing. He qualified as a solicitor in the UK in April 2024


Paralegals

Karim Fawaz:

Karim completed his LLB (Hons) from the University of West London. As a paralegal since April 2021, he has specialised in matters related to business immigration.


Elwalid Bouhelal:

Elwalid joined the firm in August 2023. He has a Foundation Course in Humanities and Social Sciences at Birkbeck University of London, a degree in International Business at Middlesex University, and an LLB from the University of Westminster.

PROBATE AND LASTING POWERS OF ATTORNEY


Diane Brodkin – Solicitor:

Diane is a very experienced solicitor who has been in private practice since being admitted in 1972. She specialises in residential conveyancing matters as well as undertaking Probate and Lasting Powers of Attorney work.

Diane’s undoubted expertise and vast wealth of experience, allied to a friendly, personal service provide a high quality of service to all her clients.


Paralegals

Karim Fawaz:

Karim completed his LLB (Hons) from the University of West London. As a paralegal since April 2021, he has specialised in matters related to business immigration.


Elwalid Bouhelal:

Elwalid joined the firm in August 2023. He has a Foundation Course in Humanities and Social Sciences at Birkbeck University of London, a degree in International Business at Middlesex University, and an LLB from the University of Westminster.

CONVEYANCING TEAM


Diane Brodkin – Solicitor:

Diane leads the conveyancing team and is a very experienced solicitor who has been in private practice since being admitted in 1972. She specialises in residential conveyancing matters as well as undertaking Probate and Lasting Powers of Attorney work.

 Her conveyancing expertise covers both leasehold and freehold sales and purchases as well as matters relating to lease extensions Diane’s undoubted expertise and vast wealth of experience, allied to a friendly, personal service provide a high quality of service to all her clients.

Harvey Shulman – Solicitor 

Harvey was admitted in 1972 and has had nearly four decades of legal experience. In particular, Harvey works with early-stage start-ups in diverse industries, seeking to turn them into highly successful ventures. He has been involved with designing and implementing several highly successful investment schemes. Harvey has also been on the Board of numerous companies, both public and private. He has a Master’s Degree in Law (LLM) specialising in Company Law, Tax and Intellectual Property.

He specialises in Business Immigration. Harvey is a member of the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association. (ILPA)Harvey regularly speaks at conferences and webinars relating to business immigrations startup companies and has a wide network of business contacts. 

He has a wide experience in conveyancing and most areas of law.

Trang Chu: – Solicitor:

Trang started her training contract on 22nd November 2021, having studied law at Queen Mary, University of London. She holds a Masters’s in Law with Merit in Commercial and Corporate Law. She qualified as a solicitor in the UK in April 2024.She has experience in Corporate, Litigation, Immigration and Conveyancing

Trang also works in the AML Compliance Team.


Anuj Verma: – Solicitor:

Anuj started his training contract in September 2022. A UK law graduate, he completed his LPC from City University, London, and is also an Indian qualified lawyer with over seven years of experience in corporate and commercial transactions. He also has experience in conveyancing. He qualified as a solicitor in the UK in April 2024.

Paralegals

Karim Fawaz:

Karim completed his LLB (Hons) from the University of West London. As a paralegal since April 2021, he has specialised in matters related to business immigration.


Elwalid Bouhelal:

Elwalid joined the firm in August 2023. He has a Foundation Course in Humanities and Social Sciences at Birkbeck University of London, a degree in International Business at Middlesex University, and an LLB from the University of Westminster.

CORPORATE 


Edward Mackewn: – Solicitor:

Edward leads the Corporate team and he has been with the firm since 2010. He was admitted as a solicitor 2013. His expertise includes property management, development, litigation, corporate, and commercial matters, with a strong focus on start-up companies and enfranchisement.


Claudio Cervo – Solicitor:

Claudio was admitted as a Solicitor in April 2021 after having spent more than five years as a paralegal and Trainee Solicitor in both English and Italian practices. He is also an accredited Level 2 Senior Caseworker under the Law Society’s Immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme. He joined the firm in November 2021. After obtaining an Italian Law Degree in Rome he moved to the United Kingdom where he completed his studies at the BPP Law School. He then started his legal career assisting clients in Asylum and Immigration matters. Claudio feels hugely rewarded by the tangible ways in which individuals’ lives have been impacted by his contribution to the provision of legal services and he remains committed to tackling social injustice and social exclusion at all levels. Claudio speaks Italian and English fluently. 

Claudio also works in the AML Compliance team.


Trang Chu: – Solicitor:

Trang started her training contract on 22nd November 2021, having studied law at Queen Mary, University of London. She holds a Masters’s in Law with Merit in Commercial and Corporate Law. She qualified as a solicitor in the UK in April 2024.She has experience in Corporate, Litigation, Immigration and Conveyancing

Trang also works in the AML Compliance Team.


Anuj Verma: – Solicitor:

Anuj started his training contract in September 2022. A UK law graduate, he completed his LPC from City University, London, and is also an Indian qualified lawyer with over seven years of experience in corporate and commercial transactions. He also has experience in conveyancing. He qualified as a solicitor in the UK in April 2024


Elfrida Oladipo:

Elfrida Oladipo qualified as a Solicitor and Barrister of the Nigerian Supreme Court. She is a corporate/commercial lawyer in Nigeria with over 15 years of experience. She holds a master’s from the University College London. London and has considerable experience in corporate finance; mergers & acquisition; regulatory and compliance. She has acted for individuals, corporates and public institutions in multiple transactions and is well known for her dedication and professionalism.


