Our legal team has the ability to get to the heart of a matter quickly and deliver swift and effective results for our clients.

As individuals we are all different and yet we share the same strong values and sense of commitment to our clients and our firm. As partners and staff we are accessible, personable and proactive – reassuring our clients that we are always here right alongside them. Meet the whole team here, from A – Z.

Solicitor

Nargiz Abdullayeva

Aisha Anjum
Solicitor

Aisha Anjum

Conveyancing Assistant

Gabrielle Barnaby

Lotta Behrens
Trainee Solicitor

Lotta Behrens

Partner

Ann-Maree Blake

Senior Associate

Daniel Blake

Katie Brigden
Paralegal

Katie Brigden

Senior Associate

Hoyee Chan

Partner

Adam Convisser

Partner

Mark Cornelius

Nilam Dave
Solicitor

Nilam Davé

Aine Denny
Solicitor (NZ Qualified)

Áine Denny

Simon Doung
Solicitor

Simon Duong

Joshua Fraser
Senior Associate

Joshua Fraser

Iain Gauld
Conveyancing Executive

Iain Gauld

Conveyancing Manager

Paul Gibson

Partner

Jonathan Goldberg

Chloe Grant
Paralegal

Chloe Grant

Partner

Jason Greenberg

Partner

Eva Greenspan

Partner

Jonathan Gross

Simon Grossobel 2
Partner

Simon Grossobel

Partner

Michael Haringman

Harpreet Hothi
Conveyancing Executive

Harpreet Hothi

Partner

Jayesh Jethwa

Partner

Naomi Jones

Partner

Robert Kay

Lin Li
Solicitor

Lin Li

Olga Kim
Solicitor

Olga Kim

Partner

Tanya Laidlaw

Solicitor

Benson Lau

Senior Immigration Caseworker

Cheryl Ma

Partner

Meera Malde

Paralegal

Sviatoslav Melnyk

Jessica Moor
Paralegal

Jessica Moor

Partner

Jonathan Neilan

Roberta Organ
Senior Associate

Roberta Organ

David Quastel
Partner

David Quastel

Consultant

Anna Rabin

Partner

Marcus Rebuck

Ben Rosen
Partner

Ben Rosen

Agnesa Sergejeva
Senior Paralegal

Agnesa Sergejeva

Diana Stoyanova
Immigration Casework Assistant

Diana Stoyanova

Solicitor

Anisa Sula

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Solicitor

Nargiz Abdullayeva

Nargiz is a Solicitor specialising in residential property and UK inheritance. Her residential practice relates to all legal aspects of re-financing, acquisitions and disposals of high-value leasehold and freehold properties.

In relation to UK inheritance, Nargiz deals with preparation of Wills for high net worth individuals domiciled in the UK and abroad.

Nargiz is fluent in English and Russian.

Email:nabdullayeva@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2547

Solicitor

Aisha Anjum

Aisha is a Solicitor in the firm’s commercial real estate team and has experience of a wide range of commercial property matters including acquisitions, disposals, real estate finance matters and landlord and tenant work.

Aisha has acted for various clients including institutional investors, property funds, corporate occupiers, lenders and luxury retailers.

Aisha joined Quastels in 2020, after gaining experience as a property solicitor at national and international law firms.  She has also previously served as a District Councillor.

Email:aanjum@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2580

Conveyancing Assistant

Gabrielle Barnaby

Gabrielle is an experienced Conveyancing assistant in the firm’s Residential Real Estate Team. She assists fee earners on all types of residential property transactions, including purchases and sales of existing leasehold and freehold houses and apartments, as well as purchases of off-plan and new build apartments. Gabrielle is currently studying CILEX Level 3 Certificate and Professional Diploma in Law.

Email:gbarnaby@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2558

Trainee Solicitor

Lotta Behrens

Lotta is a Trainee Solicitor who joined us in 2021 and is currently assisting our Corporate & Commercial Team. Lotta achieved a Distinction on the Legal Practice Course with a Masters in Legal Practice and has a degree in Journalism from the University of Westminster. Lotta is fluent in English and German.

