The law firm Winckworth Sherwood
has announced the promotion of three new partners.
Matt Cowen, David Emery and Alex
Woolcott were all promoted to partner on 6 April 2025. The firm now has 72
partners and over 290 staff across its offices in London, Oxford and
Manchester.
Alex Woolcott is a
Partner in the firm’s highly respected Planning team. His work spans complex
redevelopment and regeneration projects for developers, promoters, and
registered providers, advising commercial and restaurant developers/operators
on a wide range of planning matters relating to their acquisitions and
development portfolios, and advising prominent institutional and charitable
clients on high profile development proposals.
David Emery is a
Corporate, Commercial and Procurement Partner advising private individuals,
family offices, and owner-managed businesses with a particular focus on
regulated entities. He specialises in supplier-led work, including in public
sector procurement and particularly in hospitality, trading and IT/SaaS.
Matt Cowen is a
Partner in the Corporate, Commercial and Governance team with a particular
specialism in Social Housing. His expertise includes advising social housing
providers (both not-for-profit and for-profit) on regulatory and governance
matters, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, management
agreements and registration as a Registered Provider of Social Housing.
Managing Partner at Winckworth Sherwood, Richard Tinham (pictured), said: 'Winckworth Sherwood takes great pride in its hugely talented team. We continue to invest in our people to attract, develop and retain the best. The whole firm will join me in congratulating Matt, Alex and David on their well-deserved promotions to partner.'
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