Reem is a Solicitor in the Corporate and Commercial Team at Mayo Wynne Baxter.
Reem advises businesses, shareholders and entrepreneurs on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters.
Her experience includes mergers and acquisitions, share and asset sales and purchases, corporate reorganisations and management buyouts. She also advises on shareholder arrangements, articles of association, share option arrangements, constitutional documents and corporate governance matters.
Building strong relationships with clients is at the heart of Reem’s approach. She is committed to delivering practical, straightforward advice tailored to each client’s objectives. Recognising that every business is different, she adapts her approach accordingly, ensuring clients receive the support they need, whether they are undertaking their first transaction or are experienced in buying and selling businesses. Reem is committed to making the process as seamless and straightforward as possible.
Stephen Taylor is a solicitor with over 10 years’ experience advising clients in the urban commercial property team. He specialises in all areas of commercial property, acting for both individuals and companies in a variety of transactions.
He is a commercial property solicitor who trained with a large regional law firm (DMH Stallard), qualifying in September 2017 and working there until 2020.
Before joining MWB, he spent 3 years working at Buss Murton Law. Throughout his career he has dealt with a broad range of commercial property transactions including purchases and sales of commercial property, landlord and tenant work and property financing. He also has experience in dealing with more specialist development work, acting for both landowners and developers on option agreements, overage provisions and related development financing.
Having originally studied economic and social history at university between 2001 and 2004, he then worked in the clinical trial industry in data management and logistics roles before completing the Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course full time between 2007 and 2009. He then worked in various commercial property paralegal roles before commencing his training contract in September 2015.
Outside of work, he follows both football and cricket, but as with most parents, the majority of his time is taken up running around after his two children (aged 8 and 10), including helping coach his son’s football team. He also enjoys travelling, although that now tends to be focused on holidays with the family rather than the long weekend city breaks of years gone by.
Please feel free to contact him to discuss your commercial property needs.
Having joined the firm in 2019, Sarah is a Commercial Property Executive who advises clients on a broad range of commercial property matters. She assists with commercial leases, landlord and tenant issues, commercial property acquisitions and disposals, and property refinancing.
Sarah is committed to supporting clients throughout every stage of a transaction, providing practical, commercially focused advice tailored to their individual needs. She combines strong legal expertise with a proactive, client-centered approach, delivering efficient and effective legal services.
Sarah is a Commercial Property Executive who has worked in Commercial Property for over four years, advising businesses, landlords, tenants and investors on a wide range of commercial property matters.
Sarah is passionate about helping clients navigate what can often be complex and time-sensitive transactions. She understands that commercial property matters frequently involve tight deadlines and competing priorities, and she prides herself on remaining organised, proactive and responsive to ensure transactions progress smoothly and efficiently. Her practical, commercially focused approach gives clients confidence that their matter is in safe hands from instruction through to completion.
Based in the Crawley office, Sarah works with clients across the region and regularly assists clients from the firm’s Brighton and Lewes offices, providing a seamless and accessible service wherever they are based.
Sarah holds a Law Degree and completed the Legal Practice Course (LPC), combining strong legal knowledge with a pragmatic, client-focused approach. She is committed to delivering clear, straightforward advice and building lasting relationships by providing an efficient, approachable and professional service tailored to each client’s individual needs.
Melissa is a Paralegal in the Commercial department at Mayo Wynne Baxter where she assists both the Urban and Rural team in a variety of transactions. She joined the firm in 2024 after previously working in two South East law firms.
Melissa supports a broad range of commercial clients by providing clear, practical assistance in both agricultural and urban legal matters. She helps businesses and individuals navigate contracts, property transactions, and operational challenges with confidence, ensuring they feel informed, supported, and protected at every stage.
Her experience across both rural and urban practice settings gives her a unique insight into the differing commercial needs of rural landowners and urban businesses alike. Committed to professional growth, Melissa is currently completing her Solicitors Qualifying Examination on her path to qualifying as a solicitor, after which she will obtain her master’s degree as part of the programme.
Alongside her professional work, she contributes to pro bono initiatives, including assisting at the Housing Law Clinic through her course provider.
April is a solicitor in the commercial team, specialising in both commercial conveyancing and company law. She is able to assist businesses of all sizes with a variety of commercial legal matters to assist their development and growth.
April guides clients through commercial transactions in plain language, helping to make complex cases more digestible and understandable. She works in Brighton and Eastbourne but can assist clients all across the South-East.
April studied Law at the University of Sussex, graduated in 2022 and after studying for the Solicitor’s qualifying exam at BPP University, qualified as a solicitor in 2025.
Outside of work, April supports local LGBTQ+ charities in and around Sussex.
I enjoy finding those answers that my clients are looking for. I like getting to know my client’s needs and helping them reach their business goals. Each business has individual needs and I am excited about using emerging technologies an developments to support my clients reach these goals.
James specialises in assisting businesses with commercial contracts and challenges. He is also our Head of Vineyards & Wineries team as well as specialising in crypto-currencies and block chain.