Email:lbehrens@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2564

Partner

Ann-Maree Blake

Clients describe Ann-Maree as friendly, down to earth and exceptionally well informed.  She is able to guide clients through a plethora of complex documentation and legislation and explain difficult concepts to them in plain English.

Ann-Maree is a corporate, commercial and data protection lawyer. Her expertise and the breadth of her knowledge across corporate, commercial and data protection law means that she is able to advise clients on a wide array of business-related issues while giving advice that is commercially orientated.

She has substantial experience in corporate transactions, complex commercial agreements including joint ventures, shareholder and investment agreements, collaboration agreements, agency, franchising and distribution and data protection particularly in dealing with cross border data transfers.

Ann-Maree is a qualified Data Protection Practitioner, having obtained a Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection and has the qualification “PC.dp. (GDPR)”.

Ann-Maree works across many sectors and has a particular interest in the technology and health and beauty sectors. Her clients range from SME’s to large blue-chip corporates.

Email:ablake@quastels.com

Telephone:+44 (0)20 7908 2566

Senior Associate

Daniel Blake

Daniel represents both businesses and individuals and has a particular focus and interest in property-related disputes, which includes contractual matters, professional negligence actions, landlord & tenant and insolvency. 

Clients enjoy working with Daniel for his friendly and collaborative approach. Daniel qualified as a solicitor in June 2016 having previously enjoyed a successful City career working for leading institutional asset managers, This experience means he is not just focused on the law but also the needs and requirements of his clients.

Daniel is committed to a number of charitable endeavors and founded Nicki’s Smile in memory of his late wife who passed away from a rare form of pancreatic cancer in 2010.

Email:dblake@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2562

Paralegal

Katie Brigden

Katie is an experienced paralegal specialising in new-build residential conveyancing and the ‘Help to Buy’ scheme. She has a degree in Law, Human Rights and Social Justice from De Montfort University.

Email:kbrigden@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2585

Senior Associate

Hoyee Chan

Hoyee is a Senior Associate in the firm’s residential property department and specialises in new build property.

Hoyee largely deals with overseas purchasers providing an efficient and personal service to clients who are particular appreciative of Hoyee’s explanations of the process and care with the transaction. She has attended overseas property exhibitions and property launches dealing with ‘in room exchanges’. Hoyee has established strong relationships with well-known developers and estate agents within the industry. She ensures that all parties are well informed throughout the conveyancing process.

Hoyee is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

Email:hchan@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2546

Partner

Adam Convisser

Adam is a versatile corporate, commercial and employment lawyer advising on operational issues facing many of our clients’ businesses.

This includes a wide range of commercial contracts, buying and selling of businesses and companies, corporate financing and shareholder agreements. Adam deals with our clients’ employment requirements ranging from the setting up of new contracts and staff policies to dealing with issues on termination of employment, redundancies, unfair dismissal and claims relating to theft and misuse of confidential information.

Adam joined Quastels in 2011 and has developed a reputation with his clients as a strong negotiator. Adam works across multiple sectors and in particular has a number of clients in the retail, recruitment and real estate industries.

Adam is also on the Board of Trustees for Harrow Law Centre, a non-profit organisation which provides a free and independent legal advice service to people who live or work in the London Borough of Harrow.

Adam and Mark are an absolute credit to Quastels, absolutely brilliant.  I’ve worked with many solicitors over the years and they are up there with the best

Email:aconvisser@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2553

Partner

Mark Cornelius

Mark joined Quastels in 2016 and deals with all aspects of non-contentious commercial property including landlord and tenant work, acquisitions and disposals, development, option agreements and secured lending. Mark’s clients range from private investors, developers and pension funds to restaurateurs, hotel operators and retailers.

Mark offers a first-class service to his clients keeping them abreast of progress throughout by clear, prompt and personable communication. His speed of response and pragmatic approach allied with his commercial awareness ensures that transactions are concluded within a client’s desired timeframe and on the best possible terms.

Email:mcornelius@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2555

Solicitor

Nilam Davé

Nilam is a solicitor in the firm’s Corporate and Commercial team and advises organisations of all sizes on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters.

