
Shmuli (Paul Simon) is a transactions lawyer and a litigator, whose early practice was a mix of cross-border transactions and multi-jurisdiction litigation.
In the last decade, Shmuli built a niche practice, conducting forensic investigations of freehold and leasehold titles and for several years, Shmuli consulted for ground rent investors and managing agents, including various in-house roles. Since returning to private practice, Shmuli has become one of the most sought-after litigators, specialising in block management and leasehold law. A member of The Property Institute, Shmuli’s client roster includes freeholders and head-leaseholders, Residents’ Management Company, including RTM companies, leaseholders, managing agents and Tribunal-appointed managers. Shmuli regularly appears in front of the First-tier Tribunal and in the County Court.
Since 2016, Shmuli represents GPs, in front of NHS panels and against the GMC, in the Medical Practitioner’s Tribunal.
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Lisa has particular expertise in bribery and corruption, money laundering, fraud, tax evasion and market abuse matters and has acted for clients in some of the most high-profile cases brought by the SFO, FCA, CPS and other UK and international prosecution authorities. Many of those cases involved complex cross boarder issues such as requests made pursuant to mutual legal assistance treaties, double jeopardy, human rights, and extradition. Lisa has also successfully challenged decisions made by different prosecuting authorities in judicial review proceedings and under the victims right to review scheme.
In addition, Lisa has considerable experience acting for clients in civil fraud and director misfeasance cases, civil tax matters brought by HMRC, as well as personal and company insolvency matters.
Lisa is well known and respected in the industry as someone who can provide pragmatic and results oriented advice.
W Legal Limited is not a partnership and the term “partner” applied to a person does not denote that such person is in partnership with W Legal Limited or with any other partner, consultant, director, officer, employee or agent of W Legal Limited. The term is used to describe a person’s seniority and experience.
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