Sara Feijao was called to the Bar in 1996 and then moved to the environment groups at Travers Smith Braithwaite and Herbert Smith. She also worked for several years for the Department of Environment (DETR and Defra), during which time she was seconded to the European Commission to assist with the drafting of the Environmental Liability Directive. She is a member of the UK Environmental Law Association. Sara joined PLC in October 2005 to head up PLC Environment. Sara is currently a non-practising barrister.

Peter Harvey qualified at Burges Salmon in 1993 and since then has been involved in environmental issues, particularly litigation. He joins from Veale Wasbrough, where he led the environment and regulatory team. Peter has extensive experience advising on environmental issues for commercial, public sector and institutional clients (including FTSE100 companies, local authorities, government departments and agencies). In addition, he has also acted in environmental litigation in the civil and criminal courts. Peter has a masters in environmental law and before qualifying as a lawyer he worked for a local authority planning department. Peter joined PLC Environment in June 2007. Peter is currently a non-practising solicitor.

Liz Thomas is a former solicitor. She qualified at Slaughter and May in 1988, where she practised as a corporate lawyer. Following a move to Allen & Overy, she became a founder member of the environmental law group in 1990 and advised on the environmental aspects of many corporate, finance and property matters. She has latterly spent a number of years at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer as a knowledge management lawyer and has been involved in many knowledge management and client relationship management projects, including a secondment to a major client. Liz joined PLC Environment in September 2007.

Sophie Simpson qualified as a solicitor into Linklaters’ Environment and Planning Group in 1999. Her experience includes advising on environmental issues in corporate, property and project finance transactions, as well as giving stand-alone environmental and planning advice. In 2002, she became a professional support lawyer for the Linklaters' Environment and Planning Group. Her role involved planning, creating and managing know-how systems, writing practice notes on specific areas of law and regular internal newsletters and client bulletins, drafting precedents, and supporting fee-earners with research on their matters. Sophie joined PLC Environment in July 2009. Sophie is currently a non-practising solicitor.

Becky Clissmann trained at Denton Wilde Sapte (now SNR Denton), during which time she was seconded to ABN Amro and Goldman Sachs to work on their energy and emissions trading documentation. On qualification, she moved to Eversheds to help set up their environment practice in London. Prior to qualifying, Becky obtained extensive experience in climate change policy measures working for the Carbon Trust, where she set up an account management service for FTSE 250 companies and large public sector organisations. She also has experience in the energy and commodity markets, having worked as a Policy Manager at the UK Power Exchange (UKPX) and also the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE). Becky joined PLC Environment in October 2009. Becky is currently a non-practising solicitor.

Omar Roomi studied Social Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London and graduated with a First. He then went on to study the GDL and attained a Distinction on the LPC at Kaplan Law School. Omar joined PLC in January 2011 as a paralegal for PLC Property, PLC Construction and PLC Environment.

Harpal Jutley graduated from City University, London with a 2:1 in Law (LLB (Hons)). He then completed the Legal Practice Course at The College of Law, Bloomsbury with a Distinction. He has worked as a paralegal for various small/medium sized law firms and has acted as an advisor for The Legal Advice Centre within The College of Law. He recently worked in the financial services sector with Lloyds Banking Group before joining PLC as a Real Estate Paralegal in September 2011.

Joe Jones joined PLC in July 2012 as a paralegal for PLC Property, PLC Construction and PLC Environment. He completed his undergraduate degree in Law at the University of Oxford in June 2012. He has previously worked on undergraduate summer schemes at Hogan Lovells LLP and Covington & Burling LLP as well as numerous barristers’ chambers.

Megan Bennett graduated from Durham University in 2012 with a First in Law (LLB (Hons)). She joined PLC in September 2012 as a paralegal for PLC Property, PLC Construction and PLC Environment.

Arjun Ahluwalia joined PLC in September 2012 as a paralegal for the PLC Tax, PLC Private Client and PLC Share Schemes & Incentives. He now works as a paralegal for PLC Property, PLC Construction and PLC Environment. Arjun read law at the University of Oxford (St John’s College), graduating in 2009. He was called to the Bar at Gray’s Inn in 2009 and spent a year working in a voluntary capacity with the Free Representation Unit before going on to complete an LLM in Public Law and Human Rights from University College London, for which he was awarded a Merit.