Nilam has experience advising on buying and selling of businesses and companies, shareholder agreements and a range of commercial contracts.

Nilam understands the importance of excellent client communication and this is reflected in her proactive, reliable approach.

Email:ndave@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2543

Solicitor (NZ Qualified)

Áine Denny

Aine is a Real Estate Solicitor (New Zealand Qualified) in the firm’s Residential Real Estate team. 

Aine’s experience in the United Kingdom and New Zealand includes all aspects of residential property, including freehold and leasehold acquisitions, disposals and developments. She has previously advised international investors, high-net-worth individuals and property development companies on prime and super-prime London residential property transactions. 

Aine qualified as a solicitor in 2017. Prior to joining Quastels in 2021, she worked at Keystone Law in the Private Property team and Linklaters LLP in the Structured Finance Group.

Email:adenny@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2583

Solicitor

Simon Duong

Simon is a solicitor in the Private Client team and advises high net worth individuals, families, and companies on UK tax, trust and estate planning both domestically and internationally.

His work includes:

  • Wills, trusts and Lasting Powers of Attorney
  • Estate administration
  • Lifetime tax planning
  • Pre-arrival tax planning for international individuals and families

Simon has a personal interest in art and cultural heritage assets and is a member of the Institute of Art and Law.

Simon also works with a network of trusted third-party advisers to provide a comprehensive service to each client, to achieve the best result when considering estate planning and wealth protection. Clients appreciate Simon’s proactive and thorough approach to each matter and he enjoys working with his clients to build enduring relationships.

Email:sduong@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2561

Senior Associate

Joshua Fraser

Joshua gained experience working in both residential and commercial property transactions during his training and subsequent qualification experience at Clyde & Co and Forsters respectively.

Since qualifying as a lawyer, he has worked closely alongside tax and corporate teams, representing both foreign-based and domestic individuals, lenders and companies on a wide range of fast-paced property transactions, and has developed a specialism for advising on luxury London property and high-value deals.

He is known not only for his knowledge and experience in residential property, but a friendly and pragmatic approach when helping his clients achieve their goals. Joshua joined Quastels in May 2021.

Email:jfraser@quastels.com

Mobile:+44 (0)20 7908 2590

Conveyancing Executive

Iain Gauld

Iain is an experienced Conveyancing Executive focusing on the sale, purchase and finance of UK residential real estate.

Email:igauld@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2584

Conveyancing Manager

Paul Gibson

Paul Gibson was delighted to join Quastels in March 2014. Paul manages a new build residential conveyancing department offering a recognised conveyancing service to clients purchasing new build property.

Paul has over 15 years conveyancing experience and provides a service, which is personal and accessible. This service is recommended to buyers and investors of new homes by national developers and regional Estate agents and whilst Paul always looks to strengthen existing relationships with clients and within the industry, he is in contact with each client during the course of a transaction.

Email:pgibson@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2570

Partner

Jonathan Goldberg

Jonathan is a Partner in the Residential Property practice at Quastels and has over 30 years of experience acting for both commercial and private clients.

Jonathan deals with high-value residential property transactions and has a wide range of clients. He has outstanding expertise in property acquisitions and disposals as well as landlord and tenant matters.

Above all else Jonathan values his strong and longstanding relationships with his clients many of which go back over 25 years.

He is known for his efficiency, integrity, and client focus.

Email:jgoldberg@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2531

Paralegal

Chloe Grant

Chloe is a Paralegal in the Firm’s Commercial Real Estate Department. She assists fee earners with all types of commercial property transactions including leases, sales, purchases, development and asset management work. 

Chloe has a degree in Law with Criminology and is currently studying for her Level 6 Diploma in Conveyancing.

Email:cgrant@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2599

Partner

Jason Greenberg

Businesses and individuals work with Jason for his direct and commercial approach. Jason has been a Partner in Quastels’ Corporate and Commercial team since 2005, having worked as a commercial lawyer in Australia from 1998 and in England since 2001.

Jason is trusted by his clients to represent them at all stages of the process of buying and selling businesses or shares in companies. Jason also advises on a range of commercial contracts, working with banks, real estate investors and major players across the leisure and retail sectors.

