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Laura Uberoi

Partner, Head of Private Wealth Finance
London

Expertise

Laura is the head of our Private Wealth Finance group and has a broad range of experience dealing with all aspects of large, complex and cross-border finance transactions for global banks, family offices, high and ultra high net worth individuals and private banks. She is renowned for her pragmatism, responsiveness and ability to complete deals in very tight timeframes.

The unique focus of the Private Wealth Finance group is prioritising relationships between parties and draws on the firm's first-class expertise in high value finance to provide the highest quality service to clients. Laura's experience spans real estate finance, luxury asset finance including aircraft, yachts and art and ESG (focusing particularly on social and governance aspects).

Education

University of Melbourne – Masters in Law (2012)
University of Cambridge (Pembroke College) – Masters in Law (2010)

Testimonials

Ranked in Thomas Reuters’ Stand-out Lawyers 2026

"She had just helped us with a bit of a mess, and she did a fantastic job. She is very clever, she's very hard working, very responsive and easy to get on with." - General Counsel, Global investment bank 2026

Citywealth Future Leaders Awards 2025: Private Investment / Family Office Individual of the Year

"Laura’s work showed a deep understanding of how families organise and deploy capital. The panel was impressed by her collaborative approach and her ability to knit together legal, investment and governance perspectives.”

Publications

Owners of private jets cash in as supply crunch opens window for engine rentals - 1 November 2025, Financial Times

“Laura Uberoi, head of private wealth finance at law firm Addleshaw Goddard, said: it’s the first time in my career I have seen families turning a profit on their private jets, which are usually a depreciating lability. Typically, people didn’t do that in private jets, the jets are in busy use, but the practice has been increasing for the past five to eight years as the commercial incentive has made it worthwhile, Uberoi added.”

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Rich high-fliers in need of ready money tap their social circle to fill lending gap - 8 November 2025, Financial Times

“Laura Uberoi, head of private wealth finance at law firm Addleshaw Goddard, said the rich needed to borrow because they often had little cash on hand. Uberoi said that while loans started with rates of 10 per cent, using “funky things” as collateral, such as land without planning permission, could lead to rates of more than 20 per cent.”

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