Zoe Johannes

Zoe is an associate solicitor in the international department, working on environmental and human rights group litigation. She currently represents over 13,000 individuals suffering from oil pollution caused by Shell’s operations in the Niger Delta. She has also acted in the diesel emissions group litigation against Vauxhall and Peugeot/Citroen.

Experience

Before joining the international department, Zoe worked in domestic human rights litigation arising from failings in health and social care, acting for clients affected by negligent treatment in hospitals, care homes, and by social services. She also worked on Leigh Day’s Infected Blood Inquiry team, acting for clients who contracted hepatitis and/or HIV from NHS blood and blood products. 

Prior to joining Leigh Day, Zoe worked at AO Advocates, a boutique firm specialising in historic child abuse, where she trained and qualified in 2017.

Zoe is a member of Leigh Day’s LGBT+ & Allies Committee. 

Education

Zoe holds an undergraduate degree in Theatre and Gender Studies from Skidmore College (USA) and an MSc in Gender, Media and Culture from the London School of Economics. Following her Masters, she completed her GDL and LLM LPC at the University of Law.