Clients value Jason’s ability to quickly understand the issues and opportunities facing their businesses and to provide relevant and commercial advice.

Jason drafts and negotiates loan and security documents for private and institutional lenders as well as acting for borrowers.

He also acts on corporate aspects of property transactions and advises property investors, landlords and tenants on portfolio management, joint ventures and development projects.

Email:jgreenberg@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2534

Partner

Eva Greenspan

Eva is an experienced and well-known real estate lawyer advising on commercial and substantial residential transactions for individuals and corporate investors and developers.

Eva has a considerable following of European and overseas clients as well as UK companies who rely upon her for expertise in planning matters and advice on their funding requirements. She also acts for a number of banks and funds.

Eva is the former Mayor of the London Borough of Barnet (2006/2007) and remains today a member of a number of Council committees.

Eva is on the advisory board of a number of operational businesses and companies and is active on a number of charitable and non-charitable committees. She is a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of the Musicians and Worshipful Company of Art Scholars.

Email:egreenspan@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2551

Partner

Jonathan Gross

Jonathan is an experienced and active commercial real estate lawyer and co-founded Quastels with David Quastel in 1998.

As legal adviser to some of the UK’s largest family offices, private companies and entrepreneurs he is trusted by his clients for his depth of experience in investment, joint ventures and his ability to effect introductions at the highest level. He is also particularly active with clients involved in the arts and finance.

Regarded by his loyal clients as a deal maker his clients rely upon him for his tactical and strategic approach to getting things done.

Before starting Quastels, Jonathan spent nine years at Allen & Overy and SJ Berwin & Co. He has a degree in law from City Business School and Trinity College, Cambridge.

Email:jgross@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2544

Partner

Simon Grossobel

Simon is an experienced commercial disputes and regulatory lawyer with a sports industry focus. He regularly represents players, agents, clubs and associations in arbitrations and provides them with advice in connection with commercial contracts and sports specific regulation. His experience includes over 40 FIFA (DRC and PSC) and other domestic arbitrations. He has also acted on a number of high profile sporting and financial investigations. Simon joined Quastels in 2021 from the US firm Squire Patton Boggs.

Email:sgrossobel@quastels.com

Phone:+44 (0)20 7908 2573

Partner

Michael Haringman

Michael Haringman is the firm’s Senior Partner. Michael advises primarily on commercial matters, commercial property transactions and trusts. His clients include global brands and retailers whom he advises on all commercial and strategic legal aspects of their operations, including acquisitions and disposals of both businesses and real property, lettings, joint ventures and funding requirements.

Over a period of 40 years Michael has developed an exceptional and trusted relationship with his clients, who rely on his insightful analytical approach to give them “complete peace of mind” . Michael serves on the Board of a number of these clients.

Email:mharingman@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2529

Conveyancing Executive

Harpreet Hothi

Harpreet is an experienced Conveyancing Executive specialsing in ‘Help-to-Buy’ and the sale and purchase of new-build residential properties.

Email:hhothi@quastels.com

Phone:+44 (0)20 7908 2540

Partner

Jayesh Jethwa

Jayesh is a Partner of the Corporate & Private Client Immigration team. He has over 10 years’ experience in advising private clients and corporate entities in relation to VISA’s required to ensure their effective operation within the UK.  

In 2022, Jayesh ranked in the City Wealth leaders list as a  Top 10 Immigration Lawyer in the UK’.  

His experience includes Global Mobility and Immigration advice on: 

  • Tier 1 Investor, Innovator and Expansion Worker (formerly the Sole Representative) 
  • Licence Applications, Maintenance, Audit & Compliance 
  • Global Talent & International Sportsperson’s visa 
  • Human Rights, Civil Liberties & Extradition 
  • Complex Nationality cases, Appeals & Judicial Review 

Jayesh is a member of Chatham House; the international affairs think tank and is particularly aware of the importance and value of foreign nationals developing business.  

His client base emanates primarily from the EMEA region, and his corporate awareness compliments his ability to assist overseas entities with facilitating a presence in the United Kingdom.  

