“Absolutely superb, very straightforward and clear about the process you have to follow.”

The Legal 500

Overview

Lisa Inzani holds an LLB (Hons) in law and qualified as a Solicitor in 1990.

Lisa joined the firm as a Partner in 2014 to join the existing licensing team in the London office.

Lisa has extensive experience and expertise in acting for all sectors of the leisure industry predominately in the London market. In addition, Lisa has a number of national restaurant clients such as wagamama, Bill’s and Cote.

Prior to joining the firm Lisa spent 10 years as the Licensing Partner at Bevan Kidwell and prior to that was Licensing Partner at Blake Lapthorn’s London office. Lisa has over 15 years experience in the licence trade.

Lisa is one of a small handful of licensing solicitors to be listed in the prestigious Legal 500 ‘Hall of Fame’. Client comments from the guide include:

  • “An extraordinary service to her clients.”
  • “Well regarded for her understanding of the characteristics of the various London licensing authorities, including Westminster City Council”
  • Attracting special praise “for looking after clients brilliantly, holding their hand all the way”.
  • About the London office: “They are very efficient – all enquiries are dealt with really quickly and there is always good communication.
  • “I really rate the team very highly.”

In Chambers & Partners legal directory, Lisa holds the highest Tier 1 ranking. The guide notes Lisa as being:

  • “Very highly regarded”, “brilliant” and “approachable”.
  • “Calm, authoritative and concise”

The guide in particular references her work advising Cote Restaurants on several new licences in central London.

Lisa advises her clients in relation to all licensing matters including new premises licence applications and major / minor variations. Lisa also advisors on related enforcement matters and is an experienced advocate regularly representing clients in licensing hearings.

Best Lawyers has recognised Lisa as one of the best legal talents in the world.


Testimonials

“We chose to work with Poppleston Allen to extend the hours on our premises licence at our venue in Peckham- Jumbi. The Firm were recommended to us by a number of different friends within the Hospitality Sector who had successful campaigns in similar situations. Lisa and Felix were both deeply connected with our aspirations and organisational character, demonstrating an ideal harmony of enthusiasm, personality, expertise and professionalism. This allowed them to build a very strong and compelling case for our application – which was successfully granted with minimal conditions at a contested hearing. The balance of understanding the importance of community, having a strong grasp of our sub-culture and a confident application of the law meant that they where the perfect team to help us achieve our goal and allow our business, and wider community, to flourish” – Bradley Zero, Co-founder at Jumbi

“Lisa Inzani has unrivalled knowledge of licencing departments in both London & Manchester.” – The Legal 500

“Lisa Inzani is a formidable business partner, leveraging her deep sector experience and extensive personal connections and to achieve the desired outcome time after time. She has helped us navigate complex and critical premises licensing matters with expert ability.” – The Legal 500

“Lisa is wonderful to work with. She 100% understands our industry and is great at making even the hardest of legal terms easy to understand.” – Chambers and Partners

“Utterly reliable and goes beyond what would be expected for trusted clients.” The Legal 500

“Lisa Inzani has looked after our account for many years. The continuity of service is extremely important and is consistently delivered by Lisa and also her associates. It is easy for licensing issues to slip through the cracks for a multi site operator, but the team ensure that we remain compliant at all times and go above and beyond to ensure that our restaurant teams are managing their premises within the terms of their premises and pavement licences.” – The Legal 500

“Lisa Inzani heads up an able team and is superb at looking after the interests of her clients. Lisa is focused and determined and knows the market inside out. Highly recommended.” – The Legal 500

“For me, Lisa Inzani is undoubtedly the leading solicitor for licensing. Her client care and attention to detail is unmatched, and the way she develops and promotes her team is a real attribute.” – The Legal 500

“Lisa is very tenacious, gets things done, goes straight to the point and defends our company well.” – Chambers and Partners

“She is fantastically well informed and pragmatic.” – Chambers and Partners

“Lisa Inzani has been one of the leading licensing lawyers in London for many years. She has a very deep understanding of the hospitality sector and an ability to gain the trust of clients through her attention to detail and practical approach. She commands the highest respect of clients and colleagues alike for her commitment, approachability and commercial acumen.” – The Legal 500

“commercial and realistic; she’ll fight your corner and doesn’t easily give up.” – Chambers and Partners

“She knows the licensing business better than anyone I’ve ever met.” – Chambers and Partners

“Lisa Inzani is efficient, intelligent, approachable but most of all reliable. She will always go the extra mile for her clients.” – The Legal 500

“I find Lisa Inzani’s licensing team very reactive, prompt and efficient in comparison with other licensing firms.” – The Legal 500

“I have experience only of dealing with the London team of licensing lawyers but the team’s expertise and local knowledge of the London market is superb. Lisa Inzani heads up the office and is very experienced with dealing with all manner of licensing issues and fights hard for her clients. We find the team very responsive and proactive when working alongside clients on licensed premises. Their input is worth its weight in gold in what it brings to the transaction.” – The Legal 500

“Lisa Inzani’s knowledge of the licensing profession is incredible. She helps across all aspects and nothing is too much trouble.” – The Legal 500

“Lisa is very personally invested in achieving the client’s outcomes and consequently fights for what they need, giving very sound advice.” – Chambers and Partners

“Lisa is very experienced and commercially aware of issues which are of prime importance to her clients. She handles work with clear sightedness and a fine understanding of factors which will affect the outcome of the action.” – Chambers and Partners

“Lisa continues to deliver an outstanding service for us on all licensing matters.” – Chambers and Partners

“Lisa is a phenomenal partner to our business. We would never proceed on complex licensing matters without her assistance.” – Chambers and Partners