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Svetlana Gooderham

Associate
Corporate & Commercial

Svetlana is a dual qualified lawyer (a solicitor in England and Wales and an advocate in Russia). She has a master’s degree in corporate law from the University of Cambridge. Svetlana joined Woodfines in November 2021 and specialises in mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures and international business projects.

Her most recent projects include assisting with:
- sale of the entire issued capital in Evacusafe (UK) Ltd;
- £2.5 mln staged share buyback;
- purchase of a large power transmission solution provider;
- succession planning for a complex and multigenerational family business.

More about Svetlana… 

Tell us something that not many people would know about you?

I am doing Chinese painting (xieyi style)

If you weren’t a lawyer or in your current profession, what would you be doing?

A financial director or a lecturer at a university

Testimonials

Business sale

Svetlana, Claire, Olivia and Nick held my hands and got me through a complicated business sale with professionalism, courtesy and real care. I am incredibly grateful for their prompt, concise and decisive advise and for pushing on my behalf when needed. I would thoroughly recommend them. I really believe that they cared for me and my outcome. Thank you all.
Woodfines - First Class

Claire, Svetlana, Olivia and Gabrielle were excellent from start to finish. No stone was left unturned from a legal standpoint and a customer service standpoint too. Nothing was ever a problem and they explained everything in an easy to understand way. We would recommend them to everyone.