Jayesh is a trusted advisor to his clients; his experience extends to advising foreign diplomatic officials and extended members of foreign royal families, also Jayesh acts for some of the most prominent private individuals and companies in the UK.   

Jayesh is focused on client requests and achieving their aims. He is recognised as having strong analytical and legal skills, allowing him to resolve complex cases that have often been in dispute or subject to persistent refusals in the past.

Email:jjethwa@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2579

Mobile:+44 (0)7385 307 451

Partner

Naomi Jones

Naomi joined Quastels in December 2022 as a partner in the commercial real estate team. Naomi specialises in all aspects of commercial real estate, including acting for landlords and tenants, drafting, negotiating and advising on leases and associated documents and complex conditional sale and purchase agreements. 

Naomi also has experience of working with developers, setting up commercial and mixed use developments and working with clients’ teams of professionals to ensure that the best possible advice is given based on the individual circumstances and wider concerns (including negotiating and reviewing ancillary documents such as s106 Agreements). In addition, Naomi has built up relationships with commercial lenders, giving expert advice in a time efficient manner to ensure their interests are fully protected whilst recognising the importance of maintaining relationships with their customers. 

Partner

Robert Kay

Robert is an experienced litigator who heads the Dispute Resolution department. Whilst he provides legal and commercial attention to the issues his focus is on finding the best solution to the issues you face. Having commenced his legal career as a barrister, Robert is able to handle cases throughout every stage of litigation.

Robert acts for businesses and individuals in a range of disputes, particularly those which are important and/or complicated. His extensive experience includes being involved in advising, managing and monitoring litigation or arbitration overseas, or working with overseas lawyers or clients to either further his client’s objectives or who require assistance with English law or procedure.

Robert delivers courses including Witness Familiarisation and Courtroom Confidence – skills for expert witnesses and lay persons to maximise their proficiency when appearing before a court or tribunal. In particular, he provides regular training to various police forces to ensure that detectives involved with the CID department (crimes of a serious or complex nature) better understand the essential skills of communication in the courtroom and in their decision logs.

Email:rkay@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)207 908 2559

Solicitor

Lin Li

Lin is a dual qualified solicitor for England & Wales and China. She joined Quastels’ immigration team in 2022.

She has extensive expertise in advising both corporate and private clients in various UK immigration schemes, i.e. Sponsorship Licence, Skilled Worker, Global Mobility, Innovator, Point-base system, Family and Citizenship. She has assisted numerous multi-national companies in establishing and expanding their business in the UK. 

Lin previously worked as a Business Development Manager for a number of law firms and legal consultant companies, and she has established strong client base in Asia. 

Lin is fluent in English and Mandarin.

Email:LLi@quastels.com

Tel:‭+44 (0) 7587 817981‬

Mobile:‭+44 (0) 20 7908 2571‬

Solicitor

Olga Kim

Olga is an experienced real estate lawyer dealing with all aspects of UK residential property. She is bilingual in English and Russian.

Email:okim@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2589

Partner

Tanya Laidlaw

Tanya Laidlaw is the Head of Immigration at Quastels and has been advising international clients on UK immigration matters for more than a decade. She is known for her solution-oriented approach and dedication to the success of her clients.

Tanya advises on all aspects of UK immigration, from HNW business relocations to visitor visas. As Head of Immigration Tanya has built an outstanding team of lawyers and caseworkers dedicated to the success of our clients. Tanya speaks English, Ukrainian and Russian.

Tanya and her team act on business, private and corporate immigration matters, including the Sponsorship Licences, Skilled Worker, Global Talent, Global Mobility Routes, Innovator etc.

Email:tlaidlaw@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2556

Solicitor

Benson Lau

Benson is a Solicitor in the firm’s Residential Property department and specialises in new build property.

Benson has experience in different residential transactions particularly in new build homes and apartments, purchases of existing homes, contract reassignment and residential mortgages.  He is committed to provide an efficient and personal service to keep the parties informed and pleased throughout every transaction.

He has attended various overseas property exhibitions giving presentations and assisting client’s enquiries.

