Stronger Together in Leeds
Racial Diversity, Inclusion and Equality

Arif joined PwC Leeds in 1996. He was PwC’s Leeds Office Senior Partner from 2013 to 2016, and was then Head of PwC’s London Region Assurance practice. He now leads PwC’s private business practice across the North of England and Chairs the PwC UK-India Group.

Chris Clements is a partner in Deloitte’s forensic practice, and has a breadth of experience in international arbitration, expert witness and determination work.

John’s particular expertise covers restructuring, reorganisation and business support, lender security reviews and enhancement, as well as contentious and non-contentious insolvency and cross-border issues.

Jon joined Pinsent Masons in 2005, He specialises in advising both the public and private sectors on projects of regional and national significance.

Pervinder has significant experience in providing trusts and tax planning advice to high-net-worth–individuals and also regularly advises on issues concerning succession planning.

Peter heads our Leeds Company Commercial Practice Group and Commercial team in Leeds, which was awarded the 2013 Corporate & Commercial team of the year award at the annual Yorkshire Lawyer Awards.

Shabana is an employment lawyer, with particular expertise in advising on all aspects of business immigration law and overseas recruitment. She has lectured on the LLB and LPC programmes at BPP Law School, and is a leading member of the firm’s Racial Diversity Committee.

Sohail Ali is a litigation and arbitration lawyer who advises on high value, premium banking and corporate disputes. Sohail also leads the firm’s global Islamic Finance disputes practice.

Steve is a tax partner who leads KPMG’s UK Innovation Reliefs & Incentives Group and the Corporate Tax team in Yorkshire. Steve is also the sponsoring partner of the African Caribbean Network in the North.

Tim is an Associate Partner in the Transaction and Restructuring Strategy team, and specialises in bringing leadership and innovative solutions to clients in difficult situations. Working across a wide range of sectors, he has over 15 years of experience advising a broad range of stakeholders of businesses experiencing financial and operational challenges.