Lee Adams and Catherine Thomas
Joint Heads of the London Office at JMW
Lee Adams and Catherine Thomas answer this month’s 20 Questions
Lee Adams - Partner in Business Crime and Regulation
What time did you wake up this morning?
6.30am
What’s your favourite object in your office?
Coffee machine
Who is your closest colleague?
Catherine Thomas
Do you have a favourite family heirloom?
A jade backscratcher
What’s your favourite song of all time?
Champagne Supernova by Oasis
What’s your favourite play?
Glengarry Glen Ross
Who’s your favourite movie star?
Christian Bale
What’s your favourite book?
The Road by Cormack McCarthy
What book are you reading right now?
Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie
What book do you wish you had written?
Archbold Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice
What’s the greatest invention of all time?
The electric guitar
Is there a sport that you wish you could play?
Tennis
Who inspires you in business?
Joy Kingsley, Senior Partner of JMW
Dress up, dress down or somewhere in between?
Dress up
Where do you go to relax?
The cinema
What country have you always wanted to visit?
Japan
Besides your phone, what do you always have with you?
Apple AirPods
What’s the best part about your job?
Solving problems
What’s your favourite post-work tipple?
Camden Hells Lager
Finally, what’s your guilty pleasure?
The 1975 (band)
Catherine Thomas – Partner in Family Law
What time did you wake up this morning?
6.30am
What’s your favourite object in your office?
Lee Adams
Who is your closest colleague?
Lee Adams
Do you have a favourite family heirloom?
A chaise lounge my mother made
What’s your favourite song of all time?
Good Riddance by Green Day
What’s your favourite play?
The Crucible
Who’s your favourite movie star?
Saoirse Ronan
What’s your favourite book?
Cider with Rosie
What book are you reading right now?
Michelle Obama’s Becoming
What book do you wish you had written?
Lord of the Rings
What’s the greatest invention of all time?
The printing press
Is there a sport that you wish you could play?
Football
Who inspires you in business?
Lauren Currie OBE
Dress up, dress down or somewhere in between?
Up
Where do you go to relax?
My cottage
What country have you always wanted to visit?
Ecuador for the Galapagos Islands
Besides your phone, what do you always have with you?
Clothes
What’s the best part about your job?
Creating a bright future for my clients
What’s your favourite post-work tipple?
Red wine
Finally, what’s your guilty pleasure?
Red wine