Benson speaks fluent English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

Email:blau@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2588

WeChat:blauquastels

Senior Immigration Caseworker

Cheryl Ma

Cheryl is an accredited Senior Caseworker under the Law Society’s immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme (IAAS). Having worked in the UK Visas and Immigration International Centre, she has wide-ranging experience across the UK immigration law and valuable inside knowledge of the UKVI working process.

She is experienced in dealing with complex corporate and private client matters. Her particular expertise includes applications made under the Points-Based System, Global Business Mobility, Sponsor Licence, Representative of an Overseas Business, Spouse/Partner, Long residence, EUSS, nationality and British citizenship.

She is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin, both oral and written, providing legal services and client care to an exceptional standard for our English-speaking and Chinese-speaking clients.

Email:cma@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2577

Partner

Meera Malde

Meera is a Partner in the firm’s Residential Real Estate Team.  She advises all on all types of residential property transactions, including purchases and sales of leasehold and freehold houses and apartments.

Meera provides clear advice to her clients to achieve effective results as swiftly as possible, making sure that all parties are kept informed throughout the conveyancing process.  Meera has particular experience working on purchases of off-plan and new build apartments.

Meera qualified as a Solicitor in 2008 and joined Quastels in 2019, becoming a partner in 2022.

Email:mmalde@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2560

Paralegal

Sviatoslav Melnyk

Sviatoslav is a paralegal in Immigration Department joined in 2022, specialising in Ukrainian schemes and assisting with other visa categories (Student and Family visas, Naturalization,   etc.). He is a Ukrainian speaker who holds  Master’s Degrees in Law  and Translation.

Email:smelnyk@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2591

Paralegal

Jessica Moor

Jessica is a Paralegal in the firm’s Residential Real Estate team. She handles off-plan and new build residential property transactions.

Jessica achieved a 2:1 in her Joint Honours BA Hons in Law with Business at Hertfordshire University and then completed her LPC and Masters with a 2:1 at the University of Law.

Email:jmoor@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2582

Partner

Jonathan Neilan

Jonathan Neilan is an experienced Real Estate Partner and has been acting in the commercial property and new-build sector since 2000. He advises all on all types of commercial and large-scale residential property transactions, including purchasing and financing sites and dealing with their subsequent disposal. His recent focus has been in structuring site-set ups for onward sale and dealing with the lettings of commercial units for developers, advising on the development process and disposal of the finished product.

Jonathan has an established and diverse client base. As well as acting for public limited companies and investment groups on new-build schemes he has built up a wide individual client base, partly through his attendance at overseas property exhibitions across Eastern Europe, the Middle East & Asia.

Clients and agents comment on Jonathan’s clarity, efficiency and his experience in dealing with overseas clients.

Email:jneilan@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2533

Senior Associate

Roberta Organ

Roberta is an experienced real estate lawyer specialising in all aspects of commercial property. Roberta advises clients on a wide range of property matters including acquisitions and disposals, landlord and tenant transactions and real estate finance. Roberta works across many commercial sectors and acts for clients in retail, leisure and hospitality as well as private investors, corporate occupiers, lenders and developers.

Roberta qualified as a solicitor in 2014 and joined Quastels as a Senior Associate in 2021.

Email:rorgan@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2542

Partner

David Quastel

David Quastel is the firm’s Managing Partner and is a versatile and highly skillful commercial/property lawyer with special expertise in real estate development finance and structuring complex property related joint ventures.

David’s forte extends well beyond providing technical legal advice and clients have come to value and rely upon his hands-on strategic advice at the earliest stages of planning and structuring complicated property, corporate and international transactions.

Clients appreciate David’s strategic insights and absolute attention to detail and describe him as “a formidable negotiator”, “a unique problem solver”, “a driving force in concluding a deal satisfactorily” and a “wonderful technician”.

Email:dquastel@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2526

Consultant

Anna Rabin

Anna Rabin is a Consultant in the firm’s Real Estate Department and specialises in non contentious construction and engineering law. Anna acts for a broad range of clients – developers, contractors, sub-contractors, consultants, purchasers, tenants and funds.

She advises on all aspects of the documentation used in construction projects, including building contracts, professional appointments, collateral warranties, bank and surety bonds, insurance issues and on the construction aspects of development, lease and funding agreements.

