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Sophie is an associate in the commercial dispute resolution team and works in the firm’s Oxford office. She assists with a broad range of commercial disputes, acting for both private individuals and corporate clients. 

Her practice covers a diverse range of areas, including advising on commercial contract, shareholder and banking disputes, regulatory compliance, debt recovery and professional negligence claims. She is recognised by The Legal 500 as a key lawyer in the firm's professional negligence team. Sophie has been involved in UK and cross-border litigation and arbitration, has experience of taking claims through the County Court and the High Court, and was part of the team that acted for the Consumers’ Association in the seminal Supreme Court case of Phillip v Barclays. She also works closely with the firm’s corporate, commercial, IP and IT, and employment teams.

Sophie graduated from the University of Cambridge with a BA in Human, Social and Political Sciences in 2016, following which she worked as a major gift fundraiser for both Cambridge and Oxford Universities. Between 2019 and 2021 she undertook the Graduate Diploma in Law and the Legal Practice Course, achieving a distinction in both. Sophie joined the firm in 2021 as a trainee and qualified as a solicitor in 2023.