Between 2010 and 2022, Tim headed the firm’s private individuals division, which provides high-quality advice on tax, family law and succession issues as well as a broad range of other services enabling private clients to achieve their personal goals. As a partner in the medical negligence and personal injury team, he represented claimants for more than 20 years, successfully concluding many cases through negotiated settlements and, where necessary, at trial.

Tim is accredited as a mediator by the Centre For Dispute Resolution and has been on the approved solicitors lists of the Spinal Injuries Association and Headway. He has also been a member of the Law Society’s medical negligence panel, the AvMA specialist medical negligence panel and the Legal Aid Agency’s review panel. In 2016, Tim was appointed an honorary AvMA panel member, which is awarded to selected former AvMA panel members in order to recognise the longstanding and significant contribution that an individual has made in the field of clinical negligence and patient safety as well as to the work of AvMA.

Her expertise in financial planning and analysis supports strategic decision-making and contributes to the firm’s overall performance. Sophia brings extensive experience from senior finance roles across diverse sectors, including cybersecurity, information technology services and solutions, commercial real estate, and professional services. She has delivered EMEA group reporting for global multinationals, implemented accounting systems, and led statutory reporting and tax compliance projects.

Sophia trained with RSM Tenon and qualified as a chartered certified accountant in 2009. She holds a first-class honours degree in financial management and is a graduate of Kazan Physics and Mathematics College. Her analytical approach and sector-spanning experience make her a key contributor to the firm’s financial strategy and operational resilience.

Prior to joining Penningtons Manches Cooper in November 2022, Adam spent a number of years at a Magic Circle law firm where he held a variety of senior roles. These included head of HR for Asia and global head of partner advisory, giving him deep experience in international people strategy .

Adam works in close collaboration with partners and directors across the firm to champion its values, foster high-performing teams, and support a culture of engagement and innovation. He plays a key role in shaping initiatives that attract and retain top talent, while helping to sustain the firm’s distinctive culture.

As a member of both the executive board and strategy board, Rachel works closely with the firm’s CEO to shape and implement the firm’s international strategy. She also sits on the responsible business committee, supporting the firm’s ambition to be recognised as the most human law firm. In this role she provides direction and support to help deliver the firm’s goals across its social impact, diversity, equality and inclusion, wellbeing, and environmental working groups.

Rachel joined the firm in October 2022, having previously been the global head of business development for the energy sector at an international law firm. There she was responsible for the planning and delivery of the global energy strategy across all regions, and for ensuring the engagement of more than 1,500 energy lawyers.

Before her career in the legal sector, Rachel was head of global operations for the International Project Finance Association, an international, independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting and representing the interests of private sector companies involved in PPP, PFI and project finance for infrastructure and energy projects worldwide.