Anna is an award winning lawyer and her expertise and opinion in her specialist areas have frequently been sought by the professional press and by leading publishers and she is well regarded as an expert in her field.

She has written for construction, engineering and legal journals and is a key contributor to the 2004 reissue of Volume 5 (Building and Engineering Contracts) of the Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents and to the 2006 reissue of Volume 38(1) and the 2007 reissue of Volume 38(3) (Sale of Land) of the same publication (LexisNexis Butterworths).

Anna was a principal contributor to the text book “Delay Clauses in International Construction Contracts” (2010: Kluwer publishing). Most recently Anna was appointed the Consultant Editor for the 2018 reissue of the Building volume of Halsburys Laws of England. Anna is a member of the Society of Construction Law (SCL) and of the Technology and Construction Solicitors Association (TeCSA). Anna has also taught construction law to junior lawyers at the College of Law.

Email:Arabin@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)79 7027 5222

Partner

Marcus Rebuck

Marcus is an experienced corporate and commercial lawyer with a wealth of cross-border experience.  His clients appreciate his hand-on style and advisory approach. He gets under the skin of his clients’ businesses and immerses himself in the detail.  Framing legal advice in a business context is his raison d’être.

Marcus is a European. Having studied law at the Sorbonne, he ran the London office of a pre-eminent Paris law firm for several years before setting up his own boutique law firm in 2009.  He works with start-ups, SMEs and larger companies, both in the UK and overseas, supporting them throughout their life cycle, helping them to grow their businesses, through acquisitions and organically, at home and abroad.  He advises management and stakeholders, advising on routine business matters and in troubled times, dealing with new investors and as they exit.

Marcus has a wide range of experience in company mergers and acquisitions and advises on complex commercial contracts and diverse business models, including shareholders arrangements and joint ventures, licensing, distribution, concessions and franchises as well and e-commerce and publishing agreements.

As a fluent French speaker and natural linguist, Marcus has a strong international client base in high-end fashion, beauty and luxury goods, newspaper publishers, new technology companies and agribusiness.  His clients range from SMEs to household names.

Email:mrebuck@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2552

Partner

Ben Rosen

Ben, the head of the Private Client team, is a versatile and commercial-thinking Partner who brings to Quastels a broad range of experience in advising individuals, families and companies, both UK and international, on UK tax, trust and succession planning matters.

His expertise includes tax advice on:

  • Real estate
  • Shares (acquiring, owning and disposing company shares) and partnership
  • Wills, trusts and Lasting Powers of Attorney
  • Residence and domicile issues
  • Lifetime tax planning
  • Pre-arrival tax planning for international individuals and families
  • Cryptocurrencies, NFTs and digital landscape

Ben is a member of the Law Society’s Tech London Advocates Blockchain Working Group.

Ben has a commercial and personal outlook in his approach to technical issues faced by individuals and families, seeking to find a sensitive balance between the human and financial considerations faced by many clients. 

Email:brosen@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2530

Senior Paralegal

Agnesa Sergejeva

Agnesa is a paralegal specialising in the sale, purchase and finance of UK residential real estate. She is a Russian speaker with a Master’s Degree in Law.

Email:asergejeva@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2578

Immigration Casework Assistant

Diana Stoyanova

Diana is an accredited Trainee Casework Assistant under the Law Society’s immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme (IAAS). Diana conducts tasks delegated by senior team members. Her particular expertise includes applications made under the Points-Based System, Student/Child Student/Parent of a Child Student, Spouse/Partner, Long residence, EUSS, nationality and British citizenship.

Diana is a Russian, English and Bulgarian speaker. 

Email:dstoyanova@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2567

Solicitor

Anisa Sula

Anisa is a Solicitor in the firm’s Corporate and Commercial team and has experience in a range of commercial matters, including commercial contracts, terms of business and trade mark issues.

Anisa also advises on corporate matters including sales and acquisitions of businesses and private companies and shareholders’ agreements.

Anisa is fluent in English, Italian and Albanian.

Email:Asula@quastels.com

Tel:+44 (0)20 7908 2581

Mobile:+44 (0)744 3060593