Imran Bhatia, General Counsel, Norlake Hospitality Group

Having worked in private practice specialising in M&A at Herbert Smith Freehills and venture capital at JAG Shaw Baker (now Withers Tech), Imran became the first legal counsel for the Hoxton hotels and Gleneagles, acting as General Counsel for both Ennismore (the operator) and Norlake Hospitality (the owner). After steering Ennismore to a merger with Accor in 2021, Imran now acts as General Counsel to Unbound (a firm in investing in disruptive tech companies) whilst continuing his role with Norlake Hospitality. In January 2022 he was named in The Lawyer’s ‘Hot 100’.