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Robert Botkai

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Senior Partner at Winckworth Sherwood LLP
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Robert Botkai is the Senior Partner at Winckworth Sherwood, where he also heads the Commercial Real Estate and Licensing team. Appointed in November 2023, he specializes in property transactions and licensing for the retail, leisure, and telecommunications sectors, with a particular focus on pubs, restaurants, and petrol stations.

He is an acclaimed expert in UK licensing law, frequently representing clients at hearings and contributing as a legal columnist for trade publications like Forecourt Trader. People often describe him as an excellent lawyer, commercially minded, and a clear communicator with great people skills.

He has a unique expertise in the niche legal areas of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and emerging cannabis law.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Senior Partner
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Robert shows up

Example Driven
Fair-minded
Consensus Builder

Win-win scenarios can appeal strongly to them. They are more likely to go for proven solutions. Unlike D or C types, they are calm as well as friendly and can give the impression of being more receptive than they actually are.

Priorities

Topics Robert cares about

Licensing Law
A leading UK expert in licensing, he handles applications for hotels, supermarkets, and sports stadia, and frequently represents clients at licence hearings across England and Wales.
Retail & Leisure
His career has focused on clients in the retail and leisure industries, including restaurants, pubs, supermarkets, and petrol forecourt stores.
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Career

Work history

11-2023
Senior Partner
Winckworth Sherwood LLP
7-2002 - 10-2003
Solicitor
Mishcon de Reya
4-1994
Partner
Winckworth Sherwood LLP
9-1987 - 9-1993
Articled clerk and solicitor
Irwin Mitchell
In the press

Media appearances

Winckworth Sherwood announces appointment of Robert Botkai as new Senior Partner. Featured in WSLaw (Winckworth Sherwood LLP)
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Robert Botkai features in Petrol Heads‑Up. Featured in WSLaw (Winckworth Sherwood LLP)
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Education
Education details unavailable
Newcastle University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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