Svetlana Gooderham
Associate
Corporate Commercial
Svetlana is a dual-qualified lawyer, admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales and an advocate in Russia. She holds a master’s degree in corporate law from the University of Cambridge.
Since joining Woodfines in November 2021, Svetlana has built a strong reputation for guiding clients through mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures and complex business projects.
Recent highlights:
- Assisted with the sale of a leading UK logistics and haulage company to a major global shipping provider.
- Assisted with the sale of a leading UK nursery to a Dutch company.
- Advised on the sale of a specialist evacuation equipment manufacturer to a strategic buyer.
- Advised on £2.5m staged share buyback.
- Assisted with the purchase of a large power transmission solution provider.
- Advised on the succession planning for a complex and multigenerational family business.
Svetlana combines technical rigour with commercial insight, ensuring each transaction delivers tangible value while mitigating legal risk. She is fluent in English and Russian and thrives on helping clients expand and protect their businesses and interests.
Since joining Woodfines in November 2021, Svetlana has built a strong reputation for guiding clients through mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures and complex business projects.
Recent highlights:
- Assisted with the sale of a leading UK logistics and haulage company to a major global shipping provider.
- Assisted with the sale of a leading UK nursery to a Dutch company.
- Advised on the sale of a specialist evacuation equipment manufacturer to a strategic buyer.
- Advised on £2.5m staged share buyback.
- Assisted with the purchase of a large power transmission solution provider.
- Advised on the succession planning for a complex and multigenerational family business.
Svetlana combines technical rigour with commercial insight, ensuring each transaction delivers tangible value while mitigating legal risk. She is fluent in English and Russian and thrives on helping clients expand and protect their businesses and interests.
More about Svetlana…
Tell us something that not many people would know about you?
In my free time, I enjoy practising traditional Chinese painting in the xieyi style – a form of expressive brushwork that encourages creativity and mindfulness.
If you weren’t a lawyer or in your current profession, what would you be doing?
I’d likely be working as a financial director or teaching corporate law at a university, combining strategic thinking with a passion for sharing knowledge.
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