Our People

We bring talented people together to achieve exceptional outcomes for our clients.

Emma Elkington
Partner
Emma Elkington

Prior to joining Phillips, Emma worked for a leading London law firm where she gained experience advising on a wide range of commercial property transactions. Emma was promoted to Legal ...

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Alex Harwood
Partner
Alex Harwood

His principal focus is on real estate acquisitions, sales and asset management in the UK. Alex has a wide range of experience in mixed-use, retail and commercial asset management, as we ...

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Claire Long
Partner
Claire Long

Claire is a Partner and Head of Commercial Property at Phillips Law and has almost 20 years’ experience advising on a broad range of property matters. She trained at a leading London la ...

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Matthew Morris-Ashton
Senior Associate
Matthew Morris-Ashton

Specialist Areas: Commercial Property “We are very grateful for Matthew Morris-Ashton’s assistance with a purchase of a commercial property in Basingstoke. He is extremely professional ...

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Ellie Gillespie
Chartered Legal Executive
Ellie Gillespie

Ellie studied Law at the University of Portsmouth before completing the Legal Practice Course at BPP University in 2021. She qualified as a lawyer under the Chartered Institute of Legal ...

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Sabiqa Umer
Paralegal
Sabiqa Umer

She supports the team on high-value transactions involving the sale and purchase of commercial real estate. Previously, Sabiqa worked as a Litigation and Recoveries Paralegal at a top L ...

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Jon Coles
Consultant
Jon Coles

Jon qualified as a solicitor in 1983, having obtained his law degree from Cardiff University. Jon is a highly experienced lawyer and having previously advised in a variety of legal area ...

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Clare Strachan
Consultant
Clare Strachan

“Clare is a pleasure to work with. She is knowledgeable, detailed, efficient and has digested and managed multiple moving parts on a complex £17.34m property refinance on our behalf, in ...

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Jonathan Pender
Consultant
Jonathan Pender

Jonathan was a founding member of Phillips Solicitors, when the firm was established in 1986. He qualified in law at Southampton University and, apart from some international travel, h ...

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