THE LAW BOUTIQUE TEAM
This is our awesome team. Every one brings something different to the business and each and every one of us is passionate, committed and fully believes in our mission to change the face of law for good.
ELECTRA JAPONAS, CEO
Electra is the Founder of The Law Boutique, a UK-qualified solicitor and a Cyprus-qualified barrister. With ten years of experience as an in-house lawyer in large organisations such as the European Space Agency, Disney and Airbus, she founded The Law Boutique because she is passionate about changing the way legal services are offered. Electra loves psychology, Olympic weight-lifting and London’s food markets.
KAVEESHA THAYALAN, LEGAL ANALYST
Kaveesha graduated with an LLM in Intellectual Property Law, after completing her LLB at Exeter University and has been with TLB since 2018. She has international experience in regulatory, corporate, and commercial legal departments. Kaveesha has an extensive tea collection, enjoys kick-boxing and has recently taken up knitting.
JENNIFER COWAN
Jennifer is a qualified solicitor with 15 years’ experience working in-house and in private practice. Jennifer is a highly skilled commercial lawyer who provides practical, solutions-based advice. Jennifer is a busy mum who, when she gets the chance, likes to relax by practising yoga or walking in the hills around her home city of Stirling.
LAURA SYMONS
Laura is a UK-qualified commercial and IP solicitor with several years’ experience working in both private practice and in-house, including at Harbottle & Lewis LLP and Virgin Atlantic Airways. Now based in Montreal, she works remotely for UK clients and is passionate about making good quality legal advice more accessible and affordable. Laura also teaches music privately and loves cooking and trying to get to grips with Canadian winter sports.
Ed Turner
Ed qualified as a solicitor in 2009 and worked for 10 years in private practice as a litigator for a number of firms ranging from sole practitioners to national corporate firms. Ed made the move to self-employment as a consultant solicitor in 2017 and now works from his home-office in Cheshire for a variety of “virtual” law firms and consultancies. As well as dispute resolution, Ed specialises in commercial contracts, corporate transactions, data protection and employment matters. Outside of work, Ed loves reading, music, films, Formula 1 motor racing and personal training.
Rupeena Purewal Shoker
Rupeena Purewal Shoker is a trained commercial property solicitor, having practiced for almost 7 years at renowned international firm K&L Gates. Rupeena founded Shoker Law in 2018. Shoker Law and The Law Boutique share the same ethos and work together to deliver high quality commercial property law support to their clients.