When fashion super-lawyer Hugh Devlin died suddenly in 2023, the news sent shockwaves through the industry. Besides the outpouring of grief and sympathy for his wife, Sarah Polden, and his family, swathes of creative people he’d advised over 30 years were left bereft of his advice.
Read moreSuzi acts as a trusted adviser to clients across the creative sectors, including entrepreneurs, founders, owner-managed businesses and private clients, with a particular focus on the fashion and design industries. Her work spans a number of practice areas including intellectual property, commercial contracts and brand protection. Suzi’s approach is client-focussed, objective-driven and proactive. Drawing on sixteen years of experience as a lawyer and several years of commercial experience within other businesses including a sports agency and a global concierge service, Suzi brings a distinctive blend of legal expertise and commercial insight to her practice.
She has developed a formidable reputation due to her work ethic and diverse commercial and legal skill set. She has a proven ability to manage complex and large-scale matters and projects, applying common sense, commercial and strategic thinking and a keen eye for detail, to deliver tangible results. A natural consigliera, she combines legal expertise with commercial judgment and a powerful professional network, helping clients navigate opportunities, challenges and complex decisions with clarity and confidence.
Suzi has been described in the Legal 500 as having “a sharp mind” and the ability “to corral a team to meet tight deadlines and heavy workloads. The one you want on complex cases.” Her clients describe her as being “a pleasure to work with”, “proactive” and “responsive” with the “knowledge and ability to step outside a situation and offer alternative perspectives to helping solve problems”. Winner of Litigation Rising Star at the British Legal Awards and Editor’s Choice at the Powerwomen Awards, Suzi is also regularly included in lists of the country’s foremost private client lawyers.
Suzi places a strong focus on social impact and pro bono work, working with a number of charities and causes close to her heart. She is a foundation member of the Hugh Devlin Foundation and acts as a mentor within the Social Mobility Foundation’s Aspiring Professionals’ Programme.
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When fashion super-lawyer Hugh Devlin died suddenly in 2023, the news sent shockwaves through the industry. Besides the outpouring of grief and sympathy for his wife, Sarah Polden, and his family, swathes of creative people he’d advised over 30 years were left bereft of his advice.
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