Grace Houghton, Mishcon de Reya

Grace Houghton is a trainee solicitor at Mishcon de Reya LLP, due to qualify in September 2024. During her training contract, she gained experience of acting for both individuals and companies in a wide range of areas including commercial litigation (particularly high-profile disputes involving allegations of dishonesty); public law; employment; and education law. In the area of public law, she has advised a number of clients as to the rules governing political donations and campaign finance. She has an interest in the overlap between politics and the law, having studied Politics, Philosophy and Law at King's College London

Mishcon de Reya is an independent law firm, which now employs over 1400 people with more than 650 lawyers offering a wide range of legal services to companies and individuals. The firm has grown rapidly in recent years, showing more than 40% revenue growth in the past five years alone.

With presence in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Singapore and Hong Kong (through its association with Karas So LLP), the firm services an international community of clients and provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often do not apply.

The work the firm undertakes is cross-border, multi-jurisdictional and complex, spanning six core practice areas: Corporate; Dispute Resolution; Employment; Innovation; Private; and Real Estate.