If you want assistance with any aspect of business life then James would be delighted to speak with you
Qualified as a solicitor in both England/Wales and Hong Kong, James has practiced law internationally and, in the City, (where he trained as a solicitor and later worked for a private equity house). Having created and sold several companies himself, he understands the commercial and practical realities of setting up and running a business.
James was made Partner with the firm in April 2021.
James has had a varied career: he founded the Institute of Paralegals; was the first lay member of the City of Westminster Council’s Standards Committee and helped establish an Equality and Human Rights Commission working group to promote diversity in the professions.
He has made numerous presentations, including to the Vietnamese government on anti-counterfeiting law and was a member of a Hong Kong government advisory panel. He has published many articles and edited an FT Law & Tax book on management.
James has been very active in legal education, having been an Adjunct Professor to Syracuse University’s law school, an Associate Professor of Law at City University in Hong Kong and a law tutor for ICE at the University of Cambridge.
Jon is a Partner in the Commercial Department at Mayo Wynne Baxter specialising in commercial property work. Jon joined the firm in 2018 November 2018 having previously worked for a large regional firm based in Southampton since 2005. Jon is also Head of the Brighton office.
Jon qualified in 2007 and is an experienced commercial property solicitor with a particular emphasis on commercial landlord and tenant work, commercial acquisitions and disposals, both freehold and leasehold, and secured lending acting for both borrowers and lenders.
In addition, Jon also advises developers on acquisitions and landowners on telecommunications leases.
Jon has acted for a wide variety of clients ranging from national retailers and a multi-site marina operator to smaller companies and private individuals.
Outside of work I am a keen runner and also help coach youth athletics.
Carrie is a Paralegal within the the rural team. Carrie acts on a range of matters from simple purchases and sales to first registrations and also assists the wider rural team
Carrie has more than 16 years’ experience in rural property, joining Mayo Wynne Baxter in 2009, and assists clients by helping land purchases and sales to run as smoothly as possible, explaining every step to the client in clear and easy to understand language whilst keeping “legal jargon” to a minimum. Carrie also has experience with first registrations and tricky Land Registry issues and will tackle each matter with a logical approach so that the best possible Land Registry title outcome is achieved.
Throughout her career, Carrie has also assisted more senior members of the rural team with a wide range of cases, ensuring that documentation is accurate, deadlines are met, and clients feel supported at every stage of the process. Her attention to detail and organisation helps streamline legal operations and contributes directly to successful case outcomes.
Carrie is passionate about making the legal process more accessible for clients, recognising that clear guidance and consistent communication significantly reduce stress. She prides herself on being approachable, reliable, and friendly at all times.
Carrie holds a Paralegal Diploma in Commercial Property and primarily works from the Lewes and Eastbourne offices but regularly assists clients from all over Sussex.
In her spare time, Carrie enjoys socialising, cooking and travelling.
Daniel is head of the commercial department at Mayo Wynne Baxter.
A corporate lawyer, with more than two decades experience advising businesses and their owners on a broad range of transactional and commercial matters
Daniel has extensive experience in the sale and purchase of privately owned companies and businesses, having completed transactions across a wide variety of sectors. His transactional work includes advising on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance matters, management buyouts and corporate restructurings. He regularly prepares and negotiates shareholder agreements, articles of association, partnership agreements and share option schemes.
In addition to his corporate practice, Daniel advises on commercial contracts and financing arrangements, including lending and borrowing transactions. Clients range from owner managed and family businesses to entrepreneurs, shareholders, directors and privately owned multinationals, many of whom view him as a trusted and long-standing adviser.
Having begun his career training at a City firm, Daniel practiced at a Surrey based firm for twenty years before joining Mayo Wynne Baxter in 2022.
Daniel’s approach is characterised by his focus on building enduring relationships, providing succinct and pragmatic advice, ensuring that his clients are supported throughout the lifecycle of their businesses.
David is Mayo Wynne Baxter’s Senior Partner and works within the Firm’s Commercial Real Estate and Company/Commercial Teams. With over 30 years experience advising SME clients across, in the main, the South East,
David has forged a reputation for his pragmatic, plain English, no nonsense approach.
With a Law Degree from The University of Birmingham, David has been with the Firm since qualification back in 1994. Over the years David has acted for a wide variety of SME businesses, with particular emphasis on complex and/or higher value real estate and corporate transactions . His large client following has been built on a wealth of experience across a wide range of industries, particularly in the hospitality and leisure industry. He is renowned for his ability to project manage transactions, guiding clients through them in a way that focuses on issues that really matter and, where possible, the ability to find swift pragmatic solutions.
David has for many years been a non-executive director of a small chain of hotels. Married with 4 grown up children, David enjoys all sports and continues to turn out for Eastbourne Hockey Club’s 5th Team on a weekly basis.
For a no obligation initial chat, David can be contacted on the above telephone number or via email.
“There is no “one size fits all” when it comes to clients and/or transactions I have always looked to tailor the service and advice to suit the client, utilising my skills, knowledge and experience to ensure that the client achieves its goals”