Our Leadership & Counsel
Led by Senior Managing Partner Jonathan Vance, our London partners and counsel bring decades of distinguished commercial advisory, arbitration, and private client experience.
10 Attorneys & Partners
Sarah Williams, KC
Senior Managing Partner
Corporate & Commercial Law · Civil & Commercial Litigation · Family & Matrimonial Law
Sarah Williams is a distinguished litigator with over 22 years of experience handling high-stakes corporate disputes and family matrimonial wealth division. Appointed King's Counsel, she leads the firm's complex litigation and family practice.
Jonathan Vance
Senior Managing Partner
Corporate & Commercial Law · Civil & Commercial Litigation · Banking & Financial Disputes
Jonathan Vance is the Senior Managing Partner of Vance & Partners LLP and leads the firm's corporate and dispute resolution practices. With over two decades of experience advising domestic and international clients, Jonathan is renowned for his incisive judgement, meticulous preparation, and steady counsel in high-value, complex matters. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and regularly advises boards on their most consequential decisions.
James Ashford
Founding Partner & Head of Litigation
Civil & Commercial Litigation · Banking & Financial Disputes · Property & Real Estate Law
James Ashford specializes in property dispute resolution, cross-border commercial claims, and securities enforcement. Known for his tactical rigor and extensive appellate record across federal and state courts.
Eleanor Vance-Thornton, KC
Partner & Head of Private Client & Wealth
Family & Matrimonial Law · Estate, Wills & Trust Planning
Eleanor leads the Private Client practice, advising high-net-worth families, international estates, and family offices on cross-border inheritance, trust structures, asset protection, and matrimonial wealth preservation.
Patricia Duhn
Partner, Corporate & Employment
Corporate & Commercial Law · Banking & Financial Disputes · Employment & Labor Law
Patricia Okonkwo leads executive employment agreements, venture financings, and cross-border commercial transactions. She acts as trusted general counsel to Fortune 500 enterprises and high-growth fintechs.
Alistair Sterling
Partner, Commercial Litigation & Arbitration
Civil & Commercial Litigation · Banking & Financial Disputes · Property & Real Estate Law
Alistair specializes in high-stakes commercial litigation, fraud asset recovery, and London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) proceedings. He has represented Fortune 500 multinationals and London financial institutions.
Michael Sterling
Partner, Criminal Defense & White Collar
Banking & Financial Disputes · Criminal Defense & White Collar
Former Senior Assistant Attorney General, Michael Sterling defends corporations, executive directors, and individuals under government investigation for securities violations, trade compliance, and financial claims.
Victoria Adeyemi
Partner, Corporate, M&A & Financial Regulation
Corporate & Commercial Law · Banking & Financial Disputes · Employment & Labor Law
Victoria advises corporate boards, private equity sponsors, and financial institutions on cross-border mergers & acquisitions, FCA regulatory compliance, joint ventures, and capital restructurings in the City of London.
Elena Rostova
Senior Associate, Estate & Private Wealth
Estate, Wills & Trust Planning · Immigration & Global Mobility
Elena advises ultra-high-net-worth families on cross-border inheritance, asset protection trusts, family offices, and complex international immigration investor pathways.
Charles Montgomery
Partner, White Collar & Regulatory Defense
Banking & Financial Disputes · Criminal Defense & White Collar
Charles represents corporate officers and global institutions in Serious Fraud Office (SFO), FCA investigations, international sanctions compliance, and corporate financial defense matters.