Paralegals


Karim Fawaz:

Karim completed his LLB (Hons) from the University of West London. As a paralegal since April 2021, he has specialised in matters related to business immigration.


Elwalid Bouhelal:

Elwalid joined the firm in August 2023. He has a Foundation Course in Humanities and Social Sciences at Birkbeck University of London, a degree in International Business at Middlesex University, and an LLB from the University of Westminster.

OUR IMMIGRATION TEAM


Head of Immigration Department 

Michael Rodrigues

Michael Rodrigues is an Immigration Lawyer registered and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in the UK, the Portugal, and the Brazil Bar Associations.

He has almost two decades of immigration experience by working for some of the world top-ranking corporate firms, including PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Fragomen and Ernst and Young (EY), on a variety of private and corporate immigration matters.

He also has Global Immigration experience, where he  successfully managed several medium to large-sized projects helping global market-leading companies to move their employees across the globe.

He understands the pain, the anxiety and the burden an immigration process can bring to applicants, their family and their employers and stakeholders. He is pleased to be in a position to make this process as smooth as possible for all parties involved.

He is also a Registered Foreign Lawyer

Qualifications:

  • LLB – Brazil, Toledo University in Sao Paulo, Brazil – 1998
  • LLM – Constitutional and Public Law – Estacio University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 2000
  • LLM – European Law, University of Lisbon, Portugal – 2002
  • GDL – University of Hertfordshire, St Albans, UK – 2003
  • PhD – Constitutional Law and its implications on the international legal framework, Estacio University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 2015

Memberships:

  • The Law Society, UK
  • Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), UK
  • Immigration Lawyers Practitioners (ILPA), UK
  • Free Movement, UK
  • Ordem dos Advogados de Portugal (OAP), Portugal

Ordem dos Advogados do Brazil (OAB), Brazil


Deputy Head of Immigration Department 


Marcio Dos Santos  

Marcio graduated from Universidade da Amazonia (Brazil) with a first-class Law Degree in 2008. In March 2008, Marcio was admitted to the Brazilian BAR (Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil) and, later (2016), to the Portuguese BAR (Ordem dos Advogados). In 2017, Marcio started practising Immigration Law in the United Kingdom and, in January 2019, was admitted to the Office of the Immigration Services (OISC)Commissioner as an Immigration Adviser. Marcio has been practicing Electoral Law, Public Law and Litigation for over 13 years within Civil Law jurisdiction and Immigration Law in the United Kingdom for over 3 years.

Marcio is also a Registered Foreign Lawyer

In his spare time, Marcio enjoys playing sports of the likes of football and reading, specially about History.

Harvey Shulman – Consultant Solicitor and a member of ILPA

Harvey Shulman was admitted in 1972 and has had nearly four decades of legal experience. In particular, Harvey works with early-stage start-ups in diverse industries, seeking to turn them into highly successful ventures. He has been involved with designing and implementing several highly successful investment schemes. Harvey has also been on the Board of numerous companies, both public and private. He has a Master’s Degree in Law (LLM) specialising in Company Law, Tax and Intellectual Property. Harvey regularly speaks at conferences and workshops relating to startup companies and has a wide network of business contacts. He has a wide experience in most areas of law and specialises in Business Immigration. Harvey is a member of the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association. (ILPA)


Hinnah Asif- Senior Immigration Consultant

We are delighted that Hinnah has rejoined our immigration team in September 2024.

She had obtained a qualification in CILEX Level 6 Immigration Law. She graduated with an LLB in 2012 and joined us after 5 years with the Home Office. Hinnah began her career with Citizens Advice where she supervised and quality assessed advice in areas such as debt, housing, benefits and immigration. Hinnah then joined the Home Office where she gained extensive experience of drafting responses to judicial reviews and later worked on a Brexit team dealing with applications and refusals from the Settlement Scheme. Points based system, Curtailment, Overstaying ,Asylum, Human rights, EU settlement scheme, British nationality disputes, right of abode.

She specialises in advising businesses on best practice and compliance to ensure they maintain they status as a UK sponsor licence holder is very experienced in  submissions to the Home Office to facilitate certificate of sponsorship requests.

Hinnah is fluent in Urdu and Potohari. In her spare time, Hinnah enjoys travelling, reading and interior design.


Trang Chu: – Solicitor:

Trang started her training contract on 22nd November 2021, having studied law at Queen Mary, University of London. She holds a Masters’s in Law with Merit in Commercial and Corporate Law. She qualified as a solicitor in the UK in April 2024.She has experience in Corporate, Litigation , Immigration and Conveyancing

Trang also works in the AML Compliance Team.


Paralegals 


Karim Fawaz:

Karim Fawaz completed his LLB (Hons) from the University of West London. As a paralegal since April 2021, he has specialised in matters related to business immigration


Elwalid Bouhelal:

Elwalid Bouhelal joined the firm as a paralegal in August 2023. He has a Foundation Course in Humanities and Social Sciences at Birkbeck University of London, a degree in International Business at Middlesex University, and an LLB from the University of Westminster

Our experienced team provides individuals and organisations with effective solutions to achieve their personal and business goals.